Trust is a most important ingredient provided by the teacher in any learning interaction. This study examined the level of trust of teachers exhibited by male and female students in grades four through eight. As students' grade level increased, their trust of teachers decreased. (Author)

This article focuses on some of the many field observation techniques available for school counselors to use with elementary school counselors. (Author)

Author visits a progressive school which has no headteacher, and a policy of taking children labelled as troublemakers by other schools. (Editor/RK)

The purpose of this research was to determine whether the Utah State University (USU) Protocol Modules dealing with classroom management and pupil self-concept would bring about significant changes in the performance of in-service elementary school teachers and the pupils in their classrooms. (Author)

Suggests a method in which the combined insights and skills of secondary school staffs can be mobilized to support those teachers faced with problem behavior. Shows how this can generate greater effectiveness in a school as a whole, so that only a minority of children might require resources outside the school. (Editor/RK)

Recent doctoral dissertation research about the gifted population is summarized. Topics include: "appropriate" education; social and psychological perceptions; depression and underachievement in gifted high school males; problem solving skills; behavior differences between academically gifted achievers and academically gifted nonachievers; and…

Observation of behavior differences between 15 elementary school learning-disabled (LD) and 15 non-disabled girls in the regular classroom showed that LD girls spent less time doing schoolwork, that teachers did not spend more time interacting with LD girls, and that teachers responded less frequently to call-outs from LD girls. (Author/CB)

Notes that many practitioners underestimate the occurrence of childhood depression and explains what childhood depression is, what symptoms most often indicate it, why it occurs, and what teachers can do to help depressed children. (JC)

This review summarizes pertinent literature on the differential impact of primary versus secondary public education on students. Data show that junior high/middle school students with prominent elementary school maladjustments have a 5-13-fold greater rate of grade failure, suspension, and undue absenteeism than do students without such…

The author examines studies that have sought to enhance self-esteem in school children by experimental means. He reviews work that has sought intervention through (1) curriculum, (2) classroom techniques, (3) teacher behavior, and (4) student behavior modification. (Author/CH)

Associations between characteristics of dental students and their stress levels are examined, along with the correlation of stress with drug use and health problems. Greater stress was associated with a higher level of Type A behavior and lower level of career commitment. (Author/MLW)

This paper discusses problems faced by deaf adolescents in the areas of communication skills, education, the impact of mainstreaming, social interaction, the development of social life, and personal identity and behavior. The problems of deciding on communication methods and on a cultural identity complicate life for hearing-impaired adolescents.…

Investigated were the effects of a jogging program on talking out and out of seat behaviors exhibited by six elementary-aged behaviorally disordered students in a resource room setting. Results indicate a decrease in the occurrence of both behaviors following jogging for five of the six students. (Author/JDD)

Examined the degree to which the perceptions of 13 higher- and lower-achieving third-grade students regarding academic standing and interactions with teachers were consistent with other, presumably more objective, measures. Overall, student perceptions were consistent with other measures, but teacher emphasis on academic performance affected…

Detailed study of Detroit-area adolescents provides explanations for the spread of sound change outward from urban areas and upward through the socioeconomic hierarchy. Social network structure, orientation to the urban area, and phonology are contrasted for the two adolescent social categories, "Jocks" (middle class) and…