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Lew, Jonathan W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Asian Americans, as a group, are not as civically engaged as might be expected given their rapid growth in population and high average levels of education and income. The undergraduate years are a critical period in which this "civic engagement gap" could be addressed given the dramatic growth in Asian American college students and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Social Justice, Qualitative Research, Asian Americans
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Özdemir, Soner Mehmet – Education, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine some educational programs given in prisons to socialization juvenile delinquents in Turkey, and to evaluate these educational programs in relation to the views and opinions of juveniles. The study was conducted in Ankara Juvenile and Youth Closed Prison (ACGKCIK), one of 3 juvenile prisons in Turkey. Data…
Descriptors: Social Development, Delinquency, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries
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Scott, Stephen; Dadds, Mark R. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Improving the parent-child relationship by using strategies based on social learning theory has become the cornerstone for the treatment of conduct problems in children. Over the past 40 years, interventions have expanded greatly from small, experimental procedures to substantial, systematic programmes that provide clear guidelines in detailed…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Attribution Theory, Socialization, Parent Child Relationship
Reumann-Moore, Rebecca; Suess, Gretchen – Research for Action, 2006
EducationWorks (EW) contracted with Research for Action (RFA) to research and evaluate its socialized recess (SR) program conducted by Education-Works/National School and Community Corps (NSCC) teams which are based full-time in individual public schools. The purpose of this research was to give EW/NSCC deeper insights into the accomplishments and…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Socialization, Recreational Programs, Public Schools
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Briggs, Ann R. J.; Bush, Tony; Middlewood, David – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2006
New heads taking up their appointments in English schools in recent years have had supportive programmes to help them, both prior to headship and on taking up the role. This study examines the experience of heads new to their role in primary and secondary schools over the period 2002-2004. All were participants in the National College for School…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Interviews