Practical and comprehensive, this book focuses on the nuts and bolts of designing positive behavior support plans for students with such disabilities as mental retardation, autism, learning disabilities, and emotional/behavioral disorders. Strategies are provided for addressing individual behavioral problems at all levels of severity. Filled with…

Research was undertaken to design an instrument that could identify schools prone to the occurrence of violence. A secondary purpose was to identify signs that might indicate that violence was a likely occurrence. The instrument had five factors that described where bullying occurred; the types and reasons for bullying; how students were treated;…

Discusses the legal and ethical problems associated with the role school officials often play in having drugs prescribed for so-called "hyperactive" children, or in reminding them to take medications that have already been prescribed for them. (WM)

The study defined, through statistical syndrome analyses, total profile cluster types of classroom behavior exhibited by normal children in grades K-6. Determined was how children whose patterns were similar differed in achievement, normalcy, and other variables from children exhibiting other patterns. (Author/KW)

The problem of suicides among college students is discussed, and recommendations for suicide prevention and possible measures for intervention are indicated. (BY)

Discusses the legal limits of school officials' control over student behavior. (JF)

Outlines methods to prevent cheating in colleges by: (1) defining the problem; (2) describing physical arrangements of testing situations; and (3) stressing the importance of detection and retributions for academic dishonesty. The individual faculty member should control cheating. A "cheating" table provides suggestions for detecting and…

Studied predictors of alcohol use and misuse in 1,823 college students who completed the Student Alcohol Information Survey. Results showed students who began drinking younger reported more alcohol-related problems. Students introduced to alcohol with parental consent, who were the majority, experienced significantly fewer problems. (JAC)

The effectiveness of behavioral consultation with secondary-age students is evaluated. A differential reinforcement of low rates procedure is applied within the context of an independent group contingency to decrease negative verbal interactions of adolescents in a resource room setting. (PN)

Certain groupings of behaviors (factors) from a list of behaviors on the Referral Preference Rating Scale (RPRS) were identified as problem behaviors by high school teachers. Results show that the RPRS not only identified the teachers' main concerns but clustered them in terms of the most disruptive behaviors. (Author/GK)

The two articles explore the characteristics of the withdrawn and the aggressive child and suggest management techniques for classroom teachers. (PHR)

Analyzes anecdotal records of students who have presented behavioral problems in previous schools and compares opinionnaires of students, parents, and faculty regarding attendance, attitudes, and communication. The students' records and opinionnaires are compared with their eleventh grade records to ascertain if these problems could have been…

Describes and evaluates social learning based intervention program for conduct problem students in the middle grades. A conservative criterion of improvement on measures from two independent sources indicated improvement with seven students. All of the students received improved scores on at least one outcome measure. (Author)

Describes a training module that helps teachers and others working with children to address challenging behaviors. Discusses ways to assess problem behaviors, elements that influence behavior, and components of functional assessment. Offers questions that can help decode behavior. (RJM)

Describes a series of experiments designed to identify why the classroom use of timeouts sometimes failed. Results indicate that both treatment integrity and the function of student behavior problems were related to treatment success and failure. Discusses implications for the function of student behavior problems, treatment selection, and other…