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Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2022
As the 2021-22 academic year came to a close, the United States was rocked by the news of another school mass shooting, this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen fourth-grade students and two of their teachers were killed when an 18-year-old former student entered the school through an unlocked door, made his way to his former…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Violence, Weapons, Student Behavior
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Nourollah Zarrinabadi, Editor; Miroslaw Pawlak, Editor – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This edited collection provides a state-of-the art overview of research on willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second and foreign language. In particular, it includes innovative studies seeking to demonstrate the ways in which WTC can be examined within the framework of complex dynamic systems, how the construct is related to self-assessment,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Immigrants, Second Language Learning
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Freiermuth, Mark, Ed.; Zarrinabadi, Nourollah, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This edited volume brings together large-scale research as well as case studies from a range of geographical contexts and represents a variety of educational settings involving second language learners and users. Its aim is to explore the interrelated issues of psychology and technology use in second language learning settings as well as in more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
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Simmer-Brown, Judith, Ed.; Grace, Fran, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2011
"Meditation and the Classroom" inventively articulates how educators can use meditation to educate the whole student. Notably, a number of universities have initiated contemplative studies options and others have opened contemplative spaces. This represents an attempt to address the inner life. It is also a sign of a new era, one in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Instruction, Higher Education, Religion Studies
Coch, Donna, Ed.; Fischer, Kurt W., Ed.; Dawson, Geraldine, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
This volume brings together leading authorities from multiple disciplines to examine the relationship between brain development and behavior in typically developing children. Presented are innovative cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that shed light on brain-behavior connections in infancy and toddlerhood through adolescence. Chapters…
Descriptors: Infants, Personality, Short Term Memory, Recognition (Psychology)
Barkley, Russell A., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2014
Widely regarded as the standard clinical reference, this volume provides the best current knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. The field's leading authorities address all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including psychological therapies and pharmacotherapy. Core…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Adolescents, Adults
Cole, Ted, Ed.; Daniels, Harry, Ed.; Visser, John, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Responding to disruptive or troubled pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) remains a highly topical issue. The challenges these children present relate to wider issues of continuing political concern: the perceived declining discipline in schools; school and social exclusion; the limits to inclusion for children with special…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Disorders
Moon, Sidney M., Ed.; Reis, Sally M., Ed. – Corwin Press, 2004
Focusing on the social and emotional characteristics of gifted students in general, and underachievers in particular, the sixteen articles in this ready-reference also provide an introduction to appropriate counseling methods for the gifted. Key features include: (1) Expert Sidney M. Moon's comprehensive analysis of some of the most influential…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Student Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Adolescents
Cohen, Jeffrey J.; Fish, Marian C. – 1993
This handbook describes interventions for the major behavior problems that students may exhibit from kindergarten through high school. The book is a compilation of nontechnical summaries of intervention strategies with demonstrated or potential value for school settings. The summaries are digested from journal articles and other publications. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education