This applied dissertation investigated whether a combined-strategy group intervention improved social competence among children with autism spectrum disorders. Individuals with autism spectrum disorders exhibit deficits in social behaviors that may negatively impact all aspects of their lives. Social competence for individuals with autism spectrum…

This article describes a sixteen-week, read-aloud intervention conducted using culturally and experientially-relevant literature with six urban middle school youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), to facilitate prosocial skill development through opportunities for personal reflection and sharing through journaling and group…

The objective of this paper is to draw attention to four features that distinguish the pedagogy of patient interviewing from the teaching of other clinical skills: (a) students are not naive to the skill to be learned, (b) they encounter role models with a wide variability in interviewing styles, (c) clinical teachers are not usually specialists…

The most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data (2003-2004) revealed that approximately 18% of children 6-to-19 years old are overweight. The Beacon Street Girls brand was specifically designed to entertain while providing healthy role models and positive messages. This article presents a study that tested whether an…

The current focus on instructional leadership within a high stakes accountability environment has frequently ignored the political role of school leaders. This article examines the perceptions of a group of new English headteachers to determine the features of their political role and their process in learning this role. The investigation is part…

Youth internal assets and external resources are protective factors that can help youth avoid potentially harmful behaviors. This study investigates how the relationship between youth assets or resources and two sexual risk behaviors (ever had sex and birth control use) varied by gender. Data were collected through in-home interviews from…

There are four roles of the training and employee development function: learning specialist, administrator, program manager, and consultant. The duties and responsibilities and the specific abilities and knowledge needed for each role are specified in the Commission's report. (AG)

During the first half of the twentieth century, a handful of German speaking scholars examined leadership through the lens of what came to be known as philosophical anthropology, a field of study inaugurated by Max Scheler. Not only do their contributions belong in the history of leadership studies, but the findings of philosophical anthropology…

These interviews, conducted during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school years by a group of students from the Rochester City School District, present 5 men and 24 women in a variety of career roles that are neither traditional nor stereotypical. The people interviewed speak of the reasons for their choices and of their background of family support. Many…

Suggests that what is needed is the development of a breed of counselors who will aggressively assume greater responsibility in determining their role and function. (Author)

This study showed that there is a positive value attributed to therapist disclosure, reducing interpersonal distance and risk, and providing a model for productive behavior. The subjects were found to talk longer and achieve higher levels of self exploration in the modeling conditions. (EK)

Considers current psycho-social changes occurring in the last half of the 20th century and the possible consequences of such processes upon the experience of adolescence. (Author)

Discusses Steve Garvey Junior High School and presents an interview with its principal. (IRT)

This paper presents a synthesis of research findings pertaining to exemplar selection patterns, focusing on sex, race, and age of both exemplars and their admirers. The purpose is to place athletic exemplar selections within the context of exemplar selections in general. Conclusions and implications are discussed. (MT)

Examined parental drug use and parental attitude toward adolescent drug use in 106 drug-using and 96 nondrug-using adolescents. Results confirmed that adolescents who use drugs are significantly more likely to have parents who use drugs, or have permissive views about drug use. (JAC)