The emphasis of this article is on students and the evolving character of their affiliation with schooling. It compares school conditions of the 1890s with those of 1970s, and presents a brief and selective review of professional literature on school discipline published during this 80-year span. (Author/RK)

Describes some of the benefits of systematic behavior modification at the elementary level. Elementary school discipline is examined, not as a set of responses to deviancy and delinquency, but as an integral part of generic concepts of classroom management and instruction. (Author)

Reviews the use of behavior modification to control behavior problems in secondary schools. The literature reviewed demonstrates the effectiveness of behavior modification with both average and very difficult students. Describes behavioral techniques, such as group contingencies, home-based reinforcement systems, and contingency contracting, as…

Tests that require high school students to demonstrate minimum skills for graduation are challenged, tough campaigns are being started to check student violence, profit-making schools are growing in popularity, and new efforts are made to halt the continuing decline in the study of foreign languages. (Editor/RK)

An aesthetic theory of vandalism is proposed, which posits that variables accounting for the enjoyment associated with socially acceptable aesthetic experiences are similarly responsible for the pleasure associated with acts of destruction. Several studies provide support for hypotheses derived from the aesthetic theory of vandalism. (Author)

Proposes that the state of enjoyment occurs when a person is challenged at a level matched to his level of skills. Disruption of classes, vandalism, and violence in schools are, in part, attempts by adolescents to obtain enjoyment in otherwise lifeless schools. (Author)

Experimental teachers receiving feedback concerning teaching skill were more effective than control teachers in controlling their own behavior and reducing learner inattention. The experimental teachers were also more effective in their ability to diagnose more often, to employ appropriate diagnostic procedures, and to assist students in mastering…

One of the most pressing problems in California secondary schools revolves around the scarcity of options for those young people labelled as "troublesome" for a variety of minor but infuriatingly difficult adjustment problems. In the Pomona Unified School District, Fremont Junior High School has developed an alternative program to combat…

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The author discusses characteristics, assessment, and curriculum development of independent study behaviors in learning disabled students. (BD)

Profile analyses indicated significantly different patterns of classroom behavior for differing self-concept levels. The highest self-concept group showed the greatest percentage of task-oriented behaviors; the lowest self-concept group had the largest percentage of nondirected behaviors. (GDC)

Social skills are defined as those social behaviors, interpersonal and task-related, that produce positive consequences in the classroom. The case is made that social behaviors are currently taught informally, that some social behaviors are important prerequisites for academic success, and that these behaviors can and should be taught…

Classroom observations are important in being an effective consultant. A form that enables the counselor to record behaviors of a child was offered as a method of improving the observational skills of counselors. Data recorded on the form provide a base rate of the frequency each behavior occurs. (Author)

A study conducted in a school district in the midwest indicates that the students are basically reflecting the mores of society--permissive about alcohol but not approving of other drugs. (SK)

Examines impact on 30 high school students of 12 hours of exposure to Rational Behavior Training (RBT) and 10 days of exposure to a controlled conflict situation in a wilderness environment. The treatment group showed marked reduction in irrational personality traits and intra-interpersonal needs. (Author)

An anonymous survey of adolescents (N=3,690) was used to assess how much of the unique variance in adolescents' self-reported drug use was accounted for by number of parents in comparison to the adolescents' sex, age, social class, and peer drug use. (Author)