Findings of a high prevalence of psychological problems among children with articulation and language disorders are reviewed and implications drawn for the role of the speech-language pathologist in behavior problem identification, referral, and therapy. A battery of psychological tests, including both parent-teacher questionnaires, and child…

This study examines agricultural teacher perceptions of the student misbehavior problems they face. Student attitudes rather then violence or drug use emerged as the most serious problem. The good news is that student misbehavior simply is not a major problem nationally in agricultural education. (Author)

Discusses if and to what extent handicapped students are subject to the traditional disciplinary procedures of schools, such as suspension and expulsion for misconduct. Outlines 10 guidelines for making decisions to suspend or expel handicapped students. (Author/JN)

Explored the hypotheses that telling clients exactly what to do stimulates defiance, whereas giving clients a choice stimulates compliance, and that therapeutic change is facilitated by directing clients to maintain undesired behaviors. Supports the conclusion that directives to remain the same are as effective as directives to change. (Author/RC)

The Behavior Problem Checklist was completed by teachers of 104 students in a residential school for the visually impaired. Overall, the visually impaired children tended to have problem-behavior patterns similar to other populations and these patterns were largely independent of the visual handicap. (Author)

Investigated relationships between empirically determined dimensions of problem behaviors and profile scales of the Personality Inventory for Children. Correlation matrices allowed identification of scale to correlates and their variation by age or sex and facilitated estimates of generalizability of the data. Results provided evidence of scale…

This annotated bibliography includes selected alcohol-related studies with findings pertaining to Black Americans. There is a paucity of information and research on alcohol and Black Americans and a critical shortage of information which can be used in policymaking, education and prevention, and program planning. Research should emphasize…

A retributive perspective, in which punishment must be the response to a misdeed regardless of the misdeed's consequences, provides a more substantive approach to the disruptive student than does the presently accepted rehabilitation-utilitarian perspective, which only advocates the punishment of misdeeds that do not promote institutional goals.…

Describes techniques for minimizing resistance of preschool children in situations where compliance is necessary. Suggestions include being flexible when making transitions, giving verbal alerts about transitions, offering choices, giving children time to comply, acting positively, and using time out. (Author/RH)

Sixty sixth graders were assessed for their level of moral development and rated by their teachers on classroom conduct. Children who employed lower stages of moral reasoning displayed more conduct problems and displayed more variability in their conduct ratings. (Author/BW)

Argues that aggressive and violent behavior in children is the consequence of a mode of thinking which follows talion law. Psychotic children and those with personality disorders should be referred for psychiatric examination. Those with situational problems or neurotic disorders may be able to use advice to change behavior. (Author)

Methodological problems associated with treatment research on cigarette smoking are explored, and possible solutions are discussed. The main problems considered are the selection and retention of subjects, the measurement of smoking, the design of treatment studies, and the interpretation and generalizability of experimental results. (Author)

Evaluated construct validity of Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFF). None of the scoring procedures differentiated between behavior-disordered and normal boys. Failure of the error measures to designate a greater frequency of behavior-disordered boys as impulsive than are their normal peers raised questions about validity of the MFF.…

The effect of a reinforcement program on the rate of attendance and tardiness was examined in an ABAC design across four male special education junior high students enrolled in a class for behavior and attendance problems. (Author)

The prevalence and pattern of psychotropic and antiepileptic drug treatment for trainable mentally retarded children and adolescents in public schools were determined from teacher questionnaires and parent interviews. The relationship between drug use and age, race, and sex was also examined. (Author)