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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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Lessons Learned in Scaling up Effective Practices: Implications for Promoting Self-Determination within Developmental Disabilities
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Bacon, Ansley; Walker, Hill M.; Schwartz, Allen A.; O'Hara, David M.; Calkins, Carl; Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Exceptionality, 2011
The public's increasing demands for greater accountability and a better return on investment from research supported by federal funding requires that organizations studying and solving problems in areas like health, education, disability, and child mental health document the impact of their work. Human service and educational professionals agree…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Developmental Disabilities, Best Practices, Innovation
A Social-Ecological Approach to Promote Self-Determination
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Walker, Hill M.; Calkins, Carl; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Walker, Laura; Bacon, Ansley; Palmer, Susan B.; Jesien, George S.; Nygren, Margaret A.; Heller, Tamar; Gotto, George S.; Abery, Brian H.; Johnson, David R. – Exceptionality, 2011
This article describes a social-ecological approach for promoting and enhancing self-determination among individuals with developmental disabilities. A five-level model is presented, based on the interaction of person and environmental factors, that identifies a series of social mediator variables (i.e., social effectiveness, social capital,…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities, Holistic Approach
Personal Self-Determination and Moderating Variables that Impact Efforts to Promote Self-Determination
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Abery, Brian H.; Zhang, Dalun; Ward, Karen; Willis, Derrick; Hossain, Waheeda Amin; Balcazar, Fabricio; Ball, Allison; Bacon, Ansley; Calkins, Carl; Heller, Tamar; Goode, Tawara; Dias, Robette; Jesien, George S.; McVeigh, Tom; Nygren, Margaret A.; Palmer, Susan B.; Walker, Hill M. – Exceptionality, 2011
The purpose of this second article in the special topic issue from the National Training Initiative on Self-Determination is to provide detail with regard to how we understand the self-determination construct and to discuss moderator variables and how such variables impact the design and implementation of interventions to promote…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Determination, Self Management, Cultural Awareness
A Promise Unfulfilled: Social Skills Training with At-Risk and Antisocial Children and Youth.
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Bullis, Michael; Walker, Hill M.; Sprague, Jeffrey R. – Exceptionality, 2001
This article reviews the social skills training knowledge base and describes social skills training considerations for children who are at-risk and/or display antisocial behavior at three grade levels: preschool and elementary, middle schools, and high school. Characteristics of students, composition of model social skills interventions, and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education
What Is Right with Behavior Disorders: Seminal Achievements and Contributions of the Behavior Disorders Field.
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Walker, Hill M.; Sprague, Jeffrey R.; Close, Daniel W.; Starlin, Clay M. – Exceptionality, 2000
This article reviews the current status of the behavior disorders field in the context of increasing criticisms of special education generally. It notes critical issues within the field and reviews its strengths, contributions, notable achievements, and capacity to produce high quality research. Challenges such as the need to translate research…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
School Behavioral Profiles of Arrested versus Nonarrested Adolescents.
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Walker, Hill M.; And Others – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1990
Fifth grade social behavioral profiles of 75 arrested and nonarrested adolescent boys were assessed to determine their ability to predict the later arrest status of the boys in grades 5-7. Using such measures as teacher ratings of social skills and observations of negative aggressive behavior, 75 percent of subsequently arrested subjects were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns
Middle School Behavioral Profiles of Antisocial and At-Risk Control Boys: Descriptive and Predictive Outcomes.
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Walker, Hill M.; And Others – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1990
In studies of school behavior adjustment involving 39 antisocial and 41 at-risk middle school boys, extremely problematic behavior profiles were found among the antisocial subjects. Profiles were quite consistent and stable across the middle school years. Predictor variables of school success or failure included math achievement, school discipline…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Attendance