In a study of the use of videotaping to modify teacher behaviors, five teachers in a reading and learning skills center were filmed in interaction with students; they then observed and measured their own "on-task" and "off-task" behaviors while viewing a series of taped sessions. A control group of two teachers had pretest and posttest filming…

Presented is an overview of the operation of the special education systems used in Project SHARE (Sharing High Yield Accountability with Resource Educators). It is explained that the project grew out of a need to provide service for handicapped children in a sparsely populated area and that the only constants are daily measuring and diagnosing,…

Described is a Re-Ed (re-education) program for treating emotionally disturbed children (ages 6 through 12 years). The residential behavior modification program is discussed in terms of facilities (physical environment, length of program, and admission criteria), activities (such as field trips, yoga, and special education classes) staff and…

Using effectivemess, efficiency, self-sustenance, and communicability as criteria, a conceptual model, called SCRAPE, was developed at the University of Texas to systematically describe educational behaviors. The key elements of the system are: (1) diagnosis and prescription, (2) instructional events, (3) achievement evaluation, and (4) consequent…

An institute designed to prepare 25 public librarians (from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington) for roles as change agents was held in the state of Washington in February 1975. The institute was organized around experiential exercises designed to teach librarians to observe and diagnose communication situations and to use various…

Various types of token economies and contingency contract systems are emerging throughout private and public educational programs. The basic idea of this book is that a token economy based on currency creates a real-life situation for children in the classroom. The goal of this book is to help the teacher establish a currency-based token economy…

This digest presents the summary and conclusions reached in an impact study of a film series, "One To Grow On." The purpose of the series was to serve as a catalyst, in an inservice teacher workshop setting, for discussions relating to teacher/student interactions with the goal being to stimulate teachers to be more humanistic in their…

A total education program involving evaluation, remediation, and tutoring has been developed at a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed adolescents. An educational evaluation is given to all students upon entrance to the center and usually includes both formal and informal tests on auditory perception, fine motor abilities, and…

Reinforcement control of toileting behaviors was established in three profoundly retarded institutionalized adults through the use of a totally automatic reinforcement dispenser. The device was found to be reliable, reasonably priced and more accurate than manually or semiautomatically delivered reinforcement. (CL)

Presented is a three-part paper on a project to train teachers to work with severely behaviorally disordered (SBD) or autistic-like children. In the section on the state school system and needs, J. Heskett covers such topics as characteristics of the SBD child, local education agencies participation in the SBD project, and future expansion of SBD…

The case of Sherrie--whose problems included tantruming, self destructive, and aggressive behaviors--is presented to illustrate the Child Center's program to provide day treatment for emotionally disturbed and behavior disordered children, ages 3 thourgh 12. In Part A, the rationale for involving Sherrie in setting up and carrying out treatment…

The 12 papers in this collection are all concerned with various aspects of delinquency prevention, counseling, correction, and rehabilitation. Some of them had been presented at conferences, some pulled from other works. The first paper states that the pupil personnel worker should be the most important diagnostician and agent for change because…

This study explored varying uses of the concept "involvement" in ordinary speech, examined the concept as found in the literature on adult education program planning, and analyzed its use and validity in empirical behavioral science research. It was expected that the concept would be further clarified, thus increasing the likelihood of forming…

This study investigated the extent to which persons developed their listening skills in an Indiana Plan Institute (a five day program in which participants meet in learning groups to study and use basic educational principles relevant to the formation and functioning of effective adult learning teams) when a listening skills workshop was added.…

A study was made to compare the effectiveness (determined by individual behavior change) of three sensitivity training conditions--spaced, massed, and combined--compared with each other and with a control group (no training); and to determine the relationship between 25 personal characteristics and the behavior change under the various conditions…