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Direct linkHa, Tran Thu; Harpham, Trudy – International Education Journal, 2005
Extra classes are increasingly observed in both developed and developing countries. In Vietnam, a country where education reforms are at their height, extra classes are proliferating and have become a concern to society and the government. Although the government has banned extra classes that are independent of school administration, teachers…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, School Administration, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Pang, Elaine C.; Jordan-Marsh, Maryalice; Silverstein, Merril; Cody, Michael – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study reported a qualitative analysis of health-seeking behaviors of community-dwelling elderly Chinese Americans on the influences of family network, cultural values, and immigrant experience in their use of health resources. Barriers to health care, pathway of health care, and adaptation of health care by use of self-treatment and…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Focus Groups, Questionnaires, Older Adults
Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Massetti, Greta – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
As part of a pilot project, four elementary schools were randomly assigned to receive one of four interventions: (a) a schoolwide intervention that incorporated universal and targeted treatment, (b) a targeted-school intervention delivered to individual students in regular and special education classrooms, (c) a targeted-home intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Elementary Schools, Pilot Projects, Behavior Modification
Carr, Janet – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: The families of a population sample of people with Down's syndrome (DS), and of their non-disabled controls, have been followed since early childhood, and the families have now been seen again as their sons and daughters reached age 30 and 35 years. Methods: A semi-structured interview schedule was used, including items from the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Social Life, Quality of Life
Ruiz-Mallen, I.; Barraza, L. – International Social Science Journal, 2006
Education can generate knowledge and foster a change in attitude provided that people feel individually and collectively responsible for the state of the environment. San Juan Nuevo Parangaricutiro is an internationally recognised indigenous community located in western Mexico that manages its forest sustainably through a community-based forest…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Forestry, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Mazzeo, Suzanne E.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2002
Although disordered eating behaviors are relatively common among college women, many questions about their etiology remain. In the present study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate potential mediating associations among variables previously found to be associated with the continuum of disordered eating behaviors in a large sample…
Descriptors: Females, Etiology, Structural Equation Models, Depression (Psychology)
Brooker, Liz; Ha, Sang-Jin – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
This article discusses some findings from a small-scale investigation of children's gendered beliefs and behaviours in a Korean kindergarten which was attempting to challenge gender stereotyping through the anti-bias intervention of a "cooking curriculum". A sample of 14 children, some with "working" mothers and some with…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Mothers, Korean Culture, Early Childhood Education
Iudashina, N. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
In this article, the author describes the two types of street children: (1) those children whose vagrancy was forced upon them by families and circumstances; and (2) those children who have an urge to go wandering, not because they are unhappy and have been abused but because they have an urge for it. Even though these children do run away from…
Descriptors: Runaways, Homeless People, Psychological Characteristics, Family Environment
Sourander, Andre; Elonheimo, Henrik; Niemela, Solja; Nuutila, Ari-Matti; Helenius, Hans; Sillanmaki, Lauri; Piha, Jorma; Tamminen, Tuula; Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Moilanen, Irma; Almqvist, Frederik – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To study childhood predictors for late adolescence criminality. Method: The follow-up sample included 2,713 Finnish boys born in 1981. Information about the 8-year-old boys' problem behavior was obtained from parents, teachers, and the children themselves. The follow-up information about criminal offenses was based on the national…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Criminals, Males, Hyperactivity
Wang, Mian; Mannan, Hasheem; Poston, Denise; Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
The concept of family quality of life has emerged as an important outcome of service provision for children with disabilities and their families. In this article, we report families' perceptions of their advocacy efforts and the impact of these efforts on their family quality of life. A total of 104 family respondents participated in focus groups…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Focus Groups, Advocacy, Disabilities
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Larson, Reed; Richards, Maryse H. – 1994
Detailing experiences of real families, this book attempts to capture the emotional drama inherent in daily family life. The study that preceded the book involved 55 mostly white, middle- and working-class Chicago-area families who reported on random, everyday moments in their families' lives. The experience sampling method (ESM) was the research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
Four Children, Four Stories of School and Literacy: Ani, Caitlin, Ira, and Mark. Report Series 2.27.
McGill-Franzen, Anne; And Others – 1996
A longitudinal study documented the classroom experiences of 4 case study children from preschool through grade 2. The children studied were thought to be at-risk: Ani, a profoundly deaf child of hearing parents; Mark, a child of an immigrant family struggling to learn their way in a strange culture and language; and Caitlin and Ira,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Deafness
Shepston, Therese Kiley; Jensen, Rita A. – 1996
This paper reports on a study of primary-grade students (N=79) and their parents in an attempt to identify opportunities for enhancing the collaborative interaction between home and school when designing quality learning environments. In particular, the study looked at the children's print concept development, reading attitudes, and family…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Concept Formation, Early Reading, Educational Environment
Lippman, Laura; And Others – 1996
This report addresses widespread beliefs about the performance of urban students, and their family and school environments. Using data from several national surveys, it compares urban students and schools with their suburban and rural counterparts on a broad range of factors, including student population and background characteristics, afterschool…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
