Gives examples of classroom situations in which reinforcement theory is used to cope with some practical problems of educating children. (Author/DR)

A program to improve the academic skills of San Francisco students and to encourage them to improve their attitudes and behavior met with success. (CK)

Examines relationship between school counselors' professional behavior and frequency, intensity, types and reactions to conflicts reported by teachers, counselors, and administrators. The process of professionalization should receive more attention. (Author)

Group reinforcement procedures were effective in increasing on-task and rule-following behavior of a third-grade class of 52 students that included four behavior problem students referred to special education. Intervention included the teachers setting a class goal and the class selecting a group activity for meeting the goal. (CL)

Results of a factor analysis of the Conners Teacher Rating Scales for over 9,000 children provided preliminary evidence that hyperactivity and an aggressive conduct disorder can exist independently in children. (RH)

Psychodynamic concepts of denial, regression, projection, and intellectualization are reviewed, examples of the principles in adolescents' daily life are cited, and the need for parents to listen and accept their children is stressed. (CL)

The study determined the effects of labels on teachers' perceptions of the prevalence of emotionally disturbed children and youth in the regular classroom. Results showed that the labels used did have an effect on teachers' perceptions toward the children, and teachers were more willing to apply the "behavior disordered" label. (Author/TLJ)

The article describes the feelings of two parents at a school planning conference to devise a plan for their son who was having behavioral difficulties in fourth grade. The role of the educational consultant in representing the child and participating in school planning meetings is described. (SW)

Assertive discipline is a slick response to the genuine frustrations of teachers trying to manage large classrooms of energetic students. Assertive discipline panders to teachers' defensiveness about their work and ignores significant rights that students have. (CJ)

Reports on a factor analysis of homogeneously grouped behavior problems for two large samples of Chinese adolescents during their junior high school years. Cross-culturally compares this factor organization with those found for non-Oriental children and adolescents. (MK)

The influence of task difficulty on aberrant behavior was investigated with three severely handicapped students (10, 13, and 15 years old). Noticeably higher rates of problem behavior occurred in demand compared to no demand conditions. In addition, there were higher rates of problem behaviors on difficult versus easy tasks. (Author)

Examined effects of assertion training on aggressive adolescents' behavior. Ninth-grade students judged by peers to be aggressive were assigned to assertion training, placebo, and no-treatment control groups. Results showed that assertion training yielded significant improvement on the assertion scale, but had little effect on peer-judged…

The article describes a behavioral consultation model developed in a residential treatment program for visually impaired children with maladaptive behavior. Two case studies illustrate the application of behavior modification techniques. The article concludes with suggestions for overcoming the resistance of staff members to using behavior…

Contingency management programs for modifying aggression in children are strong methods of short-term behavior change in treatment settings but are less than successful when transferred to other settings. Future research should compare cognitive with noncognitive behavioral programs and test the effectiveness of cognitive and noncognitive…