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Bringing Psychological Science to the Forefront of Educational Policy: Collaborative Efforts of the American Psychological Association's Coalition for Psychology in the Schools and Education
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Rollin, Stephen A.; Subotnik, Rena F.; Bassford, Maya; Smulson, Jennifer – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
The following article details the work of the American Psychological Association's (APA's) Coalition for Psychology in the Schools and Education (CPSE). First, a brief history of the background and creation of the coalition is described. The article then details the projects, completed and ongoing, of the CPSE. Those projects include a Teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Psychology
Why Intensive Interventions Are Necessary for Students with Severe Reading Difficulties
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Vaughn, Sharon; Denton, Carolyn A.; Fletcher, Jack M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This article reviews research related to intensive interventions within a Response to Intervention framework. We review the research from studies that provided different levels of intensity of intervention with the goal of establishing a case that movement through less intensive tiers of intervention may not be an effective and responsible…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Severe Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Relationships in the Classroom: The Child and the Context.
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Jorgenson, Christabel – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
In order for teacher education students to assess children's performance related to environment, data that might influence learning was collected. Relationships emerged between contextual variables as well as between child variables. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Cultural Background, Educational Environment