This paper describes the outcomes of a program developed and implemented to increase work completion in social studies, along with attending and cooperative behaviors for suburban elementary school students with severe emotional disturbances (SED). The objectives of the program were to increase the work completion of at least 6 of the 8 students…

This study examined preschool children's concepts of relationships with imaginary companions and real people, using the notion of social provisions, or types of social support and interactions. Four-year-olds were interviewed about social provisions--power, conflict, nurturance, and instrumental help--present in relationships with parent, best…

Noting that a child's peer competence and sociometric status not only are important indices of the child's current social functioning, but may also predict adolescent adaptation, this study examined the antecedents in peer competence and sociometric status in early and late elementary school years of five peer reputation dimensions. These five…

This publication is a national bilingual magazine for Canadian teenagers. It is designed to support and celebrate their career journeys. Youth can learn about options, new possibilities, and the endless opportunities in the changing work environment. The guest editor is a 16-year-old female who joined the magazine staff to help bring employment…

This article attempts to offer insights on how to facilitate student-student interaction in the science classroom. These insights derive from two sources, one from the education literature and the other from the linguistics literature. From the pedagogic sciences, cooperative learning offers a means of understanding what helps groups of students…

In 2006, educators at St. Francis School in Austin, Texas, teamed up with researchers from the Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab at the University of Texas at Austin to examine ways to counteract gender bullying among young children. The project team tested a traditional multicultural technique--using literature to challenge gender…

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of a learning game, of student teams, and of the games-teams combination on classroom processes. (Author)

A developmental training sequence using a variety of roleplaying techniques is presented here as a guiding structure for short-term relationship training. Trainer considerations are discussed. (Author)

Considered were the behaviors relevant to friendship and how best to teach them while at the same time providing positive experiences for clients. The results of this study appear to support the feasibility of using a programmed procedure for learning interpersonal skills. Subjective reactions by counselors and students were favorable. (Author)

Study supported by grants from The National Institute of Mental Health (4 F1 MH-23, 327-02;1 RO3 MH 13029-01) and The National Science Foundation (GS-790).

A recent approach to dealing with adolescent problems is social skills training, which emphasizes specific prosocial alternative responses for problematic situational interactions. Research has shown that social skills training has positive outcomes. However, it is not known whether an emphasis on the cognitive might enhance maintenance and…

The Integrated Preschool Curriculum (IPC), which is designed to facilitate the social integration of young children at risk for learning disabilities into mainstreaming and integrated special education classes, was compared with a standard early childhood education model curriculum. The IPC successfully promoted social interaction between…