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Northup, John; Gulley, Veronica; Edwards, Stephanie; Fountain, Laura – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
Single-case analyses were conducted of the dosage and time-course effects of methylphenidate on disruptive classroom behavior, math and reading performance, and social engagement. In contrast to previous studies, clear individual differences were demonstrated: across children; across academic, behavioral, and social domains of functioning; for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Coleman, Laurence J.; Cross, Tracy L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1988
Interviews with 15 gifted/talented adolescents indicated that many of them experienced giftedness as a social handicap. Some students coped with this by managing information about themselves to minimize their visibility as gifted students to others. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Gifted
Ferraro, Kenneth F.; Barresi, Charles M. – 1980
Information concerning social relations after widowhood has frequently been analyzed without explicit knowledge of such conditions before widowhood. Longitudinal data from a national survey of low-income aged (N=4494) was analyzed to assess the social impact of widowhood on older persons. Widows interviewed in 1973 and again in 1974 were…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Family Relationship, Friendship, Individual Characteristics