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McElderry, Cathy G.; Cheng, Tyrone C. – Children & Schools, 2014
This study investigated school exclusion's relationships with student characteristics, mother characteristics, parental involvement, school location, and service provision. The researchers examined data from 4,837 students in seventh to 12th grade extracted from a national data set. Multivariate results showed that student's age, gender,…
Descriptors: Expulsion, Mothers, Parent Participation, School Location
Richard, Laura A.; Villarreal Sosa, Leticia – Children & Schools, 2014
Although the role of the school social worker has historically been inconsistent, fragmented, and contextual, concerns about the need to advocate for school social work positions, demonstrate the effectiveness of school social work practice, understand the consequences of role ambiguity, and respond in a proactive way to policy changes has…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Social Work, Role Theory, Role
Dupper, David R.; Rocha, Cynthia; Jackson, Rebecca F.; Lodato, Gayle A. – Children & Schools, 2014
National and state surveys over the past several decades have concluded that school social workers, despite an awareness of and training in macro level practice strategies, are highly individualistic in their practice focus. Although clinical skills are necessary, they are insufficient for effective school social work practice in the 21st century.…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Intervention, Administrative Organization, Sociocultural Patterns
Quinn-Lee, Lisa – Children & Schools, 2014
The purpose of the research reported in this article was to advance understanding of the work of school social workers with grieving students. This research was aimed at answering the following question: What are school social workers' experiences working with grieving children? There were two steps in this study. Fifty-nine school social workers…
Descriptors: Social Work, Children, Grief, School Counseling
Adams Rueda, Heidi; Linton, Kristen F.; Williams, Lela Rankin – Children & Schools, 2014
School social workers approach their direct practice from ecological systems and justice-oriented perspectives. As such, they may hold a critical role in providing needed sexual health and dating education and services to adolescents with disabilities. Thirteen high school social workers who work closely with adolescents with disabilities were…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworker Approach, School Counseling, Disabilities
Allen-Meares, Paula; Montgomery, Katherine L. – Children & Schools, 2014
In the 21st century, substantial advancements have been made across the globe that positively affect the ability for school-based social workers in the fields of practice, policy, and research to meet the needs of the world's youths. Nonetheless, children continue to suffer from poverty-stricken environments, absence of basic needs, poor or…
Descriptors: Social Work, Trend Analysis, School Counseling, Childrens Rights
Experiences with Violence in Mexican American and European American High School Dating Relationships
Williams, Lela Rankin – Children & Schools, 2014
Violence in adolescent dating relationships has become increasingly normative in the United States, with the severity of the consequences increasing into adulthood. Minority youths are at an increased risk for experiencing moderate to severe forms of physical dating violence, yet they are less likely to seek professional services. This comparative…
Descriptors: Violence, Mexican Americans, High School Students, Dating (Social)
Mallett, Christopher A. – Children & Schools, 2014
Adolescents becoming formally involved with a juvenile court because of school-related behavior and discipline problems is a phenomenon known as the school-to-prison pipeline. Adolescents with learning disabilities are disproportionately represented within this pipeline. A study was conducted to review the outcomes for a population of youthful…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Learning Disabilities, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Courts
Mullet, Judy Hostetler – Children & Schools, 2014
As commonly understood, school discipline seeks to stop misbehavior, teach prosocial behavior, and motivate healthier decision making in the misbehaving student. In practice, the means to these ends often take a punitive path that fosters a self-protective posture, a sense of powerlessness, and a negative attitude that can contribute to an ongoing…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Policy, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Juvenile Justice
Boland-Prom, Kim; Alvarez, Michelle E. – Children & Schools, 2014
This article presents the results of a study on the unprofessional conduct of school social workers who have been sanctioned by state regulatory boards (boards of education and licensing boards). The data represent information from 14 states and the District of Columbia. Results indicate that school social workers are rarely sanctioned at the…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, State Departments of Education, State Licensing Boards, Pornography
Santiago, Catherine DeCarlo; Kataoka, Sheryl H.; Forness, Steven R.; Miranda, Jeanne – Children & Schools, 2014
This article presents a collaborative study conducted in a large urban school district, in which the authors surveyed 55 clinicians within the special education system, with a focus on the mental health services provided to students who were receiving related-services counseling as a mandated component of their individualized education plan.…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Counselor Characteristics
Canfield, James P. – Children & Schools, 2014
School social workers are at the forefront of serving homeless children and youths as they pursue education. Because of the negative impact homelessness can have on academic outcomes for children, understanding what factors are perceived to either hinder or facilitate practice and what factors might influence perceptions of practice with this…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Barriers, Homeless People
Greenberg, Joy P. – Children & Schools, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the child and family characteristics that predict enrollment in after-school programming for school-age children of immigrant and nonimmigrant families. Although much is known about the beneficial effects of after-school programming for children and youths, the literature focused on immigrant children--the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Immigrants, Student Characteristics, Family Income
Migliaccio, Todd; Raskauskas, Juliana – Children & Schools, 2013
Bullying has been shown to be negatively related to both academic performance and attendance among students. The present study examined a small-scale bullying intervention using a video-discussion model. Eighty-one students in grades 4 through 6 completed pre- and posttests examining gains in knowledge of bullying and responses to it. Results…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Bullying
Iachini, Aidyn L.; Buettner, Cynthia; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Reno, Rebecca – Children & Schools, 2013
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to understand the academic disengagement and reengagement process from the perspective of students enrolled in a dropout recovery charter school. Specifically, this study focused on students' perceptions of the factors that influenced their lack of success in the traditional school setting, the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Charter Schools, Student Attitudes, Social Work