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DePompei, Roberta; Blosser, Jean L. – 1987
Intended for special educators and administrators, the paper addresses the educational implications of closed head injury in children. Characteristics of head injured students are noted, including previous successful experiences in social and academic settings, inconsistent performance patterns, and cognitive deficits which are present as in other…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Cognitive Development
Nelson-Le Gall, Sharon – 1986
Help-seeking has become a topic of growing interest in the past 5 years for educators and psychologists concerned with the development and enhancement of children's active learning skills. This paper explains the instrumental role of help-seeking in learning. Major conceptualizations of help-seeking are examined and evaluated for their utility in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Decision Making, Educational Environment
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Procidano, Mary E.; Glenwick, David S. – 1985
This monograph is the third of a trilogy of studies on the Unitas Therapeutic Community, a program that attempts to strengthen the competencies of the Hispanic and Black youngsters living in the Longwood/Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, New York City. The program uses indigenous nonprofessionals as surrogate parents, uncles, and aunts for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth, Developmental Psychology
Diem, Richard A. – 1978
The paper describes a study of deviant behavior among students attending a high school in Texas. All students in the study attended a sociology class taught by a very strict teacher whose rules of behavior conflicted with students' peer group behavior expectations. Participant observation of student behavior in class and interviews with individual…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Codes of Ethics
Thorelli, Hans B.; And Others – 1977
The paper presents the text of a business and economics session at a conference on recent sociopolitical and socioeconomic developments in West Germany and the United States. Intended as a contribution to the dialogue between the two societies, the paper focuses on differences between average and sophisticated consumers within each country and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Conferences
Garrett, Geraldine H.; And Others – 1979
Six papers exploring Project TREAT (an alternative for the treatment of emotionally disturbed children) are presented. The first "Project TREAT and the Memphis City Schools Mental Health Center" (J. Paavola). The paper outlines the services provided by the center and explores methods of classroom management used by the city schools along…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Behavior Patterns
BELITSKY, A. HARVEY; SHEPPARD, HAROLD L. – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO EXAMINE THE ROLE OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN THE JOB-SEEKING EXPERIENCES OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS. A SAMPLE OF MORE THAN 450 BLUE COLLAR WORKERS AND NEARLY 80 WHITE COLLAR WORKERS SELECTED FROM THE FILES OF THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, WAS INTERVIEWED. ONCE EMPLOYED, 62 PERCENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Blue Collar Occupations, Employment
THOMAS, ALEXANDER – 1967
THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PATTERNS (CHILD CARE PRACTICES, PARENTAL ATTITUDES, AND OTHER INTRAFAMILY AND EXTRAFAMILY INFLUENCES) WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL OR BENEFICIAL TO THE OPTIMAL LEARNING AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER CLASS PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN. A SAMPLE POPULATION CONSISTED OF 95 CHILDREN WHOSE BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Child Rearing
Dhillon, Jogindar S.; Cassel, Carol A. – 1977
Designed as Phase I of a project directed toward the eventual establishment of multi-purpose, cooperative, local organizations concerned predominately with the socio-economic development of low income rural families in northwest Florida, this survey project was conducted in six counties which were selected according to rurality, incidence of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Economic Opportunities
BLUM, ZAHAVA D.; ROSSI, PETER H. – 1968
DRAWING UPON RECENT STUDIES OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE BASIC CLASS-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POOR. THE POOR ARE DESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS, HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS, DELINQUENCY, AND SEX AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS. OTHER CORRELATES OF SOCIAL CLASS POSITION WHICH ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Behavior Patterns
Bettelheim, Bruno – 1967
The nature, origin, and treatment of infantile autism are explored with a consideration of the child's world of encounter and case histories. The beginning of life, called the region of shadows, is mentioned; and the world of the newborn, body language, mutuality, autonomy, the autistic anlage, and the right side of time are examined for the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
Lassey, Marie; And Others – 1977
During a 3-month period ending in January 1977, questionnaires were given to 889 eighth and twelfth grade students to determine the extent of drinking among rural teenagers in Idaho, and the sociological and psychological factors affecting their drinking habits. At least 16% of 8th graders and 34% of 12th graders drink frequently. A much higher…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Influence
Gallimore, Ronald; And Others – 1974
This research is based on two types of analyses. A cultural analysis focuses on the Hawaiian-American family and socialization system and is used to generate and interpret interface analysis findings. The second type of analysis concerns Hawaiian-American behavior in public school classrooms. The goal of the combined analyses is to specify points…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Groups
Jung, Steven M. – 1970
The present paper reports on results generated by an unconventional application of the testing paradigm. This application was made necessary by the nature of several goals of Project PLAN in the area of student personal and social behavior, self-planning skills for occupational and personal development, etc. Attainment of such goals is very…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Community Problems, Critical Incidents Method
Miller, James O. – 1969
This document describes the instructional programs and results of a second major longitudinal intervention program carried out at George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee, and addresses itself to different research questions and develops instructional programs considered more extensive and systematic than an earlier study, The…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Objectives, Disadvantaged Youth
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