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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Medcalf, Richard; Marshall, Joe; Hardman, Ken; Visser, John – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2011
This research has studied how children and young people, who are deemed by their school to have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD), experience the National Curriculum of Physical Education (PE) in England. Research has previously highlighted the physical, social, affective and cognitive benefits of participation in PE.…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Physical Education, Social Systems, Diaries
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Visser, John; Jehan, Zenib – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2009
This paper is a contribution to the debate on the phenomenon of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It explores how and why the discourses surrounding the aetiology and interventions are dominated by a bio-medical understanding of ADHD. Competing discourses are examined, particularly those marginalised because they do not support the…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Criticism, Intervention
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Visser, John; Dubsky, Rachel – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2009
This paper reports a school-based study of peer perceptions of a range of behaviours associated with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. A Year 7 (aged 11-12) cohort of pupils were administered a pre-questionnaire in their first term. During the second term the cohorts were split into two; one group received a normally taught unit…
Descriptors: Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Mainstreaming
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Travell, Chris; Visser, John – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2006
This paper outlines the findings of a study of young people's and parents' experiences and perspectives of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from five positions: the 'symptoms' of ADHD and their consequences, the process of diagnosis and treatment, interventions, a personal diagnosis, and participation and voice. It questions the…
Descriptors: Experience, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Intervention, Participation
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Visser, John; Daniels, Harry; Macnab, Natasha – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 2005
This article explores the issue of missing from and missing out on education. It argues that too little is known with regard to the characteristics of children and young people missing from schooling. It postulates that many of these pupils will have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties which are largely unrecognized and thus not…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Access to Education, Student Characteristics
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Visser, John – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 2002
This article explores common, recurrent themes in the development of our understanding of approaches to emotional and behavioral disorders. It identifies the following eternal verities: behavior can change, intervention is second to prevention, instructional reactions, transparency in communications, empathy and equity, boundaries and challenges,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Counseling Techniques