Presents an eighth-grade graduation speech capturing the essence of adolescence. (JM)

Two teaching methods, self-paced reading and self-paced reading and discussion groups, were investigated to determine their effects on the behaviors of college students taking a course in human sexuality. (JD)

Classroom teachers and school mental health specialists must be better equipped to determine which students who practice deviant behavior are behaviorally disordered and which students are experiencing faulty social perception. (Author/PHR)

Presents a checklist of observable reading behavior that can be used to facilitate the organization of and communication about the classroom reading behavior of the child with a reading problem. (HOD)

Having all students in a group respond to every question, rather than addressing questions to one student at a time, resulted in better behavior and content achievement among third graders. (Editor)

Elementary school teachers trained in a class management program changed behaviors and improved student performance in both handicapped and nonhandicapped pupils in mainstreamed classrooms. (JD)

Focuses on observations of aesthetic behavior in children and also speculates on what effect the presence or absence of aesthetic feeling has on individual and social functioning. (Author/RK)

A 1992-95 survey of over 1,000 Long Island, New York, students attending eight middle, junior, and high schools found that most peer harassment focused on verbal assaults. Although there was more harassment by boys, both sexes harassed their peers, mostly by name calling. The main targets were unattractive or unstylish girls, physically mature…

Collected data from 187 college students to assess both the predictive utility of perceived benefits and risks of risk-taking behaviors (RTBs) on behavioral intentions and behavioral change. Results indicate that perceived benefits accounted for significant variance in behavioral intentions and are better determinants of behavior change for RTBs…

Provides evidence that self-esteem is associated with the likelihood of smoking among African-American children. Results based on a sample of 1,256 children indicate that those lowest in self-esteem, especially girls, were twice as likely to have ever smoked as those with the highest levels of self-esteem. (RJM)

Reports on a technique that could increase study time by reducing procrastination. Randomly selected college students (N=197) made written commitments to study for an exam. Students in the commitment condition reported significantly more study time than did students in a control group; they also performed significantly better on the exam. (RJM)

Reports on a qualitative study examining chief student affairs officers' (CSAOs) (N=30) perceptions of the impact of legalized casino gambling on student life, service delivery, and student affairs. Results indicate that CSAOs detected few changes in student behavior. Campuses close to casinos reported more dropouts and increases in student debt.…

Investigated whether the prediction of drinking might be enhanced by considering salience of alcohol expectancies rather than mere endorsement. Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that expectancy salience significantly improved the prediction of total alcohol consumption above and beyond the effects of expectancy endorsement. Expectancy…

Describes one teacher's experiences using "kid-watching" with four challenging middle school students, noting how such observation provides valuable insights into how some individuals learn. (SR)

Describes incidents in which nursing students' anger led to disruptive behavior and violence. Suggests ways in which faculty can handle situations when they are the target of student anger, when they are angry at students, when they are mediating conflict between others, and when they suspect a student could be violent. (Contains 32 references.)…