The complexity of social interaction in classrooms leads many students to perform poorly because they do not understand what behavior the teachers expect. It appears that some students learn from their school experience to be less active in obtaining relevant academic information through questioning. (JD)

Prospective assessment of alcohol and drug abuse among middle school students involved students in 13 schools, with 7,562 students in grades six, seven, and eight completing baseline questionnaires. Data from the three grades revealed dramatic increases in the level of initiation of alcohol and drug abuse and negative consequences through the…

Describes measurement of maternal responsiveness by means of the HOME Inventory. Shows the relation of such measurement to an array of child health, development, and behavior outcomes. (PCB)

Forty-three general educators were assigned to one of three versions of the Behavioral Consultation model, to assess the model's effects on problem behavior of difficult-to-teach intermediate-grade students. Observations of student behavior indicated that more inclusive Behavioral Consultation versions exerted stronger effects than the least…

Students can and should learn to discipline themselves. This article describes results of one teacher's reflective deliberations on how to handle certain problem students by shifting responsibility for appropriate behavior from the teacher to the student. A brief guide for teachers, "Handling Typical Discipline Scenes," is included. (IAH)

An account is given by an eighth-grade English teacher of the ultimately unsuccessful efforts to manage a problem student. Lessons learned from the experience include the realization that classroom teachers can't "fix" every child. (IAH)

Illustrates the experience of politically active students at Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in the 1940s. Describes the exodus of students to the countryside where they established bases which proved to be of great political benefit when civil war broke out. (KO)

Describes the liberal heritage of academic freedom which existed at Lianda University (Southwest Associated University) in the 1940s. Examines the intellectual pluralism and student activism which pervaded the community. Discusses the significance of the December 1 Movement. Sees this movement as representative of the University students' quest…

This article reports on an evaluation study conducted in an attempt to verify independently the effects on alcohol-related behavior ascribed by Denison et al. to university level alcohol education based on Activated Health Education principles. Subjects for the study were 80 undergraduate students. (IAH)

Identified characteristics of adolescent male anabolic steroid (AS) user and addictive potential. Found AS user population different from nonuser in self-perceptions of health and strength, interest in controlling AS use, and perception of peer AS use. Found subgroups with significantly different attitudes and/or behaviors. Suggests prevention…

Weldon, Menacker, and Hurwitz studied teacher-student relationships and student behavior in four Chicago inner-city elementary schools. Findings indicated that, although students and teachers reported mutual respect, each school had severe discipline problems. The authors present several possible explanations. Commentary on the study by Guinagh…

In effort to reduce disruptive classroom behavior, five students attending school for behavior-disordered youth were shown videotapes depicting themselves or peer appropriately engaged in classroom activities. Effects were idiosyncratic across students, the most significant effects occurring for the self-observation procedure. (Author)

Examined the ways in which the children of two kindergarten classrooms affected the curriculum. Children were active members of both classrooms, although their influence was more indirect than direct. Boys engaged in more verbal behavior than girls. (RJC)

Discusses aberrant, or disruptive, behavior in an industrial/business, classroom-based, instructor-led training setting. Three examples of aberrant behavior are described, typical case studies are provided for each, and preventive (long-term) and corrective (on-the-spot) strategies for dealing with the problems are discussed. (LRW)

Describes child care practices in Xian, China. Focuses on scheduling, cleanliness, curriculum, and student behavior in a day care center. (RJC)