Table of Contents

1.

Parents’ Perceptions of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (DARE)
    Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
    Descriptor: Local survey

1

2.

Retention Issues: A Study of Alabama Special Education Teachers
    Education
    Descriptor: Regional survey

8

3.

To What Extent are Literacy Initiatives Being Supported? Important Questions for Administrators
    Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: Regional survey

11

4.

Stalking and Related Harassment of Secondary School Counselors
    Journal of School Violence
    Descriptor: National survey

16

Quantitative Content Analysis

5.

The “Nuts and Dolts” of Teacher Images in Children’s Picture Storybooks: A Content Analysis
    Education
    Descriptor: Independent ratings of storybook contents

23

6.

The News Media on School Crime and Violence: Constructing Dangerousness and Fueling Fear
    Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
    Descriptor: Analysis of news print media

32

Correlational Research

7.

Predicting Students’ Performance in Introductory Psychology From Their Psychology Misconceptions
    Journal of Instructional Psychology
    Descriptor: Correlation between misconceptions and     course grade

45

8.

Relation of Religiosity With Academic Dishonesty in a Sample of College Students
    Psychological Reports
    Descriptor: Correlation between measures of religiosity     and academic practices

49

9.

An Exploratory Study of Students’ Use of Cell Phones, Texting, and Social Networking Sites
    Psychological Reports
    Descriptor: Correlation among electronic     communications activities

52

True Experimental Research

 10.

The Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on First-Grade Students’ Vocabulary Development
    Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: Random assignment to experimental and     control groups

55

 11.

Teaching Young Students Strategies for Planning and Drafting Stories: The Impact of Self-Regulated Strategy Development
    The Journal of Educational Research
    Descriptor: Random assignment to experimental and     control groups

61

 12.

Using Virtual Reality to Teach Disability Awareness
     Journal of Educational Computing Research
    Descriptor: Random assignment to experimental and     control groups

69

Quasi-Experimental Research

 13.

Project Trust: Breaking Down Barriers Between Middle School Children
    Adolescence
    Descriptor: Intact groups, pretest–posttest design

79

 14.

Motivational Signage Increases Physical Activity on a College Campus
    Journal of American College Health
    Descriptor: Observations at three points in time

84

 15.

The Effects of a Parent-Child Paired Reading Program on Reading Abilities, Phonological Awareness, and Self-Concept of At-Risk Pupils
    Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: Intact groups, pretest–posttest design

88

Pre-Experimental Research

 16.

Pilot Study of Telephone Tutoring in Reading Skills
    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    Descriptor: One group, pretest–posttest design

97

 17.

Using a Real Life Contract Bid for Students to Learn Mathematics
    Journal of Instructional Psychology
    Descriptor: One group, pretest–posttest design

101

 18.

Improving Textbook Reading in a Middle School Science Classroom
    Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: One group, pretest–posttest design

106

 19.

Baby Think It Over: Evaluation of an Infant Simulation Intervention for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
    Health & Social Work
    Descriptor: One group, pretest–posttest design

114

Single-Subject Research/Behavior Analysis

 20.

Effects of Team Competition versus Team Cooperation in Classwide Peer Tutoring
    The Journal of Educational Research
    Descriptor: One group, alternating treatments design

123

 21.

Effects of Explicit Timing on Elementary Students’ Oral Reading Rates of Word Phrases
    Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: ABAB and ABA designs

130

 22.

The Effects of Self-Management in General Education Classrooms on the Organizational Skills of Adolescents with ADHD
    Behavior Modification
     Descriptor: Multiple-baseline across participants design

137

Causal-Comparative Research

 23.

A Comparison of American and Taiwanese Students: Their Math Perception
    Journal of Instructional Psychology
   Descriptor: Cross-cultural comparison

148

 24.

A Case-Control Study of Emotion Regulation and School Refusal in Children and Adolescents
    Journal of Early Adolescence
    Descriptor: Comparison of school refusal sample with a
    nonclinical sample

155

 25.

Learning to Love Reading: Interviews with Older Children and Teens
     Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
    Descriptor: Comparison of “readers” and “not-readers”

163

Program Evaluation

 26.

Anger Management Effects on Middle School Students With Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Anger Log Use, Aggressive and Prosocial Behavior
    Child & Family Behavior Therapy
    Descriptor: Outcome evaluation

  27.

Smoking Cessation for High School Students: Impact Evaluation of a Novel Program
    Behavior Modification
    Descriptor: Process and outcome evaluation

 28.

Evaluation of a Standards-Based Supplemental Program in Reading
    Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: Perceptions of a program, process evaluation

188

 29.

Program to Reduce Behavioral Infractions and Referrals to Special Education
    Children & Schools: A Journal of the National Association     of Social Workers
    Descriptor: Outcome evaluation

193

Qualitative Research

 30.

A Qualitative Analysis of the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Recommendations of Students in Grades 5 to 8
    Journal of School Violence
     Descriptor: Focus Groups

 31.

Latino and White High School Students’ Perceptions of Caring Behaviors: Are We Culturally Responsive to Our Students?
     Urban Education
     Descriptor: Interview, observation, and questionnaire
     methods

 32.

Beginning to Write with Word Processing: Integrating Writing Process and Technology in a Primary Classroom
    The Reading Teacher
     Descriptor: Case study

 33.

Developing a Philosophy About Bullying and Sexual Harassment: Cognitive Coping Strategies Among High School Students
     Journal of School Violence
     Descriptor: Focus groups and individual interviews

 34.

Urban School Principals and Their Role as Multicultural Leaders
     Urban Education
     Descriptor: Observation, collection of documents, and     interviews

Combined Qualitative/Quantitative Research

 35.

Study of Elementary Students’ Attitudes About Writing After a Cross-Age Tutoring Experience
     Reading Improvement
    Descriptor: Attitude survey and interviews

 36.

“That I’ll Be Killed”: Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers’ Greatest Fears and Beliefs About School Violence
     Journal of School Violence
    Descriptor: Objective ratings and open-ended questions

 37.

“The Teacher Said My Story Was Excellent”: Preservice Teachers Reflect on the Role of the “External” in Writing
    Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
    Descriptor: Objective questionnaire and open-ended     questions

Meta-Analysis

 38.

Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited
     American Journal of Public Health
    Descriptor: Average weighted effect size from previous     evaluations

 A.

 B.

Overview