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Lindemann-Matthies, Petra; Bonigk, Isabel; Benkowitz, Dorothee – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2012
This study investigated elementary school children's (n = 171) litter behavior during guided forest tours following two different treatments. Four classes received a verbal appeal not to litter in the forest, while another four classes received both a verbal appeal and a demonstration of the desired litter behavior (picking up litter, putting it…
Descriptors: Pollution, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students, Conservation (Environment)
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Noack, Peter – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1998
Explores effects of parents' and friends' behavior in verbal interactions with adolescents' concerning their school achievement. Finds that parental behavior aimed at control in family interactions had a negative effect on adolescents' school achievement, whereas the same type of behavior shown by best friends resulted in an improvement of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Foreign Countries
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Niebel, Gabriele; And Others – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1994
Reports on a study of the extent and distribution of several forms of aggression and violence in schools in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany). Includes responses from 2,382 persons in a representative sample. Finds a slight increase in violence during the past three years but a high frequency of verbal aggression. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education