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Pyle, Nicole; Flower, Andrea; Fall, Anna Mari; Williams, Jacob – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
This systematic review sought to understand the individual characteristics of incarcerated youth within the major risk factor domains identified by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). A comprehensive search of the literature from 1979 to 2013 identified 85 articles of individual-level risk characteristics that…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Youth, At Risk Persons
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Ruttledge, Richard A.; Petrides, K. V. – School Psychology International, 2012
Cognitive behavioural approaches emphasize the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour (Greig, 2007). Previous research has indicated that these approaches are efficacious in reducing disruptive behaviour in adolescents. The aim of the current study was to provide further evaluation of cognitive behavioural group work to reduce disruptive…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intervention, Learning Strategies, Adolescents
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Bender, William N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
A review of research regarding the self-concept, locus of control, temperament, problem behavior, and social status of learning-disabled (LD) adolescents reveals a general lack of information, conflicting results, and methodological pitfalls inherent in the study of LD adolescent personality and behavioral development. (CB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
Sparks, William G., III; Stinson, William J. – 1991
At-risk students who exhibit disruptive behavior need opportunities to fit into the traditional school setting. Teachers need to employ a progressive, cooperative approach in which these students are helped to acknowledge that their behavior is unacceptable. The profile of an at-risk student might include the following characteristics: hostility,…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education