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Profiles of Reclaiming Schools.
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Van Bockern, Steve – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1993
Describes reclaiming school as one that empowers each student to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity and that challenges any practice that leads to alienation, futility, impotence, or purposelessness among youth. Spotlights innovative programs of empowering education that redefine the standards for excellence in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Curriculum
Beyond the Curriculum of Control.
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Brendtro, Larry K.; Brokenleg, Martin – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1993
Notes that many who work with troubled children assume curriculum of control to be necessary. Examines ways in which traditional treatments have fostered greater alienation. Suggests foundations for alternative model rooted in empowerment philosophy rather than obedience. Presents model of youth empowerment based on contemporary developmental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Behavior Disorders
The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: A Strength-based Approach to Assessment.
Epstein, Michael H. – Diagnostique, 2000
This article provides an overview of strength-based assessment of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders and discusses the development and psychometric characteristics of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS). The BERS is a norm-referenced, standardized test that assesses the strengths of children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Strengths-based Assessment Differences across Students with LD and EBD.
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Reid, Robert; Epstein, Michael H.; Pastor, Dena A.; Ryser, Gail R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2000
A study used the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) with 129 students (ages 7-18) with learning disabilities (LD), 145 with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), and 144 typical students. BERS discriminated among students with LD and EBD and controls and was able to classify students with EBD and controls. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education
Quantum Logic: Approach a Child's Environment from "Inside."
Rhodes, William C. – Behavior in Our Schools, 1987
With the advent of quantum mechanics, physics has merged with psychology, and cognitive science has been revolutionized. Quantum logic supports the notion of influencing the environment by increasing the child's capacity for cognitive processing. This special educational approach is theoretically more effective than social and political…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Educational Philosophy
Voices of Courage.
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Nichols, Polly; Steinberg, Zina – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
There is widespread concern that the problems presented by troubled and troubling girls have not been well addressed by existing prevention, education, and treatment programs. Two professionals in the field of emotional and behavioral disorders discuss the grim image of at-risk girls that emerged after assembling articles by leading-edge…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Delinquency Causes
Gifted Education Press Quarterly, 2001.
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Fisher, Maurice D., Ed. – Gifted Education Press Quarterly, 2001
These four issues of this quarterly publication on the education of gifted students contain the following featured articles: (1) "Reflections on China: Implications for Gifted Education" (Andrea I. Prejean and Lynn H. Fox); (2) "Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Middle School Students in Heterogeneous Science Classes"…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism