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Peer reviewedElliott, Julian G. – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1997
Explores the exact meaning of the locus of control construct and differentiates it from key constructs in the personal control literature. Clarifies the meaning of a number of constructs and advocates an approach to counseling which recognizes the heuristic and therapeutic value of employing such constructs in an integrated fashion. (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories
Michael, Donald N. – World Future Society Bulletin, 1983
More information has led to an ever-increasing sense that things are out of control. A recognition that inability to control is not necessarily a sign of weakness or incompetence could help nourish the emergence of more humane and worthy modes of personal behavior and public regulation. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Problems, Competence, Coping
Gnagey, William J. – 1979
It is time to stop blaming the rise in serious student misbehavior on families, peers, teachers, school systems and society, and to begin to hold students responsible for their own actions. To compare the personal characteristics of disruptive and "normal" students, teachers in a small high school identified 69 inhibitors (disruptive students) and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems, Delinquency Prevention, High School Students
