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Maggin, Daniel M.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Moore Partin, Tara C.; Robertson, Rachel; Oliver, Reginal M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2011
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are often placed into self-contained settings to provide more focused academic and behavioral supports. Little is known, however, about differences in the instructional contexts of self-contained and general education classrooms. Using direct observation and self-report measures, the present…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Classroom Environment, Self Contained Classrooms
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Jennings, Patricia A.; Brown, Joshua L.; Frank, Jennifer; Tanler, Regin; Doyle, Sebrina; Rasheed, Damira; DeWeese, Anna; Greenberg, Mark – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The present study, which takes place in a high-poverty section of a large urban area of the northeastern United States, is based upon the prosocial classroom theoretical model that emphasizes the significance of teachers' social and emotional competence (SEC) and well-being in the development and maintenance of supportive teacher-student…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Poverty, Prosocial Behavior, Interpersonal Competence
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Schiff, Gloria; And Others – Education, 1979
Sixteen of 33 learning disabled students, all of whom had spent a year in self-contained classrooms, were placed in a mainstream class for the 1976-77 year. Ratings of personal, social and academic adjustment and achievement test scores indicated that the self-contained classroom environment produced more positive adjustment. (JC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Learning Disabilities
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Myers, R. E. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1971
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Individual Differences
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Hallinan, Maureen T. – Sociology of Education, 1976
Examines sociometric data from 60 elementary classrooms to test the hypothesis that friendship patterns vary according to whether classrooms are "open" or "traditional." The author concludes that children's friendship patterns are affected by the structure of the classroom. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Sociology
Neill, S. R. St. J. – Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1982
Established and newly arrived children in three nursery schools and two day nurseries differing in building design were observed in an effort to assess effects of architectural space on children's behavior. (RH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Design, Environmental Influences
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Marlowe, Mike; Disney, Gayle – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
Torey Hayden's portrayal of classroom behavior management in her teacher lore, autobiographical writings about teaching children with emotional and behavioral disorders, is examined. Five of her books were sampled: "One child", "Somebody else's kids", "Just another kid", "Ghost girl" and "Beautiful child". Each of these books unfolds within the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Empowerment, Behavior Problems, Role Models
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
This minireport deals specifically with one classroom environment variable, the physical structure of the classroom as an open-space or a self-contained room. The data for the analyses were drawn from 190 primary grade classes (grades 1-6) and 182 intermediate grade classes (grades 4-6). Classes were analyzed as units, using class means. A total…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis