Education Publications

The Trajectory of Change for Children and Youth in Residential Treatment

J. W. Noftle et al. — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:52:54 PDT

This study examined the symptom response trajectories for 225 children and youth throughout a period of residential treatment. With the 10-item Conners' Global Index (CGI) as the primary outcome measure, assessments were completed on a bi-weekly basis during the average 4 month stay within the youth's residential treatment. Clients demonstrated an ongoing reduction of symptoms, and the severity of baseline symptoms influenced the trajectory of the symptom reduction. In addition, symptom reduction was characterized as logarithmic, particularly when controlling for the baseline severity of symptoms. Implications of these findings for administrators, practitioners, and researchers of residential treatment are discussed.

Symptom Persistence in Seriously Emotionally Disordered Children: Findings of a Two-Year Follow-up after Residential Treatment

Rebecca Cuthbert et al. — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:42:14 PDT

Residential treatment is arguably the most costly and intensive part of the children’s mental health system. Yet, research suggests that a subset of the emotionally disordered children and youth admitted to intensive tertiary care treatment facilities fail to demonstrate symptom reductions upon discharge, with many continuing to deteriorate in their adjustment during the follow-up period. This study reports on the factors that characterize the children and youth that, while showing marginal benefit from residential treatment, continue to show community conduct problems at a two-year follow-up period. The results are discussed in the context of how knowledge of these factors can help inform future treatment and research directions.

New Thinking in Comparative Education: Honouring Robert Cowen

Marianne A. Larsen — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:52:19 PDT

"This book is a cutting-edge collection of articles inspired by the writings of Robert Cowen about comparative education. Authors take up Cowen’s central concerns: re-theorising the field of comparative education, rethinking the interpretive concepts that are used by comparative education researchers, and the relationships between them. The authors take us beyond old ideas to provide some new and fresh thinking on and about educational phenomena and the field of comparative education. Writers engage in critical thinking about the intellectual agenda of comparative education, the role of theory in their work, the contexts that are shaping the field, and epistemic consequences of these broader changes for comparative education." (From online book description)

Educational Psychology: Applications in Canadian Classrooms

Alan Edmunds et al. — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:51:16 PDT

First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Progress or Gridlock

Jerry Paquette et al. — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:50:53 PDT

"First Nations Education Policy in Canada is a critical analysis of policy developments affecting First Nations education since 1986 and a series of recommendations for future policy changes." (From online book description)

Harnessing the Power of Education Research Databases with the Pearl-Harvesting Methodological Framework for Information Retrieval

Robert W. Sandieson et al. — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:33:40 PST

Digital technologies enable the storage of vast amounts of information, accessible with remarkable ease. However, along with this facility comes the challenge to find pertinent information from the volumes of nonrelevant information. The present article describes the pearl-harvesting methodological framework for information retrieval. Pearl harvesting relies on the sampling of articles from a body of literature to extract the relevant search keywords. The general steps for using this method were applied to finding the essential list of search keywords for the topic of developmental disabilities. The success with the present investigation suggests that pearl harvesting might be used as a framework to develop keyword search lists in other areas, thereby providing a general methodology to help manage comprehensive literature reviews.