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Peer reviewedCesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1999
Summarizes 10 documents and 7 journal articles from the ERIC database discussing the resilience of children. Topics covered include: ways to develop and promote resiliency in children; characteristics of resilient children; descriptions of school and community programs successful in promoting students' resilience and success; and characteristics…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Community Role, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWebb, James T. – 1994
This brief information sheet summarizes the types of social-emotional problems common among gifted children and suggests preventive actions schools can take. A table lists problems associated with characteristic strengths of gifted children. Specific problems briefly addressed include: uneven development, peer relations, excessive self-criticism,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Emotional Problems, Gifted
Brown, Catherine Caldwell, Ed. – 1981
Summarized in this book are conference presentations focusing on new approaches to developmental screening of infants and strategies for early intervention with children at-risk. Summaries concerning assessment describe characteristics of an "optimality scale" for neurological assessment; a five-step neurological assessment for…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods
Christle, Christine A.; Jolivette, Kristine; Nelson, C. Michael – 2000
This brief paper summarizes the current literature concerning youth aggression and violence especially risk, resilience, and prevention. It summarizes risk factors for aggression and violence including child characteristics (e.g., hyperactivity, risk-taking, emotional disturbance), home conditions (e.g., harsh and ineffective parental discipline,…
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Community Influence
Brophy, Jere – 1998
Students exhibiting failure syndrome approach assignments with low expectations of success and tend to give up at early signs of difficulty. This Digest delineates the nature of failure syndrome, suggests strategies for coping with failure syndrome students, and discusses how teachers can help. Some students, especially in the early grades, show…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior Modification
Brophy, Jere – 1996
This ERIC digest focuses on students who are commonly described as shy (inhibited, lacking in confidence, socially anxious) or withdrawn (unresponsive, uncommunicative, or daydreaming). Symptoms of shyness or withdrawal may appear as part of the student's overall personality or as a situation-specific response to a particular stress factor.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Bibliotherapy
