Threatening student web sites raise complex legal questions for schools. According to "Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), students' First Amendment rights must be abridged to ensure an orderly school environment. Recent litigation, educator rights, American Civil Liberties Union interventions, and legally defensible strategies for schools are…

Assesses the temporal stability and convergent validity of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC). Teachers and parents rated kindergarten and first-grade students using BASC. Teachers were more stable in rating children's externalizing behaviors and attention problems. Discusses results in terms of the accuracy of information…

This article explains skills and abilities that teachers require to effectively manage a classroom that includes students with emotional and behavior disorders and to develop a curriculum of behavior management. Discussed are techniques for preventing student misbehavior, teaching new behaviors, handling crises, and managing conflict. (DB)

This paper discusses how to set up and implement a token economy system for students with behavior disorders in a classroom setting. The available literature is reviewed, and it is concluded that token economies have been proven effective in improving behavior among students with social and academic deficits. (Author/PB)

Evaluated the effects of a drought and temporary food shortage on 248 Kenyan mother-child dyads' energy intake, weight, and behaviors. Found that school-age children were affected more negatively than toddlers, showing significant declines in energy intake, age-corrected weight, activity on the playground, and classroom attention. Behavior…

Explains that this special issue profiles the characteristics of children in kindergarten through grade six. The research on which the profiles were developed was comprised of questionnaires sent to 75 teachers and follow-up interviews with 10 teachers in each of the 7 grades. Reviews the four stages delineated in Piaget's theory of child…

Examines the strategies used in answering a computerized multiple-choice test where all questions on a semantic topic were grouped together or randomly distributed. Findings indicate that students grouped by performance on the test used different strategies in completing the test due to distinct cognitive processes between the groups. (AEF)

A teacher developed a program to help primary students who were easily frustrated and acted out in a disruptive fashion. She established a six-week program to help them learn anger management skills. Students were guided by the teacher and peer facilitators who were capable of demonstrating peaceful solutions to problems. (Author/SM)

Describes one teacher's successful efforts to free herself from a disruptive, threatening student by using the law. The Cook versus Bray case illustrates that teachers do not have to tolerate students who ride roughshod over the rights of other students or teachers when the school administration chooses not to protect them. (GR)

A study analyzed behavior patterns, conditions under which students learn, and educational achievements of German university students with disabilities. Results indicate students have common coping strategies regardless of disability type. The more the students had learned to accept and understand their disabilities during childhood and early…

A study examined classroom membership in an early childhood setting which included a 3-year-old boy with multiple disabilities. Interpersonal interactions with peers and practices that contributed to building community are discussed. Findings revealed that there were deliberate and ongoing efforts to create a strong sense of community within the…

Principals should consider redirecting school counselors' responsibilities to include directing safe-school teams; establishing networks to identify at-risk students and violent behavior signs; developing conflict-resolution activities; assessing and counseling misbehaving students; devising crisis- management plans; and helping staff predict and…

Explores the attitudes of students, teachers, and parents toward students' disruptive behavior as part of school discipline. Finds that teachers agreed on the severity of most disruptive behavior problems, while parents and students disagreed among themselves. Indicates that parents and students should be involved with discipline-related policies.…

Study describes how college students (N=39) constructed their residential experiences during pilot implementation of the Community Standards Model. Identifies three major themes related to democratic living: program purpose and structure; engagement and decision-making; and constructions of community. Proposes conditions to promote…

Examines the contributions of parental involvement in the activation of cultural and social capital that in turn affects children's learning outcomes. Offers practical knowledge to policy makers, teachers, and parents for maximizing home and school resources for children's education. (CMK)