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Pears, Katherine C.; Kim, Hyoun K.,; Fisher, Philip A.,; Yoerger, Karen – Grantee Submission, 2016
Two hundred and nine children receiving early childhood special education services for developmental disabilities or delays who also had behavioral, social, or attentional difficulties were included in a study of an intervention to increase school readiness, including early literacy skills. Results showed that the intervention had a significant…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Education, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Delays
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Kong, Maureen Mo-yee; Au, Terry Kit-fong – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of Incredible Years Basic Parent Training (IYPT Basic) in a community clinic setting in Hong Kong. IYPT Basic is a Western program developed to promote children's academic, social, and emotional regulation skills and to reduce conduct problems among typically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Parent Education, Child Development
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Ratcliff, Nancy J.; Carroll, Kimberly L.; Hunt, Gilbert H. – Education, 2014
This paper discusses findings from four years of observational research examining classroom climate. Specifically, findings that focused on one powerful teacher behavior (teacher retreating) were examined. These data indicated that teacher retreating was negatively correlated to the amount of instructional interaction occurring between students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Techniques
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McGrath, April L. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014
This study examined the experiences of and challenges faced by students when completing a statistics course. As part of the requirement for this course, students completed a learning check-in, which consisted of an individual meeting with the instructor to discuss questions and the completion of a learning reflection and study plan. Forty…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Statistics, Psychology, Introductory Courses
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Brooker, Rebecca J.; Buss, Kristin A.; Lemery-Chalfant, Kathryn; Aksan, Nazan; Davidson, Richard J.; Goldsmith, H. Hill – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Using both traditional composites and novel profiles of anger, we examined associations between infant anger and preschool behavior problems in a large, longitudinal data set (N = 966). We also tested the role of life stress as a moderator of the link between early anger and the development of behavior problems. Although traditional measures of…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Infants, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children
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Doren, Bonnie; Murray, Christopher; Gau, Jeff M. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study was to identify the unique contributions of a comprehensive set of predictors and the most salient predictors of school dropout among a nationally representative sample of students with learning disabilities (LD). A comprehensive set of theoretically and empirically relevant factors was selected for examination. Analyses…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Learning Disabilities
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Burt, Keith B.; Paysnick, Amy A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
The present study examined sense of identity (assessed using the Identity subscale of the Psychosocial Maturity Inventory) as a moderator of associations between stressful life events, behavioral/emotional problems, and substance abuse in a sample of 187 college undergraduates (67% female). Correlations showed evidence for positive associations…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Correlation, Identification (Psychology), Stress Variables
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Hansen, Blake D.; Wills, Howard P.; Kamps, Debra M.; Greenwood, Charles R. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
Children with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) struggle to achieve social and academic outcomes. Many studies have demonstrated self-management interventions to be effective at reducing problem behavior and increasing positive social and academic behaviors. Functional behavior assessment (FBA) information may be used in designing…
Descriptors: Self Management, Self Control, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances
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Wijngaarden-Cremers, Patricia J. M.; van Eeten, Evelien; Groen, Wouter B.; Van Deurzen, Patricia A.; Oosterling, Iris J.; Van der Gaag, Rutger Jan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Autism is an extensively studied disorder in which the gender disparity in prevalence has received much attention. In contrast, only a few studies examine gender differences in symptomatology. This systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 peer reviewed original publications examines gender differences in the core triad of impairments in autism.…
Descriptors: Autism, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Akalin, Selma; Demir, Seyda; Sucuoglu, Bülbin; Bakkaloglu, Hatice; Iscen, Fadime – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: Since the law related to the inclusion of children with special needs was passed, the number of children with special needs in preschool classrooms has increased each year. Preschool teachers face serious challenges when they teach children with diverse abilities in the same environment. Although most of them support the idea of…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Disabilities
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O'Nions, Elizabeth; Viding, Essi; Greven, Corina U; Ronald, Angelica; Happé, Francesca – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
"Pathological Demand Avoidance" is a term increasingly used by practitioners in the United Kingdom. It was coined to describe a profile of obsessive resistance to everyday demands and requests, with a tendency to resort to "socially manipulative" behaviour, including outrageous or embarrassing acts. Pathological demand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resistance (Psychology), Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
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Rivas-Drake, Deborah; Syed, Moin; Umaña-Taylor, Adriana; Markstrom, Carol; French, Sabine; Schwartz, Seth J.; Lee, Richard – Child Development, 2014
One point of intersection in ethnic and racial identity research is the conceptual attention paid to how positively youth feel about their ethnicity or race, or "positive ethnic-racial affect." This article reports results of a series of meta-analyses based on 46 studies of this dimension and psychosocial, academic, and health risk…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Ellingsen, R.; Baker, B. L.; Blacher, J.; Crnic, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: Given the great benefits of effective parenting to child development under normal circumstances, and the even greater benefits in the face of risk, it is important to understand why some parents manage to be effective in their interactions with their child despite facing formidable challenges. This study examined factors that promoted…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Young Children, Low Income Groups
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Fettig, Angel; Barton, Erin E. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
The purpose of this literature review was to analyze the research on parent-implemented functional assessment (FA)-based interventions for reducing children's challenging behaviors. Thirteen studies met the review inclusion criteria. These studies were analyzed across independent variables, types of parent coaching and support provided,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Literature Reviews
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Stringaris, Argyris; Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie; Banaschewski, Tobias; Barker, Gareth J.; Bokde, Arun L.; Bromberg, Uli; Büchel, Christian; Fauth-Bühler, Mira; Flor, Herta; Frouin, Vincent; Gallinat, Juergen; Garavan, Hugh; Gowland, Penny; Heinz, Andreas; Itterman, Bernd; Lawrence, Claire; Nees, Frauke; Paillere-Martinot, Marie-Laure; Paus, Tomas; Pausova, Zdenka; Rietschel, Marcella; Smolka, Michael N.; Schumann, Gunter; Goodman, Robert; Conrod, Patricia – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014
Background: It has been reported that mania may be associated with superior cognitive performance. In this study, we test the hypothesis that manic symptoms in youth separate along two correlated dimensions and that a symptom constellation of high energy and cheerfulness is associated with superior cognitive performance. Method: We studied 1755…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Youth Problems, Cognitive Ability, Hypothesis Testing
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