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Dodge, Kenneth A., Ed.; Dishion, Thomas J., Ed.; Lansford, Jennifer E., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Most interventions for at-risk youth are group based. Yet, emerging research indicates that young people often learn to become deviant by interacting with deviant peers. In this important volume, leading intervention and prevention experts from psychology, education, criminology, and related fields analyze how, and to what extent, programs that…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Child Welfare, Youth Programs, Prevention
Bellamy, G. Thomas, Ed. – 1976
Presented are 11 reports resulting from applied research of the Specialized Training Program at the University of Oregon, a subcontract workshop for 15 severely and profoundly retarded adults which focuses on the areas of vocational potential and community program development. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Habilitation of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Employment Potential, Group Homes
Braddock, David; Hemp, Richard; Parish, Susan; Westrich, James – 1998
This volume reports on the fifth nationwide survey of trends in mental retardation (MR) and developmental disabilities (DD). It begins with four chapters summarizing trends in the nation as a whole. The first chapter is "Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives" (David Braddock). This…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities