The U.S. District of Columbia's Federal Circuit Court decision in "Hobson v. Hanson" (1967) case eliminated racial discriminatory tracking practices in the nation's capitol's public schools. The court ruled that D.C. Public Schools' tracking violated African American and low income students' rights to equal opportunities to education…

This study examined the effects of the Living Skills school-based intervention program as a method of improving school adjustment and the social lives of at-risk elementary school students. Youth participants were referred to the program by teachers or school counselors based on perceptions of risk due to rejection and isolation, aggressive and…

The current exploratory-descriptive study used a survey design method to examine guidance counsellors' and educational psychologists' perceptions of their preparation, motivation, and effectiveness in preventing, assessing, and intervening into student high-risk behaviour. The study also explored training associated with addressing high-risk…

Using a sample of 268 patients and 137 community-based children with DSM-IV ADHD, and 268 school controls, aged 6-15, this study aimed to compare the emotional/behavioral problems and functional impairment between clinic- and community-based children with ADHD. Children's ADHD-related symptoms, a wide range of emotional/behavioral problems, and…

This booklet discusses action against bullying and gives information and practical ideas for the teacher and the school. The introduction explains why bullying should be a concern and how the booklet is to be used. Other sections deal with what bullying is and with anti-bullying action. Also included are four Action on Policy papers that can be…

This study examines, first, the problem behavior syndrome in 58 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children attending special state schools in Greece, and secondly the relationship between those syndromes and sex and special schooling of these individuals. Children's four problem behavior syndromes, i.e., antisocial behavior, excessive…

A teacher of teaching methods reflects on the trauma of his own introduction to teaching young children. (Editor)

Reviews some of the issues involved in diagnosing and treating the hyperkinetic child. (TO)

The paper describes the development of a quantifiable problem behavior scale which was field tested with mentally retarded institutionalized persons. Fourteen staff members rated Ss on 42 problem behaviors which were weighted according to degree of disruptiveness. Summing of the item scores is explained to produce a total score which can be used…

THIS DISCUSSION OF CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS SUGGESTS GUIDELINES FOR RECOGNIZING PROBLEMS AND WORKING OUT SOLUTIONS. SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE CLASSROOM TEACHER ARE PRESENTED FOR PROBLEMS GROUPED UNDER OVERT BEHAVIOR PATTERNS, WITHDRAWAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS, THE SOCIALLY SHUNNED, AND ORGANIC PROBLEMS. PROCEDURE FOR…

Documents in this bibliography are grouped into fifteen categories under four broad headings. The first heading, health problems, contains documents which cover several aspects of a given type or class of health problems. The categories listed under this heading are: chronic disorders; acute episodes; mental and personality disorders; pregnancy,…

This bibliography on approaches to behavior modification with juvenile delinquents lists programs in residential situations, intervention with families, basic education courses, and community-based projects. Virtually every facet of behavior control and modification is covered, including some which are controversial. Citations are not annotated.…

This bulletin reports the findings of a major research study on the perceptions of teachers concerning behavioral disorders in children. A review of relevant literature includes incidence studies, teacher and clinical judgments, and referral investigations. Participating teachers were asked to respond to three categories of behavioral disorders…

Four experiments are discussed, in which parents devised and conducted procedures to alleviate their children's behavior problems. The behavior difficulties treated included infrequent use of an orthodontic device, the low-level performance of household tasks, whining and shouting, and a long duration of dressing time. The techniques used to…