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Before Culturally Responsive Teaching…Do They Even Know Culture: Exploration of Virtual Middle School Teacher Perception of ADHD and Culture
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Kara Kristine Woodley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of the study was to understand the virtual teacher's knowledge and perception of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in their middle school students with regard to cultural difference and gender difference. ADHD is the most common behavioral disorder in students aged 3-17, with almost 10% of students in the United States…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Virtual Schools, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
An Observation Tool for Monitoring Social Skill Implementation in Contextually Relevant Environments
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Morgan, Joseph John; Hsiao, Yun-Ju; Dobbins, Nicole; Brown, Nancy B.; Lyons, Catherine – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
Skills related to social-emotional learning (SEL) are essential for college and career readiness. Failure to use appropriate skills for SEL in school is often linked to several negative academic outcomes, including rejection by school community members, academic deficits, and higher rates of problematic behavior. Social skills interventions are…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Development
Behavioral and Emotional Problems among Jamaican and African American Children, Ages 6 to 11: Teacher Reports versus Direct Observations.
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Puig, Marieva; Lambert, Michael Canute; Rowan, George T.; Winfrey, Tyrone; Lyubansky, Mikhail; Hannah, Stanley D.; Hill, Martin F. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1999
A study compared observers' and teachers' reports on 54 Jamaican and 48 African American children (ages 6-11). Observers' ratings revealed higher total problem scores for Jamaican children than for their African American peers. In contrast, teachers' ratings indicated that African American children received higher total problem scores than…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Special Schooling for Indigenous Students: A New Form of Racial Discrimination?
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de Plevitz, Loretta – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006
Recent reports on Indigenous education have revealed that high proportions of students have been placed in special classes for intellectual disability or behaviour disorders. This is not an isolated phenomenon. Indigenous students in Canada and Romani children in Europe are also disproportionately represented in special schooling. This paper asks…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Racial Segregation, Mental Retardation, Special Classes
Culture or Disorder? African American Children Identified as Having Behavioral/Emotional Disorders in Special Education. Data Trends #101
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Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2004
"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" describes the results of an ethnographic study of expressions of African American culture and coping styles among students identified as having behavioral/emotional disorders…
Descriptors: African American Children, African American Students, African American Culture, Emotional Disturbances
Early Identification of Middle School At-Risk Students with Learning and Behavioral Disorders
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Bowman, Lisa J. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2004
Culturally and linguistically diverse students with learning disorders (LD) and emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD) have higher school dropout rates than their peers with and without disabilities. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how early potential dropouts could be identified. Research questions included the following: (a)…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Discipline Problems, Dropout Rate, Ethnic Groups