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Direct linkBakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Bos, Karen; Bunkers, Kelley McCreery; Dobrova-Krol, Natasha A.; Engle, Patrice L.; Fox, Nathan A.; Gamer, Gary N.; Goldman, Philip; Groark, Christina J.; Greenberg, Aaron; Grotevant, Harold D.; Groza, Victor K.; Gunnar, Megan R.; Johnson, Dana E.; Juffer, Femmie; Kreppner, Jana M.; Le Mare, Lucy; McCall, Robert B.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J.; Nelson, Charles A., III; Palacios, Jesus; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Tieman, Wendy; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Vorria, Panayiota; Zeanah, Charles H. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
This monograph reviews literature pertaining to children without permanent parents. Chapters review (1) the development of children while institutional residents; (2) the development of postinstitutionalized children transitioned to family environments (i.e., adoption); the effects of institutionalization on (3) attachment behaviors, (4) physical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Young Children
Initial Investigation of Organisational Factors Associated with the Implementation of Active Support
Fyffe, Chris; McCubbery, Jeffrey; Reid, Katharine J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Active support (AS) has been shown to increase the amount of time that residents in shared residential settings are involved in purposeful activities. The organisational processes required to implement AS have been less well researched. Method: Staff in community houses answered questions about the occurrence of organisational…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Investigations, Operations Research, Residential Care
Download full textLee, Seon-Young; Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula; Donahue, Rob; Weimholt, Katrina – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2008
The need for quality service-learning programs has increased according to greater interest in service-learning and civic engagement for academically gifted students. The Civic Leadership Institute (CLI), a 3-week residential program for gifted adolescents, is a service-learning program created to help academically talented students explore complex…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Service Learning, Residential Programs, Summer Programs
Bloom, Dan; Gardenhire-Crooks, Alissa; Mandsager, Conrad – MDRC, 2009
High school dropouts face daunting odds of success in a labor market that increasingly rewards education and skills. This report presents very early results from a rigorous, independent evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, an intensive residential program that aims to "reclaim the lives" of young people ages 16 to 18…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High Schools, Youth Programs, Residential Programs
Baker, Amy J. L.; Ashare, Caryn; Charvat, Benjamin J. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
Fifty-three adolescent girls residing in community-based group-living child welfare programs were administered a standardized measure (SASS-2) in order to assess probability of a substance use/dependency disorder in this highly vulnerable population. Findings revealed that one third of the sample, and one half of the nonpregnant/parenting girls,…
Descriptors: Females, Narcotics, Child Welfare, Pregnancy
VanderVen, Karen – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
This article attempts to replicate how Fritz Redl and David Wineman might have handled an "unmade bed" situation with the youngsters at Pioneer House, the treatment program in Detroit that was the subject of their classic work, "The Aggressive Child" (1957) which encompassed two books, "Children Who Hate" and…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Behavioral Sciences, Behavior Disorders, Residential Programs
Cunningham, Lindy G.; Rinn, Anne N. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2007
The purpose of this study was to identify whether gifted adolescents' academic, general, and emotional stability self-concepts would increase or decrease during time spent in a residential summer program for the gifted. Gender and previous summer program participation were also examined as potential moderators. Participants included 140 gifted…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gifted, Summer Programs, Gender Differences
Braiden, Hannah Jane; McCann, Monica; Barry, Helen; Lindsay, Carrie – Child Care in Practice, 2009
Families bereaved by suicide can experience an extremely intense and complicated grieving process. This can be associated with a range of difficulties and can put bereaved family members at risk of a range of problems. In recognition of this, Barnardo's Child Bereavement Service piloted a two-day residential programme (integrating separate…
Descriptors: Grief, Suicide, Foreign Countries, Therapy
Winkleby, Marilyn A.; Ned, Judith; Ahn, David; Koehler, Alana; Kennedy, Jeanne D. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
Despite decades of precollege science education programs, African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans remain critically underrepresented in science and health professions. This report describes college and career outcomes among graduates of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP), a 5-week summer residential program for low-income…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Residential Programs, Longitudinal Studies, Active Learning
Lyons, John S.; Woltman, Heather; Martinovich, Zoran; Hancock, Brian – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
A variety of factors are putting great pressure on residential treatment centers to justify their role in the child serving system through evidence of impact on the lives of children, youth, and families. The present study describes the role of residential treatment from an outcomes perspective in a midsized state over the course of a 5 year…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Residential Programs, Institutional Role
Matson, Johnny L.; Dempsey, Timothy; LoVullo, Santino V. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Social skills deficits and excesses are defining characteristics of intellectual disability (ID). Despite this, there is an unfortunate lack of research on the patterns and profiles of social behavior, particularly with adults who are severely intellectually disabled. This paper provides an analysis of social skill patterns for adults living in…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Residential Programs, Social Behavior, Mental Retardation
Fogt, Julie B.; George, Michael P.; Kern, Lee; White, George P.; George, Nancy L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
This study explored administrators' attitudes about the use of physical restraint in their school settings. Administrators of day treatment and residential programs for elementary students with emotional and behavioral disorders in the Mid-Atlantic states were surveyed on their attitudes toward, and the use of, physical restraint within their…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Discipline, Emotional Disturbances
Stern, Marc J.; Powell, Robert B.; Ardoin, Nicole M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2008
The authors explored the influences of 3- and 5-day residential environmental education programs at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (TN) on participants' connections with nature, environmental stewardship, interest in learning and discovery, and awareness of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and biodiversity. The authors found…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Parks, Biodiversity, Retention (Psychology)
Zink, Robyn; Burrows, Lisette – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2008
Background: Many believe the "outdoors" is a key factor influencing student learning in "outdoor education" because it is so different from the "everyday" indoor contexts of students' lives. In much of the outdoor education literature the outdoors is construed as a neutral and simplified space which allows students to…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedEpple, William A.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1985
A telephone survey of each state's mental retardation agency found that persons with profound or severe mental retardation account for 79.3% of all residents. Of all 177,719 staff, 51.5% are in the direct care category and 19.9% are in the clinical category. The overall staff : resident ration is 1.60 :1. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Residential Institutions, Residential Programs
