The paper reviews recent research on the effectiveness of behavioral self-control procedures with children and adolescents with behavior problems. A range of procedural variations is discussed, and empirical evidence on the use of self-control procedures in educational setting is evaluated. (Author/PHR)

Three techniques--the daily report card, contract card, and grade point credit--are described for modifying the tardiness of learning disabled secondary students. (CL)

The Social Learning Group pursues applications of social learning theory to treatment of aggressive children in family settings, and conducts extensive studies in methodological and clinical aspects of the problem. This article reviews this work, including how this theory is being applied to resolve child and adolescent problems within the family.…

A field experiment tested whether teachers change their behavior when they receive student ratings as feedback on their own behavior and on the behavior of a fictitious ideal teacher (from the students' perspective). It was concluded that effectiveness of feedback on behavioral changes in teachers is not especially high. (Author)

Reviews recent literature on psychological changes that occur in middle age in men and women which indicate that men tend to become more affiliated and women more assertive. A series of cases are presented to illustrate the impact of these changes on middle age and marriage. (Author)

A central feature of the described health education curriculum is a health record kept by the student client. (JD)

Eight institutionalized male juvenile delinquents participated in a 13 session course on principles and techniques of self-management. The course was conducted in the Visual Response System, a specially designed classroom in which each student responds on an overhead projector built into his desk. (Author)

Academic and behavior management techniques for school and home use with behavior disordered children are described. Among school management techniques identified is the Personal Intervention Paper, a chart on which the student tracks his/her problem behavior and receives a reward for reduction of occurrence. Home management techniques included…

The role of sensory reinforcement was examined in programing multiple treatment gains in self-stimulation and spontaneous play for four developmentally disabled children (eight to ten years old). (Author/SBH)

Discusses the changes in science teacher education from 1967-1977 by analyzing three major studies that presented some common features of preservice or in-service programs for science teachers. (HM)

Self Achievement and Growth through Education (SAGE) is a brief intervention program for behaviorally disturbed adolescents designed to develop coping skills so they may return to regular classes as soon as possible. (MB)

A covert self-instructional program was used to reduce the frequency of a hospitalized chronic schizophrenic's inappropriate verbalizations. A marked reduction in the frequency of the target behavior accompanied the treatment intervention, and improved verbal behavior was directly responsible for the decision to discharge the subject from the…

Symptoms of hyperactivity and possible relationships of condition to various hereditary and physical factors are examined. Various methods of dealing with the problem are presented, and the need to provide hyperactive children with appropriate outlets of activity is emphasized. (RW)

Evaluates a training program to determine if it improved interpersonal skills of managers, how long the effects of the training could be expected to last, and if employees of the trained managers could perceive changes in their managers' overall behavior. (Author/RK)

Tests the hypothesis that if direct small group experience was shown to be relatively more effective than vicarious experience in heightening attraction, then a significant assumption of T-group theory would receive support. Results support the hypothesis. (Author)