The methods compared in an attempt to identify a practical means of working with disciplinary referrals all became obsolete by the time the study was completed. The changing nature of the college scene and the demise of the concept of in loco parentis probably have negated any practical value of this study. (Author)

Discusses two kinds of power, position power and personal power, then examines the use of both in varying situations. Examines various levels of change, from knowledge and attitude, to individual behavior and organizational performance, which are then analyzed in terms of two change cycles-participative and coerced. (Author)

Results of the study showed that role playing was no more effective than the control procedure. Subjects reported counselors' activities had little or no effect on their decision to initiate action. (Author)

Reduction of environmental stress by altering utilization of living space and increase in availability of varieties of sensory stimulation were successful in improving severe behavioral problems of institutionalized profoundly and severely retarded adults. (KW)

An 11 year old Blind, Retarded male, was treated for self abusive behavior by creating a feeding response incompatible with it. When head beating had been eliminated at feeding time, additional techniques, involving rewards, were used to extend its elimination beyond the eating situation. (Author)

Attempts to analyze a time-series pattern of achievement on selected intelligence, aptitude and achievement tests, of slow sections of tenth grade biology classes grouped upon the basis of previous school achievement. (Author/CP)

Teachers used a combination social, object, and token reward system to reduce hitting by 82 percent, spraying noises by 94 percent, name calling by 91 percent, and calling out by 99 percent. There was no evidence of symptom substitution"; positive effects on class work and achievement were noted. (Author)

Counseling approach including remedial learning with peer competition, Teacher training, and supportive counseling proved successful during a 13 week, 26 session program. (Author)

Among the findings was that the heterogeneous groups showed more change on the FIRO scale. Also, on rating scales measuring positive feeling towards group, the initial superiority of homogeneous groups was reduced by the end of the T group and that heterogeneous groups manifested more significant increases. (Author/CG)

This article is primarily a review of the literature on elective mutism (the disorder manifest in a child who speaks only to a few select intimates, usually parents and siblings). The discussion that follows structures the role of the therapist and various effective therapeutic techniques. (Author/AJ)

Precision teaching techniques were applied in planning and carrying out projects to alter three behaviors of a 7-year-old boy with learning and behavior problems. (KW)