This paper reports on the first year's results of a screening procedure used to identify kindergarten and first grade children at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. The Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD) is a three-stage, multiple-gated procedure for mass screening to determine whether a child should be referred for…

Now is the time for an image change in small school education. Based on the 1981 Coleman Report, small school education overflows with advantages: low student-teacher ratio, opportunity to view each student in a holistic way, and the ability to control the behavior of the student body as a whole. (LC)

Variables of sex, ethnicity, social class, and race continue to be confounded in social science research on Mexican American families. Analysis of the stereotypic images of Chicanas (as submissive maternal figures) generates policy recommendations to bicultural research institutions for vigorous affirmative action programs to recruit and promote…

Presents a qualitative analysis of an episode from a beginning teacher's biology lesson to demonstrate the intricate relationships among teacher intentions, curriculum materials, teaching, and potential student outcomes. Develops the concept "epistemological flatness" as a way of characterizing salient aspects of curriculum materials and…

Reviews research on the effects of school desegregation on achievement, self-concept, locus of control, and the social behavior of Black children. Describes a study that investigated the friendship-making behavior of second-grade children who were bused following the completion of kindergarten. (GC)

Describes research on early experiences (reality shock) of young teachers at the beginning of their careers, indicating roots of these experiences. Also describes teacher training courses (focusing on pre-service training for physics teachers and in-service training for new teachers) designed to help teachers cope with reality shock and its…

Evaluated the effectiveness of a combined behavioral-reflective parent-training program with high school seniors (N=24). Lectures, films, class discussions, role-playing exercises, and examinations were used to teach concepts of behavioral and reflective child rearing. Data analysis indicated that the parent-training course produced significant…

Findings using data from the Southern Youth Study indicate net race and sex differences in values toward family, work, education, and residence which are not due to social origins; values for those four social objects tend to significantly direct both adolescent attitude formation and early adult behavior. (Author/CM)

Presents three different papers: (1) mathematical models and understanding in science; (2) attitude shaping in the training of science teachers (a role-playing strategy for laboratory safety and mini teaching as opposed to micro teaching); and (3) a technique in the analysis of technical writing to improve reading skills of students. (SK)

Paper presented at the 66th Convention of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, October 23, 1980, Baltimore, Maryland, expresses concern about the future of education and the growing problem of school violence. Suggests corporal punishment amounts to child abuse and does little to help students learn problem-solving techniques.…

Places the limited knowledge of the psychological problems of American Indian and Alaska Native children in context of general child psychiatric epidemiology, using the taxonomy of the American Psychiatric Association's third "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual." Available from: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840 Southwest Gaines…

Training produced significant changes in the teaching behavior, self-ratings of teaching ability, and student ratings of instruction of graduate teaching assistants. Response-shift bias was noted in the self-reports and controlled through the collection of retrospective pretests. (Author/CP)

Two studies contrasted formal and informal teaching practices in open-plan and conventional classrooms, focusing on grouping patterns and pupil choice as discriminative components of teaching style. (BW)

Focuses on problems faced by children with moderate learning difficulties and examines some of the various communication techniques that enable them to be reached and effectively helped. Cites several cases featuring children who have been abused or neglected. Emphasizes the importance of rebuilding these children's self-esteem. (EV)

Examines different ways the experience of fostering can affect the biological children of foster families. Emphasizes the importance of considering the needs of the whole family when making placements, of addressing the needs of those children at an early stage, and of making sure the children are listened to and always have access to support. (AA)