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Direct linkFitzgerald, Terence D. – Urban Education, 2009
Public schools have historically embedded mechanisms for control within their policies and procedures through a variety of means. This article investigates a moderately sized integrated public school system in an upscale to low socioeconomic Big Ten university community in Illinois. Through descriptive measures, the author examines the racial…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Social Control, Disabilities, Social Structure
Smokowski, Paul R.; Bacallao, Martica – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy of Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds (EDM) prevention for Latino adolescents. Method: In an experimental trial to compare implementation formats, 41 Latino families were randomly assigned to EDM action-oriented skills training groups, and 47 families were randomly assigned to unstructured EDM support…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Violence, Family Income, Prevention
Peer reviewedHuessy, Hans Rosenstock; Cohen, Alan Howard – Pediatrics, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedBower, K. Bruce; Mercer, Cecil D. – Journal of School Health, 1975
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attention Span, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Locker, Chava – 1984
Ways in which games can be used as tools in observing, diagnosing, and providing educational therapy for learning dysfunctions are listed and described in a series of four related papers: (a) "Educational Therapy for Learning Dysfunctions"; (2) "Educational Therapy and Puzzles"; (3) "Educational Therapy and Reading Fluency"; and (4) "Spelling…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Therapy, Games
Brown, Elizabeth D. – 1982
The study investigated the reactions of social agents to the hyperactivity-associated behaviors of 82 nondiagnosed preschool children. Observational data were collected during structured, learning periods and unstructured, free time periods. Results showed that not only did intrusive vocal noise attract teacher attention in the same type of…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Interaction Process Analysis, Preschool Education, Social Influences
Download full textKirby, Edward A.; Horne, Arthur M. – 1982
Cognitive-behavior modification (CBM) procedures were taught to special education teachers and elementary school guidance counselors who then administered treatment to 15 hyperactive/attention deficit disorder children. Comparisons were made between experimental and control Ss on a number of psychometric and experimental measures including the…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1975
Presented is the text of the Congressional hearings examining the etiology of hyperactivity and methods of treatment for hyperactive children. Sections cover witness testimony; statements; and additional information consisting of 15 reports, articles, and publications on the topic of food additives and drug therapy. Included are communications to…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Burnham, Dorothy – Freedomways, 1975
Contends that some of the gravest problems that minorities face today have their origins in the mususe of science and technology. Describes the activities of eugenicists; the treatment of children labeled hyperkinetic, and the most recent techniques of "psycho-surgery" aimed at curbing violence in those labeled mentally ill. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Bias, Blacks, Genetics
Hawley, Clyde; Buckley, Robert – Academic Therapy, 1974
Descriptors: Allergy, Exceptional Child Services, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Munro, Barry C. – Canadian Counsellor, 1974
In this study a signalling device and counter were used to provide immediate reinforcement for appropriate behavior. The results suggested the apparatus could be a useful addition to the repertoire of school personnel for the modification of inappropriate classroom behavior. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Conditioning
Firestone, Philip; Witt, Jo E. – 1980
Hyperactive children (N=20) and their families that completed 4 months of parent training were compared with children (N=20) and their families that disengaged prematurely. Results from scales measuring emotional adjustment, personality, and intellectual functioning, indicated that children and parents who remained in treatment were older and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Dropouts, Exceptional Child Research, Family Characteristics
Williams, Noel H. – 1978
The paper addresses the assessment and management of hyperkinesis in children. Recent research is reported to show that hyperkinetic children differ in psychological functioning, which might account for varying reactions to stimulant medication. An evaluation procedure which identifies the subgroups of hyperkinetic children using behavioral and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Drug Therapy, Etiology
Grosek, Robert J. – 1977
Measured were the effects of a diet climinating natural salicylates, preservatives, artificial coloring and artificial flavoring on the hyperactive behavior of a 4-year-old boy. Two of four behavioral measures showed a statistically significant reduction in hyperactivity when the diet was introduced. However, when the diet was terminated, the S…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Dietetics, Early Childhood Education
Fouts, Gregory T. – 1974
This paper presents a pilot study designed to suggest an experiential interpretation of the development of extreme activity levels in infants (specifically, hyperactivity) and to demonstrate that general activity in infants may be influenced by the reinforcement contingencies established by mothers. Subjects were three 13-week-old infants. Operant…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Hyperactivity, Infant Behavior, Operant Conditioning
