A study of teacher and administrator perceptions of school violence and violence prevention programs in three rural school districts focused on personnel fears, frequency of school personnel victimization, school environment areas posing greatest risks, profiles of typical victims and perpetrators, school strategies to deal with violent behavior,…

Describes use of behavioral descriptors called Performance Results to guide instruction, combined with implementation of portfolio assessment, for middle level students in Utah's Salt Lake City School District. Discusses stumbling blocks to using the Performance Results for teachers and students, positive outcomes from the process, and future…

Examined a teacher-led intervention that used interpersonal and intrapersonal variables to enhance social relationships and adjust behaviors of elementary and secondary regular and special needs students. Teacher surveys indicated that the intervention had a partial positive effect on classroom social life and a differential effect on elementary…

This lesson enhances secondary students' self-esteem and reinforces positive health behaviors. Activity 1 examines cultural standards of beauty, questions attitudes about body image, and presents nonappearance affirmations for enhancing self-esteem. Activity 2 helps students recall occasions when others' comments influenced their self-esteem,…

Examines effects of direct instruction sequence that included demanded eye contact, step-by-step directions, modeling, praise, and redirectives on teacher and student behavior in preschool setting. All participating teachers implemented instructional sequence with high levels of integrity following training and engaged in more instructional…

This research aimed to develop an instrument to measure teacher behaviors that create a caring learning environment and determine these behaviors' usage frequency. The instrument proved reliable. Five broad behaviors emerged: ability to reduce anxiety, willingness to listen, rewarding of appropriate behavior, being a friend, and appropriately…

Explores drug-based knowledge of British primary and secondary school children and the personal experience, attitudes and knowledge of secondary-school children; discusses implications for policymakers and practitioners. Reviews the literature on drug-free lifestyle programs for children, presents a "First Principles" model to underpin…

Presents a preliminary report on a program developed to provide elementary Latin students focused practice with a variety of grammatical elements they must control to be able to translate Latin. Discusses the nature of the computerized materials, offers a preliminary evaluation of the efficacy of the program, and makes observations on students'…

Examines responses of 40,435 students from the "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey" and uses student self-reported school risk behaviors to "predict" recent weapon possession at school. Although school risk behaviors were moderately correlated with school weapon possession, many frequent weapon carriers displayed zero…

Describes a study conducted by the College Board to examine what motivates adults to return to school and profile their patterns of learning as they enter and re-enter the educational system. Finds that most adults return to school to improve their careers. Forecasts the future of adult education and its implications for community colleges. (CJW)

Explains that the purpose of parent-teacher conferences is to communicate the student's progress to the parents. Provides guidelines for a successful conference, including holding the conference in an open area and using a conversational communication style, avoiding educational jargon. Includes a sample student progress report. (CMK)

Classroom discipline methods are changing with the times. Assertive Discipline is a 20-year-old program designed to help teachers successfully manage students' behavior. In the 1990s, it involves building a rapport with students and creating a discipline plan at the same time. The paper details the basic principles of the Assertive Discipline…

Moshing (intense crowd dancing) and other physical activities common at youth and rock concerts are discussed from the perspectives of safety and of the responsibility of sponsoring organizations, especially colleges and universities. Considerations in creating a safe environment at student events, planning the logistics of such an event, and…

Syracuse University's Ujima Project trained peer educator-mentors to offer first-year African American students correct information about HIV risk reduction and life skills building, providing ongoing social support in a culturally sensitive manner. The program successfully changed students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for HIV…

The Positive Classroom Management program trains teachers to mean business without being dragged into fruitless power struggles and student backtalk. The program helps teachers learn to take control of the situation by remaining calm, thinking before speaking, and using effective body language. (SM)