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Mincey, Barrett; Maldonado, Nancy; Lacey, Candace H.; Thompson, Steve D. – Online Submission, 2007
This qualitative study conducted in urban Miami, Florida, explored the essence of juvenile delinquency and recidivism: its causes, its relations to communities, the roles of families, and the myriad roles of residential treatment programs at rehabilitating young offenders. Data were collected from nine young adult participants who had satisfied…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Residential Programs, Sanctions, Recidivism
De Souza, Eros – 1989
The special education program of Ozanam Home for Boys, Inc. (Kansas City, Missouri), a private residential psychiatric facility serving about 60 emotionally disturbed adolescent males, was examined. Detailed eco-behavioral data were collected on a sample of one "active" student, one "passive" student, and two controls. Data for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, Males
Gray, Tonia; Patterson, John – 1994
This paper discusses the use of quantitative methodologies to evaluate extended-stay outdoor education school programs (ESOESPs) in Australia. A recurring theme in the literature of outdoor education is the paucity of empirical data to support its continuation and development. Proponents argue that the outdoor education experience leads somehow to…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Measures, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Harris, Elizabeth; Castillo, Paula; Van Fleet, Peggie; Laydon, Abraham J. – 1999
La Casita is a culturally relevant 6-month residential substance abuse treatment program in southeast Los Angeles County (California) for low income Latina women. Most participants are second and third generation Latinas who clearly identify themselves as being Hispanic but behave in a bicultural manner. The average La Casita resident is 30 years…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Cultural Relevance