School and home are causative factors in contributing to young people's rebellious and lawless conduct. (JL)

High school students from the ghetto have special problems that need more attention than mere talk. To help students find solutions to problems, a new guidance program is suggested for the ghetto school, and the Center for Personal Advancement, now in effect at a Philadelphia high school, is offered as one example. (Author)

The student with either a diagnosed medical disability or a psychosomatic disorder may be a potential school problem. When problems remain unsolved, students respond in recognizeable ways, often in active protest. Need expressed for open communication, mutual respect between young and old. (CJ)

College students (N=136) completed a questionnaire indicating the relative likelihood that they would turn to seven potential help-givers with personal or career problems. For personal problems, students indicated they would turn to a close friend for help. For career problems, students would seek help from a professional. (Author)

The Mooney Problem Checklist (College Form) was administered to 239 female associate degree nursing students in four southwestern colleges. Results showed all women college students experienced problems. Concentration should be on enhancement of cognitive development rather than on problems which may appear to be unique to an ethnic group. (BRR)

Survey results show that planning and constant vigilance are the price of effective teaching. Effective classroom management involves awareness, good organizational skills, preparation, letting students know what is expected of them and following through, and the ability to diagnose student problems. (CT)

Memphis, Tennessee secondary students (male/female, Black/White, college bound/vocational, public school/ parochial school) were surveyed with the Problems-Areas Survey to see how anxious they were about grades. All groups ranked grades as an important problem. The survey instrument is included. (SJL)

Presents an overview of the educational needs, problems, and aspirations of the second largest and fastest growing nonmetropolitan minority group in the United States. Condensed from "The Education of Nonmetro Hispanics," Rural Development Research Report Number 31 of the USDA Economic Research Service (September 1981). (Editor/SJL)

Research was conducted on secondary school students' perceptions of the problematic aspects of school life. Analysis of data revealed that lack of teacher support and lack of independence were among the problem areas of greatest concern. (JN)

Considers college students both as evolving individuals and as participants in social processes in a particular time and place. Discusses cognition, ego identity, ethics, the impact of college, cognitive and ethical development, ego identity in college, socialization, sex role development and political behavior as well as generational issues. (RH)

The purposes were to identify problems of adult women college students, assess problem intensity, and relate problems to seven demographic variables. Results of the questionnaire (N=392) showed five problems of most concern: coordinating child care and job responsibilities, academics, job/career acquisition, interpersonal relationships, and need…

Scores on the Psychological Screening Inventory (PSI) were collected during freshman orientation and were used to predict need for counseling and type of presenting problem. Results showed the PSI was effective in discriminating seekers of counseling, presenting-problem category, and some process-outcome variables. (Author)

Presents a conceptual model of strong school-based interventions. Notes strong interventions are ecological in nature, naturalistic in scope, contain elements from the research base that are predictive for success, and incorporate the constructs of social validity in a practical manner. Provides suggestions and implications for strong school-based…

Describes a graduated reentry behavioral intervention to treat a child with school refusal. Following a multimethod evaluation, an initial graduated exposure to school combined with positive reinforcement for staying in school was chosen. The mother's influence prompted a change to rapid exposure to school, which proved effective. (RJM)

Provides a rationale for services to children of alcoholics and describes school-based interventions to help these children. Asserts that schools are the logical setting for providing knowledge, skills, and support to help children of alcoholics understand the dysfunctional effects of familial alcoholism. Offers suggestions for school counselors…