Class meetings can help prepare students for substitutes. The process might involve explaining the meeting's purpose, sharing feelings about substitutes, imagining class with a substitute, brainstorming ways to help, planning how to implement students' ideas, writing partner biographies for the substitutes, inviting substitutes as guest speakers,…

Analysis of referrals of 204 children (grades K-5) to student study teams for prereferral services in an urban school district over 1 year found that referred students exhibited a mix of academic and behavioral problems. Teacher interventions typically "matched" the referring problem. Students with academic problems were more likely to be referred…

Direct observation of 206 elementary students above the median on risk for aggression found that the interaction of students and teachers differed significantly based on the student's level of aggression risk. Both base rates for specific student and teacher behaviors as well as classroom contingencies differed significantly depending on the…

Behavioral strategies appropriate for use with students having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are discussed and grouped into antecedent manipulations (such as physical arrangement and peer tutoring); consequent manipulations (reprimands, teacher attention, and contingency contracting); and cognitive behavioral interventions…

Investigated the relationships of gender and gang membership to latent variables of psychosocial characteristics, drug use, delinquency, weapons possession, and fear within rural and urban Colorado school districts. Surveys of 1,669 self-reported gang members and 1,742 non-gang members indicated that gender was related more strongly to the latent…

Investigates the behaviors, interactions, and perceptions of junior high school students as they worked in structured or unstructured cooperative learning groups on problem-solving, curriculum-based tasks in mathematics, science and English. Results show that children in the structured groups were more cooperative and provided more relevant verbal…

Two major advances in the provision of behavioral support to students with severe disabilities include: (1) procedures for conducting functional assessment, and (2) design of comprehensive interventions. The research foundation for these advances, implications for clinicians, and future research directions are presented. (Author/DB)

Reviews methodological problems of previous research on male perpetrators of sexual violence. Discusses the need for a rigorous methodology in defining the extent of the problem. Proposes an aggressive new research agenda that would examine men's prosocial behavior. (KW)

Provides an annotated bibliography of videos and printed materials that may be used as educational tools in rape prevention programs. Focuses on sources that are aimed directly at men. Also outlines the use of consultants or lecturers as one of many resources in the construction and implementation of rape prevention programs. (KW)

Examines a group counseling project carried out in elementary schools in an impoverished public school district. Counselor education interns conducted structured and unstructured small-group sessions that focused on acting-out behaviors. Groups were compared with a control group to determine the potential for certain group counseling strategies in…

Investigates the relationship between name-calling and peer beliefs and how it is associated with students' grade level. Analysis of 48 second graders' and 70 sixth graders' responses suggests that name-calling frequency declined with age. However, the more names children reported having been called in the past, the more negative their beliefs…

Examines differences in self-exploration among students at colleges with varying admissions selectivity. Measures of students from three colleges show that students at the nonselective college reported a more diffuse/avoidant identity style than students at the other two schools. Students at the highly selective college indicated a strong…

Confronts myths concerning alcohol abuse and other drug use so as to focus on the magnitude and consequences of the facts. Six myths, taken from a national survey of 58,000 college students, are examined. Makes specific suggestions for student services administrators, with strategies for addressing the culture surrounding alcohol abuse and other…

Two practice improvement projects that provided small group experiences for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive behavior addressed: communication, friendship, self-control, and social problem solving. One provided activities for elementary students with ADHD (treated with medication only). Another provided…

Presents an investigation of the relationship between classroom environment and self-handicapping in Australian, Canadian, and British secondary schools. Explores student perceptions of classroom environment, self-handicapping, and academic efficacy. Reports that classroom environment scales accounted for variance in self-handicapping beyond what…