In most parts of the world today, the goal of providing all children with free and Universal Primary Education (UPE) has received broad national and international support and some educational systems have evolved from predominantly "fee-charging" towards "fee-free" status in recent times. In Ghana, for example, the endorsement…

In 1996, Missouri passed legislation that provided districts with grants to establish alternative schools or programs for violent, abusive, or disruptive students. St. Joseph School District developed a successful Elementary Management School stressing social skills needed to succeed in a regular classroom. Facility, staffing, curriculum, and…

Gifted students often show a deep interest in and profound concern for the complex issues of society. Given the leadership potential of these students and their likely responsibility for solving future social problems, they need to develop this awareness and also a sense of confidence in dealing with future issues. The Future Problem Solving…

Discusses the issue of scapegoating in the classroom and describes a problem-solving method for use with the whole class as well as the problem child, illustrated with a case study. The model is designed so that cognitive and affective concerns can be expressed and transformed into positive actions. (JAC)

Describes the establishment and activities of the Spartanburg County Elementary School Administrators Study Council, which was organized through a cooperative effort of the University of South Carolina and seven school districts in Spartanburg County. (JG)

This document describes a university-related program to teach social problem solving skills to sixth graders at a predominantely black middle school, which evolved to become a systems linkage intervention. The development of the Social Problem Solving program (SPS) is discussed. The following stages are included: entry into the school system,…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: This year we initiated a program to assist students with conflict resolution and problem-solving. The program has two components. Each month the principal holds a class meeting with students in grades 2-5, one grade at a time. Since we have 2 classes for each grade, the principal meets in a large,…

Elementary Options (EO) is a behavior support program in rural southeast Idaho for students in grades K-5 with emotional or behavioral difficulties. Instead of imposing curriculum or classroom strategies, EO works in conjunction with the Department of Health and Welfare to offer a systematic approach to managing problem behaviors with existing…

The inservice teacher seminars and instructional materials described here focus on understanding development-oriented education principles and prescriptive/diagnostic teaching skills and aiding students whose visual and hearing problems affect their behavior and learning. Inservice topics include: learning concepts of humanistic educational…

Focuses on one school's attempts to identify and address the needs of high-risk students. Describes characteristics of problem students and their families. Suggests intervention programs include a developmental crisis room, an outreach program, alternative programing, and use of community resources. (JAC)

This report describes the ESEA, Title I Elementary School Guidance Program instituted in 22 Norfolk elementary schools. The primary purpose of the program is to provide an organized developmental service that promotes positive child growth and development. This is to be accomplished through zealous efforts to achieve the following objectives: (1)…

To help future teachers understand how problems of poverty, abuse, and indifferent medical care affect children's learning, the elementary education faculty at SUNY-College at Oneonta (New York) instituted a new graduation requirement called "Early Field Experiences." Elementary education majors must complete 40 hours of field…

The Pendleton Project, an interdisciplinary program for 6- to 12-year-old behavioral problem children is described. It is explained that the project is concerned with early detection and reeducation of maladaptive behavior. Diagnosis and service delivery is said to be carried out by three teams: the Project Services Team primarily concerned with…

Project Aware represents an attempt to develop a human relations program for elementary school. The major purpose is to facilitate development of interpersonal understanding and problem-solving skills in children 5 to 11 years of age through group discussions and enrichment activities in language arts, social studies, art, music, and reading.…

This book is a year-long program of daily exercises in problem solving for 2nd and 3rd grade students that presents 144 lessons, each with seven problems. The problems cover number sense, computation, measurements, geometry, problem solving, and patterns. The material is presented in a sequential fashion with concepts repeated and expanded, and…