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The Relationship between Quality of Attachment and Behavior Problems in Preschool in a High-Risk Sample.
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Erickson, Martha Farrell; And Others – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1985
Tests hypothesis that young children who were anxiously attached would be more likely than securely attached children to have behavior problems in preschool. Examines particular patterns of anxious attachment in relation to specific problem behaviors. Studies child, parental, interactional, and environmental factors that account for behavior…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Preschool Children
A Lesson Learned: Teacher's Aide or Child's Aide.
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Holmes, Robyn Michele – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
The article describes a participant observation study with two kindergarten classes which focused on explaining child behavior in terms of its context. Case studies of three children illustrate alternative interpretations of behavior problems when seen from the point of view of the child or a nonauthoritarian adult "child's aide." (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Childhood Attitudes, Kindergarten
Homes-Based Descriptive and Experimental Analysis of Problem Behaviors in Children.
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Arndorfer, Richard E.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1994
This study developed an experimental analysis procedure based on the results of a descriptive assessment, involving five parents and their children with problem behaviors. The experimental analysis required only four sessions to demonstrate a function for each subject's problem behaviors. Interventions involving functional communication training…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods
Preschool Children with Behavioral Problems: Observation in Instructional and Free Play Contexts.
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Del'Homme, Melissa Ann; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
Task-related and social behaviors of preschool children (n=21) at risk for behavior problems were examined in two school settings, a structured instructional context and an unstructured free play context. Results indicated that group differences in on-task, aggressive, and prosocial behavior depended on context. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Context Effect
Preschool Boys with Pervasive Hyperactivity: Early Peer Functioning and Mother-Child Relationship Influences
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Keown, Louise J.; Woodward, Lianne J. – Social Development, 2006
This study compared the peer functioning of a community sample of preschool boys with pervasive hyperactivity (N=33) and comparison boys (N=34), and examined the extent to which any differences in peer functioning between these groups could be explained by comorbid child conduct problems and parenting factors. The quality of boys' peer relations…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Prosocial Behavior, Mothers, Hyperactivity
The Impact of a Wilderness Experience on the Social Interactions and Social Expectations of Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents.
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Sachs, John J.; Miller, Sidney R. – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
The impact of a modified wilderness program on the cooperative and aggressive behaviors of seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents was evaluated in the context of self-efficacy theory. Results indicated that participating adolescents showed a significant increase in cooperative behaviors and that direct observation procedures were more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Aggression, Behavior Change
Research in Education of the Handicapped. Proceedings of the Project Directors' Meeting (4th, July 12-14, Washington, D.C. 1989).
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Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
The proceedings of a July 1989 conference of directors of research grants and research-based contracts funded by the Division of Innovation and Development of the Office of Special Education Programs are presented. The meeting featured a combination of general sessions, small-group discussions on research issues and content areas, and a panel…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research