Describes the development of computer education and computer-aided learning during the first ten years of the British Open University and discusses some of the problems associated with the use of computers in distance education. (Author)

There is a consensus among Pupil Personnel Workers that a problem exists in the area of enforcement of attendance within a small minority of pupils in the school systems of Maryland. Discusses recommendations for improving public school attendance. (Author)

Studied the demographic characteristics of student offenders. Found that when offenders were examined with reference to a baseline group, there was no difference in offense rates among the undergraduate classes and divisions, but there were differences between the sexes and place of residence. (Author)

Attempted to clarify the dynamics between creativity and misbehavior in the classroom by determining the extent to which creativity test scores predict identification of students by teachers and/or peers as misbehavers. Results generally failed to support that high creativity scores predict teacher identification of students as behavior problems.…

Describes and evaluates a university psychology course which provides an academic and personal look at drinking and problem drinking. The structure of the course encompasses three phases: lecture, seminar, and student presentation. (Author/KC)

Investigates educational risks among 73 homeless children, 6 to 11 years old. Results indicate that access to school was not a problem, but significant school success problems (i.e., achievement and classroom behavior) were seen among the study's 59 African American children. Findings support the feasibility of studying at-risk children in highly…

Provides an annotated bibliography of seven documents related to English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction in community colleges. Presents articles related to minority students, problems that they encounter, and strategies to improve the instruction of ESL students. (AJL)

A survey of problems related to stress encountered by Canadian dental students was conducted. Few demographic features predicted the level of students' problems, although there was an indication that those who perceived themselves above average academically reported fewer problems. (Author/MLW)

A group of high-potential girls in grades three-six met with researchers to discuss internal barriers to female achievement. Dilemmas identified as blocking girls' success in school included: smart versus social, silence versus bragging, failure versus perfection, media beauty versus marginality, passive versus aggressive, conforming versus being…

Compared two Anger Coping group interventions using cognitive-behavioral and social problem-solving training with aggressive boys to control condition. One intervention included teacher consultation component to enhance teachers' behavioral management skills. Treated boys displayed significant improvements in disruptive-aggressive off-task…

At the College of Charleston, analysis of student grades at term's end reveals significant drops in some students' grade averages. Those students are sent letters encouraging them to meet with a dean. About 60 percent respond and the letters create good will. Congratulations can also be sent to students whose grades improve. (MSE)

Examined counseling problems encountered by resident assistants (RAs) at Indiana University (Bloomington) during 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, and 1986. Examined changes in counseling problems over the years and compared counseling problems of RAs for womens' and for mens' units. Consistently identified problems dealt with academic problems,…

Surveyed 13,878 secondary school students concerning their perceptions of needing help in dealing with alcohol- or drug-related problems. Subjects identified as heavy substance users tended to deny having substance abuse problem. Factors which increased their perception of needing help were experiencing serious physiological effects of drugs,…

Used Critical Incident Technique to examine problems encountered by secondary school counselors and to explore counseling strategies used to deal with these problems. Twenty critical incidents were described by six counselors. Classified client problems using Missouri Diagnostic Classification System and classified ways counselors handled…

Notes that divorce is stressful life transition and that colleges offer few services targeted specifically to students from divorced families. Discusses how parental divorce may inhibit psychological separation processes of college students with regard to perceptions of parents, adjustment and academic success, and identity formation. Concludes…