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Development Patterns of Occupational Aspirations in Adolescents with High-Incidence Disabilities
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Rojewski, Jay W.; Lee, In Heok; Gregg, Noel; Gemici, Sinan – Exceptional Children, 2012
This study analyzed the longitudinal development of occupational aspiration prestige scores over a 12-year period (Grade 8 to 8 years postsecondary) to better understand this aspect of career choice from adolescence into adulthood for people with high-incidence disabilities. A curvilinear trajectory was detected where aspirations increased during…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Disabilities, Occupational Aspiration, High School Students
Attributions for Achievement Outcomes among Behavioral Subgroups of Children with Learning Disabilities.
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Durante, Joan E. – Journal of Special Education, 1993
Five matched groups of 15 children (ages 8-13) were compared to determine whether behavioral subgroups of children with learning disabilities (LD) form different beliefs regarding causes of their achievement-related successes and failures. The achievement attributions of subjects were heterogeneous and related to presence and type of behavior…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Correlates of the Academic Achievement of Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders.
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Foley, Regina M.; Epstein, Michael – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
Measures of survival skills, locus of control, study skills, achievement test scores, and grade point average for 86 students (ages 11-15) with behavioral disorders were analyzed to identify the correlates and predictors of their academic achievement. Overall, student achievement test performance was correlated with organizational skills and an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Behavior Disorders, Correlation
Residential Re-Ed Treatment of Highly Aggressive Youth: Preliminary Indications of Effectiveness and the Precursors of Improvement.
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Lochman, John E.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1988
Twenty-five youths, aged 10-17, with conduct or related disorders were assessed at entry and discharge from a Re-ED residential program. Improvements were found in: academic achievement, evening staff ratings of residents' hostility and anger arousal, and residents' perceptions of mastery over their environment. Day staff ratings did not indicate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Disorders
The Georgia Psychoeducational Network (GPN) Research Report, 1992.
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Swan, William W., Ed.; Brown, Carvin L., Ed. – GPN Research Report, 1992
This research report includes articles on students, leadership, and technology related to the Georgia Psychoeducational Network (GPN), which serves students with severe emotional disturbances or behavior disorders. "The Relationship of Locus of Control of Reinforcement to Indicators of Student Growth in Academic, Behavioral, and Social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders
Programming for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 5.
Braaten, Sheldon L., Ed.; Wild, Estelle, Ed. – 1991
This collection of 13 author-contributed papers addresses various aspects of programming for students with behavioral disorders. Papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "System Support and Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents with Seriously Disordered Behaviors: Orchestrating Successful Transitions" (Eugene Edgar); (2) "Targets for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders