H Bruce Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1660918 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Bruce Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | H Bruce |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON H B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Community Health Systems Resource Group, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychiatry and Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0902-2092 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Educating children and youth in care
An Ecological Process Model of Systems Change
In June 2007 the American Journal of Community Psychology published a special issue focused on theories, methods and interventions for systems change which included calls from the editors and authors for theoretical advancement in this field. We propose a conceptual model of systems change that integrates familiar and fundamental community psychology principles (succession, interdependence, cycling of resources, adaptation) and accentuates a proc…
The impact of poverty on educational outcomes for children
Over the past decade, the unfortunate reality is that the income gap has widened between Canadian families. Educational outcomes are one of the key areas influenced by family incomes. Children from low-income families often start school already behind their peers who come from more affluent families, as shown in measures of school readiness. The incidence, depth, duration and timing of poverty all influence a child's educational attainment, along…
Community Factors in the Development of Resiliency
No difference represents a significant finding
No difference represents a significant finding
Reading level design
Comparison of Visual “Safe-” and “Shock-”Cue Importance in Discriminated Avoidance Learning
Rats reached criterion for discriminated avoidance acquisition significantly faster under a 180-sec. than under a 30-sec. safebox confinement. Reversal (Exp. 1) and extinction (Exp. 2) of the original avoidance response were both facilitated by removal of either original safe or shock cues. No interaction was found between length of confinement in acquisition and safe- or shock-cue removal. The results were interpreted as only partially supportin…
An Ecological Process Model of Systems Change
In June 2007 the American Journal of Community Psychology published a special issue focused on theories, methods and interventions for systems change which included calls from the editors and authors for theoretical advancement in this field. We propose a conceptual model of systems change that integrates familiar and fundamental community psychology principles (succession, interdependence, cycling of resources, adaptation) and accentuates a proc…
Community Factors in the Development of Resiliency
Reading level design
Comparison of Visual “Safe-” and “Shock-”Cue Importance in Discriminated Avoidance Learning
Rats reached criterion for discriminated avoidance acquisition significantly faster under a 180-sec. than under a 30-sec. safebox confinement. Reversal (Exp. 1) and extinction (Exp. 2) of the original avoidance response were both facilitated by removal of either original safe or shock cues. No interaction was found between length of confinement in acquisition and safe- or shock-cue removal. The results were interpreted as only partially supportin…
Reading level design
No difference represents a significant finding
No difference represents a significant finding
Community Factors in the Development of Resiliency
The impact of poverty on educational outcomes for children
Over the past decade, the unfortunate reality is that the income gap has widened between Canadian families. Educational outcomes are one of the key areas influenced by family incomes. Children from low-income families often start school already behind their peers who come from more affluent families, as shown in measures of school readiness. The incidence, depth, duration and timing of poverty all influence a child's educational attainment, along…
An Ecological Process Model of Systems Change
In June 2007 the American Journal of Community Psychology published a special issue focused on theories, methods and interventions for systems change which included calls from the editors and authors for theoretical advancement in this field. We propose a conceptual model of systems change that integrates familiar and fundamental community psychology principles (succession, interdependence, cycling of resources, adaptation) and accentuates a proc…
Educating children and youth in care
Psychology (8 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Reading (process) (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)