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How Does Prayer Help Manage Emotions?
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Sharp, Shane – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2010
Many individuals use prayer to manage negative emotions, but scholars know little about how prayer accomplishes this task. Using in-depth interview data from victims of intimate partner violence, I argue that prayer is an imaginary social support interaction that provides individuals with resources they use to perform individual emotion management…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Religious Factors, Negative Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
Teacher Expectations of Students' Classroom Behavior across the Grade Span: Which Social Skills Are Necessary for Success?
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Lane, Kathleen L.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Cooley, Cristy – Exceptional Children, 2006
This study explored teachers' (N = 717) expectations of student behavior along school level (elementary vs. middle vs. high), program type (general vs. special education), and school type (high risk vs. low risk). Results indicated that all elementary and middle school teachers shared similar views regarding the importance of self-control skills,…
Descriptors: Teacher Expectations of Students, Middle School Teachers, Student Behavior, Secondary School Teachers
The Public School System of Memphis, Tennessee. Report of a Survey Made under the Direction of the Commissioner of Education. Bulletin, 1919, No. 50. Part 2: I. The Elementary Schools; II. The High Schools
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Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
In April, 1919, at the request of the Board of Education of Memphis, Tennessee, the United States Commissioner of Education submitted the conditions on which the Bureau of Education would make a survey of the public school system of that city. This study of the Memphis schools is intended to be a study of policies and practices; not of persons.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, School Administration, Elementary Schools, Public Schools