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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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Stress, Biases, or Professionalism: What Drives Teachers' Referral Judgments of Students with Challenging Behaviors?
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Abidin, Richard R.; Robinson, Lina L. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study explored relative contributions of variables underlying 30 elementary teachers' referral judgments. Best predictors of referral were teachers' judgments about presence of behavioral problems and students' academic competence, while demography, off-task behavior, and teachers' stress failed to contribute significantly. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Demography, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Strengthening Emotional Support Services: An Empirically Based Model for Training Teachers of Students with Behavior Disorders.
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Sawka, Kristin D.; McCurdy, Barry L.; Mannella, Mark C. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This paper describes implementation of a combined active training and consultation project with 64 school staff members in a large urban district. Participation was broadly associated with increased staff knowledge of effective behavior management and instructional strategies, successful implementation of skills at the classroom level with…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Consultants
Relationships between Problem Behaviors and Academic Achievement in Adolescents: The Unique Role of Attention Problems.
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Barriga, Alvaro Q.; Doran, Jeffrey W.; Newell, Stephanie B.; Morrison, Elizabeth M.; Barbetti, Victor; Robbins, Brent Dean – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study examined relationships among eight teacher-reported problem behavior syndromes and standardized measures of academic achievement among 58 adolescents in an alternative school. Analysis suggested association between attention problems and academic achievement was primarily due to inattention component of the syndrome rather than the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems
Identifying and Assessing Community-Based Social Behavior of Adolescents and Young Adults with EBD.
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Bullis, Michael; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1994
A battery of three measures for assessing the community-based social behavior of adolescents and young adults with emotional and behavioral disorders is described. The measures, in male and female forms, are "Test of Community-Based Social Skill Knowledge,""Scale of Community-Based Social Skill Performance," and "Behaviors That Are Undesirable for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales