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Maynard, Brandy R.; Brendel, Kristen E.; Bulanda, Jeffery J.; Heyne, David; Thompson, Aaron M.; Pigott, Therese D. – Campbell Collaboration, 2015
School refusal is a psychosocial problem characterized by a student's difficulty attending school and, in many cases, substantial absence from school (Heyne & Sauter, 2013). It is often distinguished from truancy, in part because of the severe emotional distress associated with having to attend school and the absence of severe antisocial…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Student Behavior, Attendance, Stress Variables
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Ware, Mark E.; Meyer, Ann E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
A survey was undertaken to ascertain postgraduate career activity of psychology majors who graduated from college between 1973 and 1978. Findings indicated that students encountered a wide choice of jobs after graduation, that they were generally satisfied with the psychology major program, and that they expressed the greatest need for coursework…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Graduate Surveys
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2008
In many arenas, the demand for data has outstripped the availability of good data and has increased the tendency to grab for whatever numbers are being circulated in the literature. As a result, when someone says: "This is the best data available," it is essential to remember that "best" does not always mean good. This caution is particularly…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Incidence, Hyperactivity, Mental Health
Paez, Adolfo L., Ed. – 1977
The National Crime Survey (NCS) program has conducted a continuous national survey and separate surveys in 26 central cities to study the impact of crime on American society. Attitudinal information obtained from a 1974 survey of occupants of 4,929 housing units (9,650 residents age 16 and over) in Miami reflects crime trends, fear of crime,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys
Paez, Adolfo L., Ed. – 1977
The National Crime Survey (NCS) program has conducted a continuous national survey and separate surveys in 26 central cities to study the impact of crime on American society. Attitudinal information obtained from a 1974 survey of occupants of 4,918 housing units (9,301 residents age 16 and over) in New Orleans reflects crime trends, fear of crime,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys
Paez, Adolfo L., Ed. – 1977
The National Crime Survey program has conducted a continuous national survey and separate surveys in 26 central cities to study the impact of crime on American society. Attitudinal information obtained from a 1974 survey of occupants of 4,906 housing units (9,125 residents age 16 and over) in San Diego reflects crime trends, fear of crime,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys