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Collison, Brooke B.; Gabrielson, Kenneth – School Counselor, 1972
Descriptors: Counseling, Facilities, Group Dynamics, High School Students
Myers, R. E.; Cawley, Peter – 1977
In "creative listening" sessions, participants alternately present their ideas (for fixed periods of time) and listen silently to the other participants. This paper examines the value of this method as an aid to problem solving and offers suggestions for teachers serving as mediators and participants in creative listening sessions. It describes…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Twale, Darla J.; Blanks, George W., Jr. – 1992
This report presents results from a discovery study questionnaire, using forced choice and open-ended items, to assess the types of problems resident assistants (RAs) at the rural campus of Auburn University (Alabama) encounter, their level and sources of preparedness to deal with these problems, and the ways in which the residence life staff can…
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Dormitories, Educational Needs, Higher Education
Cook, John J.; Miller, Donald M. – 1967
A taxonomy of problems in the environment or evident in student behaviors which impede providing the necessary conditions for pupils to learn was developed by teachers of the educable mentally retarded (EMR) in Wisconsin. Of the teachers, 67% or 487 responded to a request to specify five problems along with their causes and successful and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrative Problems, Behavior Problems, Classification
Gutierrez, Richard – Principal Leadership, 2005
According to the U.S. Department of Education, 39% of public school students were considered to be part of a minority group in 2000, as opposed to just 22% in 1972. Although the increased diversity offers many opportunities for staff members and students to learn from one another, not all members of the school community adjust quickly to a…
Descriptors: Racial Relations, Student Diversity, Student Problems, Minority Groups
Williams, Linda – 1995
A program for increasing the social skills development of fourth grade students is described. The targeted population consisted of fourth grade students in a growing, low socio-economic status, urban community including a public housing development. The problems of poor social skills and disruptive behavior were documented through observations,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution