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Lindsey, Eric W. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Two forms of exercise play (toy mediated and non-mediated) and 2 forms of rough-and-tumble (R&T) play (chase and fighting) were examined in relation to preschoolers' peer competence. A total of 148 preschoolers (78 boys, 89 Euro-Americans) were observed during free play at their university-sponsored child care center. The…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Toys, Child Care Centers
Gamoran, Adam; Turley, Ruth Lopez; Turner, Alyn; Fish, Rachel – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
The purpose of this study is to test the effects on children's social, behavioral, and academic outcomes of an intervention, Families and Schools Together (FAST), when implemented in two novel ways: (a) in schools with predominantly Latino children and (b) on an entire grade-level cohort instead of with individual families targeted for the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
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Simmons, Catherine A.; Lehmann, Peter; Cobb, Norman; Fowler, Carol R. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Women arrested for intimate partner violence raise challenges for those working in domestic violence programs. Theoretically, there is no agreement about whether women are aggressive for the same reasons as men or merely victims fighting back in an abusive relationship. Practically, there is very little research to guide treatment of this…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Problems, Family Violence, Females