NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mizock, Lauren; Harkins, Debra – Child & Youth Services, 2011
Disproportionately high rates of Conduct Disorder are diagnosed in African American and Latino youth of color. Diagnostic bias contributes to overdiagnosis of Conduct Disorder in these adolescents of color. Following a diagnosis of Conduct Disorder, adolescents of color face poorer outcomes than their White counterparts. These negative outcomes…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Bias, Behavior Disorders, Disproportionate Representation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hosp, John L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
The educational success of Latino students has never been a more pressing issue. As of July 2001, people of Hispanic origin are the second largest racial/ethnic group in the United States and continue to be the fastest growing group in the United States. Despite this, there is little research on the behavior of Latino students--possibly because…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Hispanic American Students
Thurlow, Martha; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes the findings of three 5-year federally financed dropout prevention programs for high risk students and their families known as the ABC programs: ALAS (Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success), the Belief Academy, and Check & Connect. The information is based on a comprehensive report called "Staying in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Dropout Prevention, Emotional Disturbances
Poppe, Roger L.; Gabaldon, Thomas – 1991
This paper describes a rural Hispanic community's efforts to identify and develop a program for gifted students in grades 2-6 who are also mildly to moderately handicapped (learning disabled, behavior disordered, or communication disordered). The "Twice Exceptional" (2E) program, in Los Lunas, New Mexico, is a modified full-time separate…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Disorders, Communication Disorders, Curriculum Development
Edgar, Eugene; Johnson, Ernest – 1995
Based on the findings of three federally financed dropout prevention programs--ALAS (Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success), the Belief Academy, and Check & Connect--this report highlights school affiliation and bonding strategies to prevent students from dropping out of school and provides examples of activities to address the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affiliation Need, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Disorders
Christenson, Sandra; And Others – 1995
Taken from findings of federally financed ABC dropout prevention programs--ALAS (Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success), the Belief Academy, and Check & Connect--this report discusses the barriers and supports to effectively intervening and achieving school completion among high-risk students. The first section presents information…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Change Strategies, Community Involvement