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Mensah, Isaac; Badu, Eric; Awini, Adam; Gyamfi, Naomi; Amissah, John; Abodey, Eric – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2023
Behaviour problems among students with visual disabilities are mentioned as a challenge confronting teachers. This study explores teachers' experiences of behaviour problems and strategies used to mitigate such problems among students with visual disabilities in Ghana. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 purposively selected teachers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Avsar, Volkan; Sevim, Seher A. – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2022
Specific memories of early negative life experiences (ENLE) and images play an important role in the cause and persistence of social anxiety. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy (iCBT), which includes updating a specific memory of ENLE and related images using the empty chair technique,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Behavior Modification, Experience, Anxiety
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Khasakhala, Edward; Galava, Priscilla – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in Kenya together with ministry of Education recognizes that mental well being is important in psychosocial well being and cognitive development of children. They point out that learners with emotional and behavioural problems may engage in truancy, delinquency, drug and substance abuse and other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Etiology
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Khaled, Mohammad S. Bani – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
This study considers school violence. It was investigated in secondary schools in the governorate of Mafraq. The aim is to identify the forms and causes of the phenomenon; hence to come out with the preventive and remedial measures, accordingly. The study was conducted in one of the secondary schools selected randomly in the city of Mafraq in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, Secondary Schools, Educational Environment
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Schlachter, Sarah – Peabody Journal of Education, 2008
For many years there has been debate over Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and whether this condition, which commonly afflicts adolescent children, is a medical or social condition and whether it is exclusively an American phenomenon. This article reviews the basis of ADHD's definition, diagnosis, treatment, and educational…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Identification, Foreign Countries
Willingham, Barbara – Behaviour Problems Bulletin, 1988
The article reports the case history of a 15-year-old Australian girl with anorexia nervosa. Information is also given on prevalence, causes, definitions, and treatments including hospitalization, co-therapy, psychotherapy, behavior modification, family therapy, and counseling. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Behavior Modification, Case Studies
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Shields, Jane – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
This article describes the development of an autism-specific three-month parent education program by Britain's National Autistic Society (NAS). The NAS EarlyBird Programme emphasizes partnerships with parents and uses weekly group training sessions and individualized home visits to teach parents about autism, social communication, and prevention…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Early Intervention, Etiology
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
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology