Results indicated that students report increased personal problems during the senior year, specifically where vocational choices are decisively formulated; furthermore, problems tend to cluster into specificable adjustment areas. (Author)

Describes a program at Burlington High School in Vermont, intended to motivate average students on the verge of dropping out due to lack of interest. (LN)

Decries the promotion of euphemism in teachers' communications with parents. States that true professionalism requires teachers to present problems with students in straightforward language. (MM)

Differences shown by gifted children in development and behavior as compared to other children are discussed, and a group counseling model for offering guidance to gifted children is outlined. (SW)

Addresses issues and trends relevant to the instruction of the learning disabled (LD). In this review, attempts to remediate LD are examined according to the adequacy of the theoretical context that guides the instruction and the efficacy and validity of the remediation procedures. Reviews selected studies representative of medical,…

Applies general semantics to a public speaking communication apprehension (CA) lab and divides the lab into four main frames or semester sections. Suggests that CA has been treated elementalistically up to now, and that programs need to view the person holistically. States that general semantics applied to CA teaches awareness of the natural order…

Focuses on psychopharmacology and prescription privileges for psychologists. Summarizes nine major findings from Task Force on Psychopharmacology in the Schools, created to review literature on prescription privileges for psychologists; identify specific issues attendant to use of psychoactive medications with children; and clarify implications…

Reviews literature on pediatric psychopharmacology practice, lack of empirical support for efficacy and safety of most psychotropics for pediatric use, and need for further basic and clinical trials research and evaluation. Identifies shortcomings in training and experience that must be addressed if school psychology is to meet demands of three…

Discusses two key components in successful schools which should be applied to alternative schools for at-risk youth: keeping students from failing, and giving students warm, interpersonal support. Some successful strategies include individual curricula and evaluation, evaluation based on progress rather than normative grades, joint projects that…

Employed naturalistic methods to investigate general education teachers' (n=26) willingness to reintegrate into their classrooms students with learning disabilities and whether student behavioral and academic data impact those attitudes. Found that teachers were initially unenthusiastic or neutral about reintegrating students into their classroom;…

The author provides a preliminary assessment of the extent to which a sample of 264 school social workers are aware of the Internet-related problems children are experiencing and proposes ways in which Internet-related problems could affect youths' social and academic competence and performance in a school setting. The findings have implications…

Distance education is regarded as one of the means for educating people who have not had formal education chance or who have not preferred the formal education. Distance education, on the other hand, is quite difficult and requires the fulfillment of various conditions. When the applications of distance education are examined, it is seen that it…

This article presents a summary of the concerns and the demographic data collected from clients at the Student Counselling Service (SCS) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, during the period of March 2001 to April 2003. First-time presenting clients who are enrolled students, were asked to ill out an anonymous questionnaire, of…