A Comparison of Opinions of Three Professional Groups with Regard to Various Levels of Deviant Behavior in Children
Description:
The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which fifth-grade teachers, teachers in special education, and child psychiatrists hold similar views regarding the seriousness of commonly observed student behaviors. In addition, the views of these three groups are compared to research regarding which behaviors in children are predictive of future delinquency. The Wickman Scale, consisting of fifty commonly observed children's behaviors, and a fifteen-pair Semantic Differential Scale, desi…
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Date:
December 1973
Creator:
Woodruff, Ralph S.