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Walker, Dean – 1995
Tactics to deal with growing violence in schools have usually relied on removal of the offender by suspension or placement outside of the mainstream classroom. However, educators and psychologists are considering the prevention of violent behavior as both a more humane and cost-effective response to the problem. The relationship between school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Walker, Dean – 1995
Tactics to deal with growing violence in schools have usually relied on removal of the offender by suspension or placement outside of the mainstream classroom. However, educators and psychologists are considering the prevention of violent behavior as both a more humane and cost-effective response to the problem. The relationship between school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Fitzsimmons, Mary K. – 1998
This digest reviews and summarizes what is known about effective school-wide behavioral management systems. Emphasis in such systems is on consistency throughout the building and across classrooms with the entire staff, both professional and nonprofessional, uniformly implementing common strategies. Common features of school-wide behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Discipline
Golden, Larry – 1990
This digest describes brief family consultation, a short-term strategy that enlists the home and school in an attempt to solve childhood behavior problems. Five criteria are given for assessing the functional status of a family: (1) parental resources; (2) chronicity; (3) communication between family members; (4) parental authority; and (5)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Counseling
Warger, Cynthia – 1999
This Digest summarizes requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 1997. In addition to specific information the IEP must contain, it notes that the amendments require IEP teams to consider the child's strengths, the parents' concerns, and the results of the…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Behavior Problems, Braille, Compliance (Legal)
Fitzsimmons, Mary K. – 1998
This digest discusses the need for troubled students to receive habilitative services instead of haphazard punishment, then outlines sources of frustration for aggressive students and stages of frustration (anxiety, stress, defensiveness, physical aggression, and tension reduction), and appropriate responses. Teachers are advised to prevent…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders