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Fitzgerald, Terence D. – Urban Education, 2009
Public schools have historically embedded mechanisms for control within their policies and procedures through a variety of means. This article investigates a moderately sized integrated public school system in an upscale to low socioeconomic Big Ten university community in Illinois. Through descriptive measures, the author examines the racial…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Social Control, Disabilities, Social Structure
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Wertlieb, Ellen C. – Journal of School Counseling, 2008
The current article is designed to provide school counselors an understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The causes, characteristics, and treatment approaches are presented with examples focusing on school-related issues. The article concludes with a discussion about the role that the school counselor can take in helping the child…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Special Needs Students, Behavior Disorders
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ryan, Joseph B.; McDuffie, Kimberly A.; Mattocks, Lindsay – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004) into law. This law reauthorized and amended the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On August 3, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education issued the regulations implementing the IDEIA 2004. The changes in the IDEIA 2004…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Kiger, Gary – 1984
Hyperactive behavior emerged as a medically defined social problem during the 1960's. The structural (social, political, economic and legal) antecedents of this social problem and the consequent educational policy transformations which shaped the identification and management of school children are considered here. Classroom management strategies…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Drug Therapy, Educational Finance