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Murray, Christopher; Doren, Bonnie – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2013
The current investigation was designed to evaluate the effects of the Working at Gaining Employment Skills (WAGES) curriculum on the social and occupational skills of adolescents with disabilities. Adolescents with disabilities were assigned to either an intervention or control condition. Youth in the intervention group were exposed to the WAGES…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Intervention, Adolescents, Employment
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Verniers, Catherine; Martinot, Delphine – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
The aim of the present study was to test whether the content of a gender stereotype concerning general academic achievement matched the characteristics deemed to predict success in the fields of higher education dominated by women and men respectively. A sample of 207 undergraduate students rated the extent to which characteristics ascribed to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Gender Differences
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Thompson, Kathryn L.; And Others – Adolescence, 1995
Expanded the curriculum of an assertiveness training program. Found that boys and girls benefited similarly in the cognitive acquisition of assertiveness information from this program. Discusses results in terms of the difference between having stored symbolic information regarding assertive responses and in recognizing appropriate contexts for…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Child Behavior, Children, Cognitive Measurement
Field, Sharon; Hoffman, Alan – 1996
This student activity book includes worksheets that secondary students with and without disabilities can use to complete each activity in the "Steps to Self-Determination" curriculum. The program is meant to assist students in learning more about themselves and developing the skills they need to achieve their goals, getting support from family and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum
Hoffman, Alan; Field, Sharon; Sawilowsky, Shlomo – 1996
The "Self-Determination Knowledge Scale" (SDKS) Form A and Form B are designed as a pretest and posttest for the "Steps to Self-Determination" curriculum. The program is meant to assist students, with and without disabilities, to learn more about themselves and develop skills to achieve their goals, get support from family and friends, and learn…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum
Briggs, Freda – 1995
This guide provides general background information and practical curriculum ideas for teaching children with disabilities personal safety skills in the area of child sexual abuse. Part 1 covers education for child protection (its history, the need addressed, and effective programs); reasons why children with disabilities especially need personal…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Body Image, Child Abuse, Curriculum
DeJong, William – 1986
A joint project of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District, Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is designed to equip elementary and junior high school children with the skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with drugs and alcohol. The goal is to teach students how to say "no." A growing…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Assertiveness, Curriculum, Drug Abuse
Stowitschek, Joseph J.; And Others – 1996
The Transition Choices Program (TCP) is designed to increase the ability of young persons with disabilities to participate more fully in the school-to-adult life process through systematic instruction in six skills: exploring choices and developing preferences; planning goals and following through; seeking assistance when needed; recognizing and…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making
Stangle, Jane – 1991
This curriculum guide covers family life and sexual health (FLASH) in 28 lessonplans and is intended for special education students in grades 7-12. The curriculum is an adaptation of one developed for nondisabled students. Introductory material for the teacher offers guidelines on such topics as knowing one's state and local guidelines, planning a…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Anatomy, Assertiveness, Curriculum