Biomedical subjects
H S Adelman
Publications and source records attributed to H S Adelman.
Early school adjustment problems: some perspectives and a project report.
A kindergarten and elementary school intervention program for dealing with early school adjustment problems is described. It is designed to accommodate greater individual differences in classrooms, improve and augment regular support, and provide specialized staff development and interventions. Initial findings are presented, and the evolution of the program so as to address problems of school newcomers is discussed.
School avoidance behavior: motivational bases and implications for intervention.
Intrinsic motivational constructs relevant to understanding and ameliorating school avoidance are discussed. Specifically, the concepts of self-determination, competence, and relatedness are highlighted in differentiating proactive and reactive avoidance behavior. From this perspective, five groups are described. Intervention implications are illustrated for proactive and reactive school avoiders, with special attention to strategies for the crucial period of transition back to school.
Intrinsic motivation and school misbehavior: some intervention implications.
The intrinsic motivational concepts of self-determination, competence, and relatedness to others are highlighted to underscore their value in identifying motivational underpinnings for deviant and devious behavior. These constructs are woven into a working schema to differentiate intentional misbehavior in terms of whether it is reactive or proactive. Finally, from the perspective of such motivational thinking, implications for formal intervention research and experimental practice are illustrated.
Diagnostic classification of learning problems: some data.
Despite the large body of literature on diagnoses related to learning problems, little systematic information has been gathered on the specific labels assigned by professionals and the bases for their determination. In this study of children enrolled in a clinical school program, only one diagnosis out of fifteen resulted from a consistent pattern of test findings, while over half the diagnoses were based primarily on observation, and a third were arrived at despite contradictory evidence. Implications for current clinical and research practices are considered.