The 1997 and 2004 reauthorizations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) have mandated the use of functional behavioral assessments and recommended the implementation of positive behavioral supports when...
Keyword:
Behavior, Constructivist, Education, FBA, Middle School, and School Psychology
Subject:
Classroom management -- North Carolina -- Cherokee, School discipline -- North Carolina -- Cherokee, Constructivism (Education) -- North Carolina -- Cherokee, Cherokee Indians -- Education, and Problem children -- Functional assessment -- North Carolina -- Cherokee
Prevalence rates of perinatal mood disorders range from 5% to 25%. Furthermore, suicide is a leading cause of death in post-partum women. Although the symptoms of mental health dysfunction that arise during the post-partum...
Keyword:
Post-partum, post-partum depression, and suicide risk
Under Finding of Fact 6 of the Petition and Order for Termination of Sex Offender Registration, North Carolina Superior Court Judges are required to make a determination of the potential risk posed by offenders petitioning the...
Keyword:
Judicial risk assessment, NC petition for removal from NCSOR, risk factors for sexual recidivism, sex offender legislation, Sex offender registration, and sex offense recidivism
Subject:
Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc -- North Carolina, Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation -- North Carolina, Judicial discretion -- North Carolina, and Judges -- North Carolina -- Attitudes
This study investigated the development and utility of the Explicit Bias Scale for Law Enforcement Officers (EBLEO), designed to measure and quantify explicit racial bias in public safety members as part of a pre-employment...
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Racism in law enforcement, Discrimination in law enforcement, Police, Employee screening, and Social perception—Testing
There are a variety of factors that may impact a child’s ability to perform academically and to develop a strong academic self-concept. This study looked at how intellectual ability, grade retention, and special education...
Keyword:
Academic Self-Concept, Borderline IQ, Retention, and Special Education
Subject:
Slow learning children, Academic achievement, and Self-perception in children
The purpose of this study was to compare domains of self-concept in gifted high school students based on their academic setting (homogenous grouping or heterogeneous grouping). Specifically, the domains of academic, competence,...
Keyword:
Gifted and Self-Concept
Subject:
Self-perception in adolescence, Gifted teenagers -- Education, Gifted teenagers -- Psychology, and Magnet schools
The current study investigated the differences in body image, self-esteem,and response to teasing based on gender in a predominantly African American sample. Participants included 50 college age students from South Carolina...
Subject:
Teasing -- Psychological aspects, Body image, Self-esteem in young adults, and African American college students -- Psychology
The current study investigated the differences in body image, self-esteem,and response to teasing based on gender in a predominantly African American sample. Participants included 50 college age students from South Carolina...
Subject:
Teasing -- Psychological aspects, Body image, Self-esteem in young adults, and African American college students -- Psychology
Research has suggested that there are significant gender differences in the fields of study that students choose after completing high school. Females are less likely to select a discipline that is based on math and science...
Subject:
Sex role, Women in science, Sex differences (Psychology), Gender identity, Gender identity in science, and Women in mathematics
Previous research has demonstrated that bullying is a significant problem experienced by students. Bullying can be categorized as direct or indirect. Direct bullying is overt and may involve actions such as physical or verbal...
