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De Nobile, John; El Baba, Mariam; London, Teola – School Leadership & Management, 2016
When considering the management of student behaviour issues, a substantial body of literature, as well as logical common sense, points to the advantages of whole school policy over the individual efforts of teachers. Less is known, however, about the direct or indirect role school leadership plays in the development of well-implemented whole…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Leadership Effectiveness
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McCluskey, Gillean – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2010
This paper explores some key findings from the recent two-year evaluation of a national pilot to introduce Restorative Practices (RP) in Scottish schools. A Restorative approach emphasises the human wish to feel safe, to belong, to be respected and to understand and have positive relationships with others. It recognises the fundamental importance…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
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McNamara, A.; And Others – Educational Psychology, 1987
Reports on a study in which English secondary remedial students were observed and rated in their individual levels of on-task behavior. Results indicate that group-oriented classroom management procedures may achieve their apparent success merely by raising the on-task behavior of nontroublesome pupils. (Author/BSR)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
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Davids, Leo – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980
Examines, in the Canadian population, what real change has occurred in regard to other forms of households in place of the conventional nuclear-family household. Comparison of 1971 with 1976 information shows considerable continuity but also substantial increases in small and non-couple households during this five-year interval. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Extended Family, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Bosma, Harke A.; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Utilizes the Perspectives on Adolescent Decision-Making Questionnaire to study the transition to adolescence and the changes it involves for the family. The instrument examines 21 issues that can lead to conflict. The instrument was completed by 500 Italian adolescents ages 13 and 15. Sensitivity to age and sex differences was examined.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Development
Bar-Tal, Daniel – 1979
Three experiments involving 345 children aged 5-6, 7-8, and 12-13 were performed to investigate the development of children's motives to help. Two experimental paradigms were developed to determine children's motives for helping behavior in a specific behavioral context. In the first paradigm, situations were created in which children had the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Altruism, Behavior Change, Behavior Development