The relationships between economic stress on the family and child and parental adjustment were examined for a sample of 199 girls and boys in grades one, four, and seven. These associations were examined separately for families in which both parents were present and in which mothers only were at home. Economic stress was associated with boys'…

An investigation was undertaken with 454 regular classroom teachers to explore the effects of a personality construct (i.e., abstract vs. concrete) and educable mentally retarded (EMR) pupil variables of race and school behavior on teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming. Following the administration of the Conceptual Systems Test, Ss were given…

THE OUTLINED REPORT ADDRESSES PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE NEGRO SELF-CONCEPT, POPULATION CHANGES IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS, HOME CONDITIONS, AND THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN THE OAKLAND AREA. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT RECORDS, THE RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS AND GENERAL STAFF RECRUITMENT ARE ALSO REVIEWED. OAKLAND'S "GRAY AREA" IS…

AUGMENTING THE ADJUSTMENT OF NEW PUPILS TO NEW SCHOOL SITUATIONS WAS A MAJOR CONCERN OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL TO THE FORD FOUNDATION. SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT DESIGNATED ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE, STUDY, COUNSEL, AND PLACE STUDENTS. THE RESOURCES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHERS ALSO. COUNSELORS AT ALL THREE…

Two experiments were implemented in which hyperactive children were exposed to models of their own age level. It was hypothesized that modeling treatments designed to demonstrate reflective problem-solving strategies would improve the problem-solving ability of both normal and hyperactive children, and that, concomicantly, children's ability to…

The author describes the Behavioral Intervention Program designed to serve children in the Gila County, Arizona public schools, who exhibit behavior and/or emotional problems. Section I outlines the program's philosophy, basic principles necessary to implement the program, program strengths and areas of concern, program procedures, and…

The paper examines seven pressing issues in the educational assessment of children with learning and behavior disorders. Research and court cases are cited in the discussion of the following issues (sample subtopics in parentheses): focus of assessment (for clarification, identification, and classification purposes); types of abilities evaluated…

The questions in this interview guide pertain to the Detroit Public Schools Uniform Code of Student Conduct and City Wide Attendance Regulations. They are directed to school principals and assistant principals. The questions help to determine if the Uniform Code and Attendance Regulations were disseminated, if orientations were carried out, and…

The Kansas City School Behavior Project was intended to devise and test the effectiveness of a program of action for the treatment of mild behavioral disturbances in children in the school setting. The program was expected to prevent, to some extent, severe behavioral disturbances among these children in the adolescent years, and to have an effect…

The proceedings of a series of four full-day workshops held during May, 1979, by the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Project of the Department of Children and Youth Services and the Connecticut Justice for Children Collaboration are presented. Areas of concern addressed by the workshops included the following: (1) adolescent…

This collection of references and research findings was initially compiled in connection with a conference on the "Linguistic Needs of West Indian Children." The first section includes research reviews and critiques. The second section includes research on the following subjects: (1) ability; (2) attainment/achievement; (3) attitudes,…

This study examines the differential effects of spatial density on five-year-old children who were divided into "low" and "high" on dimensions of hyperactivity-distractibility, anxiety, hostility-aggressiveness, behavior disturbance, and motor inhibition. Sex differences in interaction with the above behavioral dimensions were…

This guide is designed for both preservice and inservice teachers concerned about classroom management and discipline as they relate to learning. The case studies and illustrations included are actual real-life situations observed, recorded, documented, and contributed by teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals throughout the country in…

A multi-focal pilot program is described in which the goals of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of delinquent acts are approached via multiple intervention strategies. The primary and secondary prevention strategies are focused on the junior high schools. All school personnel undergo training in those skills which are necessary to…

A 1972-73 survey of 43,946 students in special education programs for the hearing impaired provided data on the relationship of reported emotional/behavioral problems to the following demographic variables: program type, sex, ethnic background, birth year, age at onset, degree of hearing loss, etiology, and existence of additional handicapping…