Difficulty managing behavior in the classroom is frequently cited as a source of frustration for teachers and a common reason why new teachers leave the profession (Ingersoll 2001, 2003). Concerted attention to issues of classroom management is important to the health of education; attention to these issues at the middle and secondary education…

This paper describes a systems approach to instructional psychology which can be used by school counselors as a basis for diagnosis and remediation in the classroom. Interrelationships of the four components of a basic teaching model are emphasized. Selected aspects of each component, important for effective instruction, are discussed. (Author)

The five papers in this set describe a research program designed to examine how an intended science curriculum, as described in policy documents and textbooks, is interpreted by teachers and adapted to an established pattern of classroom functioning embodied in what is called a "functional paradigm." The overall objective of the research is to…

This report summarizes an evaluation of a 4-week sexual health education program in a disadvantaged, urban target school in Scotland, and the investigation of the longer term impact of a previous 10-week program involving sexual health education provided by health workers. In-depth interviews with 5 boys and 5 girls revealed that the 10-week…