The purpose of the present study was to compare the scores of disruptive and nondisruptive middle school students (grades five through eight) on professed and inferred academic self concept. The Florida Key and the school-academic subscore of the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory were used to obtain scores on a population of 3,254 students…

This paper addresses itself to whether a causal relationship exists between childhood bereavement and later behavior disorders. The literature on the subject is reviewed, and the substantive findings and methodological problems of previous research are reported. In addition, the preliminary findings of an exploratory study conducted at the…

Developed was a student behavior rating system for use by teachers in identifying and assessing behavior problems and as an aid in classroom management. A time coding instrument was used, with behavior expressed as relative frequencies of a hierarchy of four mutually exclusive, exhaustive categories of behavior--relevent, unproductive, disruptive,…

The author states that, based on recent polls, the public's main criticism of schools is lack of enforcement of discipline in behavior and learning. He speculates as to why this is, and proposes solutions to the problems he has described. (CD)

The phenomenon of imitation is seen to be a powerful but underemployed rehabilitation strategy for use in special education. (Author/DB)

Summarizes conference proceedings, including: (1) background information; (2) a survey of child care training programs; (3) six speeches relating program design, student selection, professional issues, evaluation, and child advocacy to the structure and delivery of child care training; and (4) key conference findings and implications for the…

Examines the IQs of 75 preschool children perceived to be "at risk" by parents, teachers, and diagnostic nursery staff. Full Scale, Verbal and Performance IQs were correlated with: (a) assessment of problem area (b) socioeconomic and familial variables (c) gross assessments of speech and motor development and (d) improvement in a special preschool…

Social interactions between preschool behaviorally handicapped children were measured under three experimental conditions during free-play: (a) active teacher involvement; (b) no teacher involvement; and (c) teacher structured free-play. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for ameliorating social interaction deficits among…

The author believes that instead of using psychotherapy for children, manipulating a child's environment is a more effective way to deal with psychopathology. Using this approach, the author did a two-year follow-up study of effects on children referred to a community mental health clinic. The follow-up indicates that 86 percent had sustained…

The influence of parents on the origin and perpetuation of the developmental disorders of childhood has once again become a matter of controversy with important implications for social work education and practice. Reviewed here is recent research on two disorders--infantile autism and learning disabilities. (Author)

The author contends that research in the social sciences has witnessed a depersonalization of blame for individual misbehavior, and examines the process by which the blame for school discipline problems has been transferred from individual students to external factors. Recommendations are made for future research approaches. (Author/JAC)

This article examines the relationship between track placement, peer involvements, and youth misconduct and deviance. Some of the findings presented indicate that certain peer attachments serve to further heighten the significant impact of track placement on a range of negative student behaviors. (Author/EB)