The Interplay of Locus of Control with Peer Perceptions of Classroom Achievement and Social Status; A Sociometric Analysis of a Developmental Process Affecting Regular and Special Education Students

Author

Michael Harold Bailey, Marquette University

Date of Award

Summer 1986

Document Type

Dissertation - Restricted

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Ivanoff, John M.

Second Advisor

Topetzes, Nicholas J.

Third Advisor

Dupuis. Adrian M.

Abstract

There is a growing body of researchers who have enthusiastically embraced the concept of social skill training as a means of addressing a variety of treatment issues (Goldstein, Sprafkin, Gershaw, & Klein 1980; Brady, 1984a). The research and related literature are found listed under a variety of titles. The titles include: structured learning, prosocial skill development, prosocial language acquisition, language intervention, and skill streaming...