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Williams, Susan K.; Scahill, Lawrence; Vitiello, Benedetto; Aman, Michael G.; Arnold, L. Eugene; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Tierney, Elaine; Ritz, Louise; Posey, David J.; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Hollway, Jill; Cronin, Pegeen; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Wheeler, Courtney; Cicchetti, Domenic; Sparrow, Sara – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To evaluate the impact of risperidone on adaptive behavior in children with autistic disorder who have serious behavior problems and to examine different methods of scoring the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales to measure change. Method: Forty-eight children (5 years to 16 years, 5 months) who showed behavioral improvement during acute…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Behavior Problems, Socialization, Autism
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
"Positive Action," a K-12 program, aims to promote a positive self-concept, character development, healthy behavior, and social-emotional skills and to reduce disruptive and problem behavior. The curricula for elementary and middle school students each have seven units per kit, with nine kits per grade level. The high school curriculum…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Personality, Values Education, Effect Size
Johnson, Blanche – 1995
A behavior modification program was developed and implemented to decrease the tardy behavior of 20 middle school students (ages 13 to 15) in a self-contained dropout prevention class. Student interviews revealed that the students were unable to manage their time, were not motivated to attend class, and did not find class rewarding. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Dropout Prevention
Zill, Nicholas; And Others – 1995
This report examines the prevalence of selected accomplishments and difficulties in a national sample of 4,423 children from 3 to 5 years of age who had not yet started kindergarten. The data were collected as part of the 1993 National Household Education Survey (NHES). The report focused on 2,000 children who had turned 4 by the end of 1992 and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Child Development
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
Noting that parent involvement in their children's schooling can improve academic performance, this report presents statistics on eighth-grade students' perceptions of parent involvement and its effect on their achievement for the school year ending in 1988. The report first highlights the findings as follows: (1) More than 80 percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Behavior Problems, Black Students
Slicker, Ellen K. – 1996
Research on the four prototypic parenting styles has consistently demonstrated their relationship to psychosocial adjustment in offspring from preschool children to high school students. The present study used self-report surveys administered to 2,255 graduating high school seniors (HS) and 419 university freshmen (UF). Students indicated their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, College Freshmen
Cross, John B.; And Others – 1995
A study determined the effects of Whole Language Immersion, a pedagogy rooted in Whole Language and English as a Second Language on two sections of eleventh-grade students in Sumter County, Alabama, defined as at-risk by the Alabama Exit Examination. For 10 weeks, the control group was taught grammar while the experimental group underwent language…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning
Mills, Douglas; Bulach, Clete – 1996
This study examined whether the incidence of classroom behavior problems of students with behavior disorders were reduced in collaborative/cooperative classes when compared with traditional special education classes. Subjects were 15 students in grades 6 through 8 who spent half their class day in a collaborative/cooperative classroom and the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment
DeBoskey, Dana S. – 1996
This manual provides basic information on the cognitive, academic, and behavioral issues which may follow brain injury and suggests practical techniques for remediation within the educational setting. The guide stresses that the success of educating children with brain injuries is largely dependent on family members and educators understanding…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Education Work Relationship
Taylor, Karen; Hege, Steve – 1996
The impact of significant family life events on child educational outcomes was examined for a sample of 204 families in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, whose children began kindergarten in 1992, 1993, or 1994. These children and families were part of the Head Start Transition Demonstration Project, a longitudinal study to assess benefits of services…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
Myers, Bob – 1992
Parents who are having difficulty coping with their child's behavior need to understand the reasons for their child's behavior and to feel confident in their way of handling the situation. This book explains how to make, maintain, repair and strengthen relationships with teenagers. It encourages parents to take control of the parenting situation…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing
Mortimer, Jeylan T.; And Others – 1993
This longitudinal study examined adolescents' mental health, academic achievement, and behavioral adjustment in relation to work intensity during high school. Data were collected from approximately 1,000 adolescents during a 4-year period, beginning in the subjects' freshman year of high school. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
Miles, Christine – 1990
This book describes the state of special education for students with mental disabilities in Pakistan and attempts to introduce beginning teachers to special education practice. The general nature and causes of mental disabilities are discussed, including emotional problems, genetic factors, and brain damage. Teaching methods are described,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Burrello, Leonard C., Ed.; Wright, Pamela, T., Ed. – Principal Letters: Practices for Inclusive Schools, 1993
This paper describes a pilot project at a Janesville (Wisconsin) elementary school, which uses a cooperative teaching approach to integrate all special education and at-risk students, including students with behavioral problems, into general education settings. Key program components include teaming, collaboration, cooperative learning, joint…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Elementary Education
E.C.E. Connection, 1998
This document consists of the first 39 consecutive issues of the newsletter, "E.C.E. Connection," published monthly (except August) to offer information and support to early childhood practitioners. Articles from the 1994 issues include: "Some 'Affordable' Ideas To Brighten Your Classroom"; "A Notice Board: A Way To Keep…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Brain, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
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