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Craig, Barbara J. – 1993
Teachers ought to know how to identify the alcoholic student (and also the student in early recovery), and how to help such students. Research indicates that alcohol is implicated in 38% of all academic failures. The alcoholic student may smell of alcohol, act in a disoriented manner, or drop out, but as many as one-third of students surveyed…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Drug Addiction

Wood, Frank H. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1994
Using excerpts from structured interviews conducted by teachers, this paper discusses three thought and behavior patterns commonly used by students with behavior disorders to justify behavior teachers consider inappropriate: (1) denial, (2) projection, and (3) rationalization. Suggestions are made about how to respond to these defensive behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Lipson, Alberta; McGavern, Norma – 1993
This report describes what has been learned from three surveys about undergraduate academic dishonesty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The surveys involved 891 undergraduates, approximately 490 faculty, and 481 graduate teaching assistants. Cheating was examined as a literal reality rather than as an abstract concept.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, College Students, Discipline Problems
Cornett, Claudia E. – 1986
Focusing on humor as a powerful instructional resource, this booklet addresses a variety of issues regarding humor in the elementary and secondary classroom. Thirteen ways in which humor can help teachers to achieve educational goals are presented, specifically that it (1) attracts attention and provokes thought, (2) liberates creative capacities,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Miles, Sue – 1986
The presentation described in this booklet provides the teacher with knowledge needed to help children achieve positive emotional and intellectual growth. It explains how to engage children in talk/dialogue that will help them make profitable choices; choose healthy emotions; overcome anger, anxiety and worry; learn to control their thoughts; and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Communication

Ogilvy, Carole M. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1994
Maintains that the traditional approach to behavior problems in secondary schools has been reactive and largely negative. Reviews research on behavior intervention methods and preventative practices. Finds that reports on whole-school innovations are positive and considers practical implications for educational psychologists. (CFR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques

Branwhite, Tony – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study of bullying and other forms of student-caused distress among 836 secondary students in England. Finds students experienced much more peer abuse in secondary schools than in elementary schools. Also finds that males recorded a significantly higher incidence of physical abuse than did females. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Bullying

Kuhlenschmidt, Sally L.; Layne, Lois E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
A problem-solving strategy for dealing with disruptive student behavior in the college classroom is outlined. It uses a series of questions designed to provide perspective on the problem and aid in generating responses. Steps include clarifying the problem, identifying critical elements, describing context, analyzing emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment
Roe, Diana – AECA Research in Practice Series, 1998
This issue of the Australian Early Childhood Association Research in Practice Series focuses on attention difficulties in young children and is directed to parents, child caregivers, and others interested in the care and education of young children. The booklet describes behaviors and characteristics common in children with attention difficulties,…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Clarken, Rodney H. – 1995
This paper discusses inequities and injustices toward women and advocates remedies through education. Practical suggestions based upon expectations theory and the Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement Test (TESA) program offer teachers ways to reduce discrimination and improve achievement in classrooms, especially for those denied an equal…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Seraydarian, Elizabeth – 1991
This practicum examined the maintenance in eight emotionally disturbed children (ages 7-13) of three appropriate classroom behaviors taught during a 10-week inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. In the hospital school setting the focus was on: (1) appropriate interactions with teachers; (2) appropriate interactions with peers; and (3) appropriate…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Slaby, Ronald G.; And Others – 1995
Based on the latest knowledge about early violence prevention and effective teaching strategies, this book describes practical ways for early childhood educators to handle children's aggression and shows how to help children become assertive, nonviolent problem solvers. The book's repertoire of proven approaches includes teaching children how to…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1997
This guide provides a review of the characteristics of children with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or possible prenatal alcohol-related effects (PPAE) and describes specific intervention strategies. Section 1 offers a general review of the diagnostic procedures, the prevalence of FAS and the physical, educational, and behavioral characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
Long, Nicholas J.; Morse, William C. – 1996
This collection of over 60 readings on the education of students with emotional disturbances is organized into nine chapters. In each chapter, the articles are bound together by the humanistic ties of psychoeducation, which involves a concern for both the inner life and the external behavior. The book aims to make school time effective enough to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Crisis Intervention