Four emotionally disturbed preschoolers engaged in a higher frequency of disruptive behavior in a regular classroom than in a special class, and teachers in the two settings responded differently to the disruptive behavior. (CL)

Dispels some of the cloudiness surrounding the librarian-as-counselor issue; describes what counseling is, how it operates, what it looks like, and how it can interrelate with professional library enterprises. (Author/JD)

Proposes reasons for the popular use of stimulant medication in the treatment of hyperactivity, as well as assertions that drug therapy alone is inadequate and insufficient. Behavior modification, although limited in applications with hyperactive children, has demonstrated a favorable effect on disruptive behaviors, self-concept, peer acceptance,…

In contrast to Gerard C. Penta's notion, this article maintains that the teacher must have the discretion to punish the misbehaving student and denies that this is necessarily authoritarian. (DS)

This paper reviews the literature regarding social withdrawal in childhood. Consideration is offered of the significance of the problem as an entity and as it is related to other patterns of maladaptive behavior. Behavior therapy classroom procedures which have proven effective in remediating social withdrawal are critically reviewed. (Author)

The incidence of appropriate and inappropriate classroom behavior was observed in 10 seventh grade children classified by their teacher as the worst behaved in the class and 10 seventh grade children classified as the best behaved. (Author/SBH)

Before behavioral engineering can be used as an approach to solving classroom problems, it is incumbent upon all teachers to challenge its use, to determine its appropriateness in a learning setting, and to assess its potential effects on human dignity and human freedom. (Author/RK)

Examined are the ethical and legal parameters which need to be considered by teachers before implementing timeout procedures with behavior problem children in the classroom. (Author/DB)

Avocational (leisure) counseling assists individuals with leisure attitudinal and/or behavioral problems with choosing and effectively participating in an avocation. Avocational counseling has the task of developing theory, techniques, and tools for doing the job. The author discusses counseling psychologists and avocational counseling, an…

Reports on the Harewood Centre which has its origins in the West Riding experiment of seconding teachers to become educational social workers. (Editor/RK)

This article explores the possibility that the hyperactive child may be reacting to a home or school situation. (JD)

Among the phenomena covered are superstitious behavior, learned helplessness, experimental neurosis, anaclitic depression as a result of maternal separation, and physiological disturbances such as ulceration. (Author/AM)

The principle thesis of this paper is that an understanding of the functions of fantasy activities is critical to an understanding of the influence of television and other media upon behavior. (Author)