Perry Nelson

Biographic Data

ID4996523
NAMEPerry Nelson
GIVEN NAMESPerry
FAMILY NAMENelson
SIGNATURENELSON P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Los Angeles
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX2

  • Native American Students Going to and Staying in Postsecondary Education: An Intervention Perspective

    Open AccessHoward Adelman, Linda Taylor et al.ARTICLEAmerican Indian Culture and…2013

    This paper explores and analyzes what is done for students in general and for Native American students in particular to (a) support readiness for postsecondary education, (b) increase recruitment and access, (c) improve transitions, and (d) support survival to completion. Recommendations are offered for moving beyond the current fragmented and marginalized approaches in order to develop a comprehensive system of student and learning supports

  • Two studies of low income parents' involvement in schooling

    Open AccessBonnie Klimes‐Dougan, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan et al.ARTICLEThe Urban Review1992Cited by: 3References: 13

  • Minors' dissatisfaction with their life circumstances

    Open AccessHoward Adelman, Howard S Adelman et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…1989

  • An Instrument to Assess Students' Perceived Control at School

    Open AccessHoward Adelman, Howard S Adelman et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1986

    A scale developed to aid in investigation of students' perceived control at school is described, and data on its reliability, validity, and factor structure are reported. Also, discussed is a parallel instrument designed to measure the degree to which a student values such control. Findings reported indicate the usefulness of the perceived control scale by summarizing data from several studies, and the discussion highlights promising directions f…

  • Prevalence and treatment of learning problems in upper and lower income areas

    Howard Adelman, Howard S Adelman et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry1982References: 6

    In a telephone survey, a lower incidence of learning problems, help received, and perceived effectiveness was reported in lower income areas. More upper income respondents reported receiving formal diagnoses and treatment. Possible discrepancies between official and resident reports of learning problems, the apparent need for additional services by both income groups, and the likelihood that residents are overestimating effectiveness and prognosi…

  • Discrepancies among Student, Parent, and Teacher Ratings of the Severity of a Student's Problems

    Howard Adelman, Linda Taylor et al.ARTICLEAmerican Educational Research…1979

    Students from 6 to 18 years of age who had been referred for clinical assistance for school problems responded to questions related to their school performances, attitudes, and behavior. Their parents and teachers responded to comparable questions. The findings indicate that the student reports were consistently more positive than those of their parents, and the parents were consistently more positive than the students’ teachers. The students als…

  • Discrepancies Among Student, Parent, and Teacher Ratings of the Severity of a Student’s Problems

    Open AccessHoward Adelman, Linda Taylor et al.ARTICLEAmerican Educational Research…1979Cited by: 3References: 3

    Students from 6 to 18 years of age who had been referred for clinical assistance for school problems responded to questions related to their school performances, attitudes, and behavior. Their parents and teachers responded to comparable questions. The findings indicate that the student reports were consistently more positive than those of their parents, and the parents were consistently more positive than the students’ teachers. The students als…