Preliminary data from a survey of 666 teachers of emotionally disturbed, behavior disordered (ED/BD) students in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska are reported. Research on characteristics of the ED/BD student is reviewed along with survey respondents' views on the usefulness and availability of 15 types of information for placement and reintegration.…

A followup study was conducted involving 22 teachers of learning disabled and behavior problem students to determine why databased instructional techniques, proven to be effective, did not lead to a change in teacher behavior that was maintained at the conclusion of the original study. Ss were interviewed about their perceptions of the strengths…

The author describes "Comprehensive Care for Families," an outpatient community mental health center in Chicago which helps to conduct a consultation project serving public school classes for the emotionally disturbed. Based upon students' own expression of goals, a group treatment program was initiated to increase self concept,…

THIS SERIES OF FIVE STUDIES EXAMINED THE NATURE AND ORGANIZATION OF NONTEST, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-RELATED, CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, AND DEVELOPED RATING SCALES THAT A TEACHER CAN EMPLOY TO RELIABLY DESCRIBE THESE BEHAVIORS IN A STANDARD FASHION. RESEARCH INVOLVED NORMAL PUBLIC SCHOOL AND SPECIAL CLASS STUDENTS OF…

The study examined factors which might be associated with teacher identification of behavior problems among 53 junior high school students. Teacher-student interaction profiles were compared to examine the differences between students identified as emotionally disturbed and nonidentified students. When the teacher was instructing, identified and…

Twelve disadvantaged behavior problem youth were interviewed, observed, and evaluated in a case study approach to determine whether their abilities could be termed gifted and talented. Among measures used were the Renzulli Rating Scale, school records, teacher evaluations, parent interviews, peer evaluation, and observations of psychomotor and…

Eighteen mentally retarded children were selected for study because they exhibited low levels of skills in sitting, eye contact on command, and following other commands. Ten other children were selected because they showed high levels of those skills. High skill Ss were found to have higher scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. Training…

A study was undertaken to determine whether a group of 26 parents generalized the use of behavior management techniques to their daily interactions with their developmentally disabled, behavior disordered, or normal preschool children at home. Parents participated in a 10 week course on practical parenting and their parent/child interactions were…

The 3R Program is a supportive program for children whose behavior and/or social patterns interfere with success in regular classrooms. Liason-teacher-counselors, regular classroom teachers, parents, and other appropriate personnel use counseling, contracting, and behavior management techniques with the total ecology of the child to improve…

Intended for classroom teachers, the document addresses the issue of evaluating psychological problems in school children and focuses on strategies for handling deviant classroom behavior. Discussed are four approaches: permitting behavior, tolerating behavior, intervening with behavior, and preventing behavior. (SBH)

Results of the staggering number of hours which children spend watching television (an average of 54 hours a week for a preschooler, who will have accumulated a total of 5000 hours by first grade) may be seen in the influence children--swayed by commercials--have over their mothers' grocery choices and in the dramatic increase of both wild…

The purpose of this paper was to examine the following question: What is the relationship between parental interest and control over their adolescent children, and juvenile delinquency? Two hypotheses were tested: (1) fewer adolescents who report greater parental control will report engaging in delinquent behavior than adolescents who report less…

There is no aspect of human experience or human socialization more important than cooperation with others. The person's ability to engage in sustained cooperative endeavors depends upon a series of competencies. Successful cooperation depends upon the person having an integrated and coherent identity, directionality, a clear preception of…

A demonstration Head Start class enrolled 12 to 15 children with problem behaviors. The class utilized behavior modification procedures with individualized programing and natural contingencies. Favorable results were noted; three case studies presented concern an aggressively disruptive child, a severely withdrawn child, and a child whose total…

Behavior modification from the teacher's point of view is explored. Means of identifying pupils with special needs are discussed (observation, records, family contact, tests, resource personnel). Needs of children influencing their behavior are examined. Suggestions for working with behavior problems cover children who are aggressive, withdrawn,…