Although quality of the teacher-student relationship contributes to school adjustment, students who experience difficulties appear to be least likely to benefit from positive interactions with their teachers. It was of interest to explore a broadened conceptualization of teacher-student relationship that considers both emotional connection and…

Cautions and considerations for developing and implementing instructional models for students with learning and behavioral problems are examined in view of the need for keeping students as close to the least restrictive alternative as possible. (Author)

Relationships between teacher characteristics and their ratings of problem behavior and likelihood to refer students to special education were explored with 230 Dutch primary teachers. Teacher self-efficacy and pupil problem type (learning or behavioral) proved to be significant predictors of problem ratings and referral chances. (Author/DB)

On a peer sociometric measure, 101 learning-disabled and 156 low-achieving students received lower ratings than 608 normally achieving students. Parent/teacher behavior ratings for 77 of the learning-disabled and low-achieving students found that children rejected in peer sociometric ratings exhibited lower social competence and more behavior…

Forty-seven third grade boys with conduct problems were administered a battery of tests to determine how many had reading problems and central processing dysfunctions and the correlations between their reading performance and 1) central information processing abilities, 2) race, 3) social class, and 4) maternal employment. (Author/DB)

This study found that 27 Chinese teachers' perceptions of 196 elementary students nominated as learning disabled or educable mentally retarded (based on identifying characteristics used in the United States) were significantly less favorable than ratings of students nominated as average or gifted. Discriminant analysis yielded 72.19 percent…

The article examines the relationship between biological defects and educational aptitude and achievement. (Author/PHR)