Nine generalizations are made about what takes place in smaller elementary and secondary school classes (those with 25 students or less). The generalizations are based on findings from nearly 60 studies. (RC)

Describes a study designed to assess how students felt and behaved towards science, mathematics, scientists and mathematicians. Measuring instruments were used to describe the affective, cognitive, and behavioral components of student attitudes. Reliabilities and validities of the instruments are presented. (GS)

Reports on a study that tested whether the decision on the school that freshmen in Catholic high schools went to was made primarily by the students or the students' parents has an effect on the students' commitment to the school. (Author/IRT)

Author discussed the problem the classroom teacher faces when meeting "disruptive behavior" during his teaching time. (Author/RK)

Reports a study designed to determine if teaching science by inquiry helps students learn by discovery and become less teacher-oriented. (LS)

Implicit in this article are the beliefs that teachers should (1) be aware of what they value, (2) be sensitive of how their values relate to their teaching, and (3) be less uncomfortable the next time someone asks, Where does values education end and indoctrination begin? (Author)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects which exposure to hypnotic audiotapes had on the study habits, attitudes, and behaviors of college freshmen. (Author/RK)

This article presented a few of the instances in which children have learned to cope with their emotions with a little help from little friends. (Author/RK)

The studies described here are the first in a series of investigations of the teaching-learning process based on Kurt Lewin's B-P-E paradigm (learning outcomes are a result of the interactive effects of different kinds of students and different kinds of teaching approaches). (JA)

The Substance Education Program of the Iowa Department of Education began a series of tri-annual studies of youth substance behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge in the fall of 1975. The youth studies have continued with data collections in 1978, 1982, 1984, and 1987. A survey administered in 1987 to Iowa students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 focused…

This study assessed student experience with alcohol and other drugs to establish baseline data against which on-going alcohol and drug education efforts can be measured. Subjects were 6,222 students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 who were enrolled in 124 public schools in 83 Wisconsin communities. The results of the study revealed that 53% of sixth…

In response to growing public concern over declining educational quality and discipline problems in today's schools, this paper reviews research on the causes of school disruption and student misbehavior, identifies promising ameliorative strategies, and examines specific research-practitioner collaborations that have successfully reduced school…

This brief guide notes the effectiveness of self-management strategies in increasing students' responsibility for their own learning and behavior, heightening student motivation and self-esteem, and reducing demands on the teacher's time. A strategy is outlined to help students increase their on-task behavior, by having students chart, correct,…

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Intervention and Prevention Program (ADAIPP) is a comprehensive program developed at Central Michigan University in 1984 to reduce alcohol abuse, encourage low risk use of alcohol by those of legal age who consume it, support individuals who do not use alcohol or other drugs, and provide referrals for persons with…