Describes the attitude toward and treatment of student behavioral problems in the K-12 Special Education Learning Center developed by the Hartford (Connecticut) Public Schools. They provide a positive attitude while stressing discipline and good behavior as a top priority and use many common-sense principles in handling disruptive behavior.(MD)

Outlines nonintrusive and intrusive strategies for effective classroom management of inappropriate behavior. Describes discipline as a system made up of preventative and intervention strategies designed to manage rather than control student behavior. Discusses planned ignoring, praise, conferences, progress reports, and time out, among other…

National data dispute the value of school suspensions. This article describes specific alternatives to suspension, with special attention devoted to the creation of "in-school" suspension programs. It outlines philosophies, benefits, essential components, and major difficulties of in-school suspension centers and discusses truancy prevention,…

Examined parenting efficacy, perceived control over failure in caregiving, and mothers' likely affective, attributional, and disciplinary reaction to inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and oppositional-defiant misbehaviors, as reported by mothers. Found that parenting efficacy and perceived control over failure may be unrelated cognitive…

In this study a 4-component procedure designed to decrease a 4-year-old child's noncompliance behaviors was experimentally analyzed as to the effectiveness of the separate components of the package. Once experimental control had been demonstrated and the subject's noncompliance behaviors had been decreased to an acceptable level, separate analyses…

Addressing the problem of children being emotionally abusive to each other in the form of heckling and the more serious "put-down," this paper suggests that this behavior can stem from a need for attention, resistance, an inability to express feelings more appropriately, or a desire to test an adult's strength. It is important to listen…

Focusing on the improvement of discipline skills and management strategies for classroom teachers, four major intervention and management techniques used in classroom discipline are reviewed: (1) Teacher Effectiveness Training, a course focusing on teacher-student relationships within the framework of effective human relations and recognition of…

This paper describes the operations of a community-based, racially-mixed, day-long, day care center, its social environment and the staff's response to one very young, disruptive black boy. Data for the study were collected over a 3-year period of participant observation among approximately 25 children ranging in age from 2 through 5 from low…

Both papers deal essentially with the same content. The author discusses briefly the popularity of behavior modification in the treatment of children and characterizes early behavior modification studies as: (1) overly reliant on undesirable features of the antipathetic medical model; (2) too limited in its selection of target subjects and problem…

The purpose of the clinical and guidance services component of the Central Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Remedial Services for Eligible Nonpublic School Pupils Program was to enhance the behavior of children in relation to specific instructional skills areas. The component included students who were diagnosed as needing various…

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature regarding some of the past practices of discipline and to explore the changes in discipline that have been made in our schools, the alternatives that have resulted, and a specific approach--in-school suspension--that has taken root in contemporary education as a result of this change. A review…

For more than 80 years, Boys Town's mission has been to change the way America cares for its at-risk children. This collection of articles describes how Boys Town carries out its mission via the Boys Town Teaching Model. The essence of the Boys Town teaching model is two-fold: building relationships with children and teaching skills to youth. To…

Close parent-child relationships begin with an early, effective approach to everyday discipline problems. This book focuses on children from infancy to age five and discusses practical ways to handle common discipline problems using an approach of identifying the problem and providing a goal behavior. Thirty eight chapters address the following…

Noting that more democratic values have begun to replace authoritarian values in the classroom, this book offers teachers three different discipline styles and provides guidance in classroom management, discipline strategy, and flexible problem solving. Chapter 1 of the book addresses general discipline and provides debate on utilizing democratic…

A TOTAL OF 384 CHILDREN WERE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR TEACHERS AS DEMONSTRATING EITHER (1) PERSISTENT APPROVED OR (2) PERSISTENT DISAPPROVED CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. AN EXAMINER INTERVIEWED EACH FAMILY USING THE GLUECK RATING SCALE AND ADMINISTERED SEVERAL PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS TO EACH CHILD (KVARACEUS DELINQUENCY PRONENESS SCALE, THE SENTENCE…