Study supported in part by Grant MH-10993 from the National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Public Health Service.

Reprinted from the Journal of the Florida Medical Association; v46 n3 March 1969.

Literature is reviewed on the use of timeout as exclusion and isolation with behavior problem children. Considerations in designing timeout procedures are noted, and the effectiveness of timeout when viewed as a punishment is discussed. Legal challenges to behavior modification uses are briefly addressed. A longitudinal study involving 29…

This study was designed to determine parent and student perspectives on school discipline in Tennessee schools and is parallel to an earlier study that examined the opinions towards discipline of teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. The sample includes nearly 1,300 students from three districts representing rural, small city, and…

A questionnaire was developed, pilot tested, and then administered to approximately 4,000 Tennessee teachers, administrators, and other school personnel to determine their views on which discipline problems seem most significant, the conditions or influences related to the problems, the most appropriate approaches for solving discipline problems,…

A 2-year study was done on the effect of group therapy on the teacher-perceived classroom behavior of 82 hyperactive minority boys (ages 10-16 years) in a day school for disruptive children. By the end of the study, there were a minimum of four behaviors which indicated that the group therapy was accomplishing a statistically significant change in…

A study, involving six students in grades 4 through 6 who exhibited inappropriate or inadequate social behaviors, investigated the effectiveness of the Behavior Rehearsal Intervention Program in promoting social skills for pre-adolescents. Three Ss participated in an initial Placebo-Attention Control Condition followed by the Behavior Rehearsal…

The diagnostic approach is probably the most comprehensive approach to classroom discipline because it is designed to prevent the recurrence of symptoms by discovering and treating the causes of behavior problems. The diagnostic model of discipline presented here interrelates the mental and behavioral processes the teacher undergoes when dealing…

The paper describes a program to teach high school students with emotional and behavior problems to count their feelings, thereby improving their self concept. To aid in instruction, a hierarchy was developed which involved four phases: counting tasks completed and tasks not completed, counting independent actions in class, counting perceptions of…

The effects of extrinsic reward on students' intrinsic interest was investigated using a single-subject design in a behavior disorders classroom. Baseline measures of the interest level of five children (ages 9-11 years) were collected for academic and non-academic tasks. Assessment was then made of each subject's response hierarchy or level of…

The paper describes a pilot program for gifted first through third grade students who were underachieving in reading or mathematics and/or had behavior problems. The 4 hour a week five month program was designed to remediate academic and behavior problems utilizing J. Renzulli's Enrichment Triad Model. Workshops were conducted for parents and…

INVESTIGATIONS WERE CONDUCTED ON (1) THE EFFECT OF A CLASSROOM SIMULATOR IN PROVIDING TEACHER-TRAINEES WITH EXPERIENCE IN IDENTIFYING AND COPING WITH CLASSROOM PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THEIR STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE, (2) THE TRANSFER VALUE OF THE CLASSROOM SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE, AND (3) THE EFFECT OF THE SIMULATOR IN TEACHER-TRAINEE SELF-CONFIDENCE. IN…

During the past ten years, many school districts have established alternative schools or programs for students who are seriously disruptive and academically unsuccessful. This bulletin describes five different types of alternative programs that have been effective in dealing with disruptive youth. They include the Tri-C Community Centered…

To determine the effects of potentially difficult behaviors (tendency to talk too much, difficulty in processing what others are saying, inattention to details, inappropriate responses to the feelings and emotions of others, and emphasis on sameness and ritualistic behaviors) on community based programs, the records of five autistic youths and…

With funds from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA Title III), the Cooperative Educational Services Center of Winsted, Connecticut is seeking to (1) initiate a pupil services team-work approach, and (2) provide an opportunity for greater teacher-awareness of the significance of the behavior of children. Complete statistical…