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Mattison, Richard E. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
Universal measures of school functioning/impairment (i.e., grade point average, subject failures, absenteeism, disciplinary referrals/suspensions) were examined over the course of 1 school year for a cohort of 89 special education students classified as having emotional disturbance (ED) who were taught in a unique public school program. On average…
Descriptors: Special Education, Grade Point Average, Emotional Disturbances, Academic Achievement
Farmer, Thomas W.; Goforth, Jennifer B.; Clemmer, Jason T.; Thompson, Jana H. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
The authors examined school discipline problems in relation to academic and interpersonal characteristics of students in a middle school of a rural low-income community. The sample comprised 259 students (83 boys, 176 girls)--all of whom were African American--and reflected the community's public school attendance. School records were examined,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Discipline Problems, Rural Schools, Early Adolescents