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Dixon, Roz; Smith, Peter K. – Cambridge University Press, 2011
What would make anti-bullying initiatives more successful? This book offers a new approach to the problem of school bullying. The question of what constitutes a useful theory of bullying is considered and suggestions are made as to how priorities for future research might be identified. The integrated, systemic model of school bullying introduced…
Descriptors: Bullying, Models, Educational Psychology, Theories
Fogarty, Robin J.; Pete, Brian M. – Corwin Press, 2007
This book addresses the "warrior" who rises to the challenge of teaching the adult learner. The discussion is designed as a catalyst for dialogue about the adult learner and to uncover the complexities of teaching this rare and riveting species. This book is organized around three interlocking themes: some things we know about the adult learner;…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Adults, Adult Learning, Educational Research
Entwisle, Doris R.; Hayduk, Leslie Alec – 1982
This book presents the results of research on sociopsychological factors that affect the schooling process and academic achievement among young children. The first chapter of the report provides a background on schooling, and reviews what is known and what remains to be discovered about academic achievement. Chapters 2 and 3 review research on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Manski, Charles F.; And Others – 1983
The processes of choosing a college and being accepted by a college are analyzed, based on data on nearly 23,000 seniors from more than 1,300 high schools from the National Longitudinal Study of the Class of 1972. Econometric modeling and descriptive statistics are provided on: student behavior in selecting a college, choosing school/nonschool…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, Class Rank, College Admission
Bridge, R. Gary; And Others – 1979
This book presents the results of 15 years of input-output (I-O) research on schooling effectiveness. The I-O approach identifies and measures the inschool and out-of-school factors that contribute to schooling outcomes, especially reading skills and verbal and mathematics achievement. Five categories of inputs are reviewed in this textbook: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Cravens, Hamilton – 1993
This book chronicles the evolution of the child welfare movement of the early 20th century into the science of child development, from both the national perspective and the perspective of the field's best-known research center, the University of Iowa's Child Welfare Research Station. The book first explores the child welfare movement as it evolved…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs