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Tanya Renn; Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett; Christopher Collins; Michael Killian; Deena Alani – School Mental Health, 2024
Traumatic events are becoming more prevalent in youth, especially considering the increase in disaster exposure, impacting the wellbeing and mental health of youth. Youth in rural communities are more adversely impacted due to a lack of access to available support and services. Interventions geared toward treating traumatic stress are needed for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Rural Areas, Intervention
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Ferreira, Sónia; Torres, Ana; Mealha, Óscar; Veloso, Ana – Educational Gerontology, 2015
The main aim of this study is to contribute knowledge about the impact of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the self-concept, mood, and quality of life of institutionalized older adults in retirement homes and day care centers (Portuguese institutions). It also studies the influence of independent variables such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Self Concept, Quality of Life
Mathews, Susanna; McIntosh, Kent; Frank, Jennifer; May, Seth – Grantee Submission, 2014
The current study explored the extent to which a common measure of perceived implementation of critical features of School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) predicted fidelity of implementation 3 years later. Respondents included school personnel from 261 schools across the United States implementing SWPBS. School teams completed the…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Teaching Methods, Program Implementation
Cavallo, Fernando – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The current study was completed through a retrospective analysis of school records of elementary school students in the Northeast Region of the Philadelphia School District (PSD) who have participated in the Fast ForWord (FFW) Language program. The data requested from student records included: demographic information (e.g., gender, grade, age,…
Descriptors: Student Records, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Reading Programs
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Scott, Terrance M.; Hirn, Regina G.; Barber, Houston – Preventing School Failure, 2012
Teachers report that the behaviors that they are forced to deal with on a daily basis are not typically violent or intense but are frequent and usurp great amounts of instructional time. Office discipline referrals provide a well-established method of tracking student behavior problems across the school, allowing for deeper analysis of contextual…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, High School Students, Discipline
Pennycuff, Lisa Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation status of Response to Intervention (RtI) in the elementary schools (N = 35) in one urban school district in Virginia. The relationship between the implementation of the academic components of RtI, collective efficacy, parents' trust in schools, the number of referrals for special…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, School Safety
Hayward, Becky J.; Schmidt-Davis, Holly – 2003
This report is the first in a series of four final reports that present the findings of the Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program. Initiated in fall 1992, the study has tracked VR participation and post-VR experiences of applicants to and consumers of VR services (n=8,500) for up to 3 years following exit from…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Disabilities, Employment Patterns, Employment Services