Observations of two groups of severely and profoundly retarded children (6-14 years old, n=28) residing in a state institution were carried out to determine what naturally occurring environmental events appear to control the children's behavior. After observing the children from Ward A in two settings, and the children from Ward B in three…

The findings suggest that there may be no significant difference between the achievement of first-, only-, and last-born children. While middle-born children appeared to do less well in academic achievement, their occupational achievement did not differ significantly from the other birth-order groups. The findings suggest further that…

This list cannot be used successfully by a poorly prepared teacher. It has the aim of reminding the teacher what to include in her report. It is not a substitute for training, experience, or perceptiveness - it brings the child's behavior into sharper focus. (Author/AM)

The authors discuss the role of teachers, parents, school administrators and pupil personnel workers in encouraging students to attend school. A program, implemented in Decatur, Georgia, is described in which a school-wide effort was made to encourage students to attend school during the month of January (a low attendance month). (EJT)

Describes a continuing research program concerned with what U.S. preschoolers look at on television and how often they watch and notes implications for the production of television material for young children. (MH)

Grice's analysis of conversational maxims and implications is examined in the light of Malagasy language and ways of speaking. A cultural contrast in primary assumptions is described. (Author/RM)

In the juvenile institution discussed in this paper, 15 youths are committed to sexual exploitation of weaker inmates. These "booty bandits" are older, black youths from the ghetto who avoid emotional involvement with their victims and merely use them for their own physical release. (Author)

An analysis of student status and behavior patterns at 12 schools indicates that interracial climates are directly related to the rate of change in their racial compositions and to the social and academic status of Black and White students. Racial stability, gradual change, and the presence of one high status group contribute to a positive…

Describes study which examines undergraduates' sensitivity to children's behavior and the extent to which students' behavior changes as a result of a "sensitivity to children" course. Research explored whether students' Interpersonal Perceptual Style (IPS: the extent to which a person is sensitive to another's negative and positive behavior) was a…

The training of teachers in the use of six "classroom management schedules" designed to match the behavioral characteristics of various types of students is described. Treatment schedules are detailed, and results of their application by classroom teachers in eight case studies are discussed. (JMF)

This study sought to determine if an increased knowledge of the physically disabled would affect the personal-space behavior of sixth-grade children on encountering a person who appeared to be disabled. A significant difference between the mean distances of the experimental and control groups was found. (Author)

Describes the most recent phase of the long-range research called "Cultural Indicators" which yields an annual television violence profile. This report stresses methodology, current findings on the distribution of power in the world of television drama, and some behavioral correlates of viewing. (JMF)

Thirty-six elementary school teachers in a predominantly lower and working class urban school system were selected in order to define creativity in terms of specific observable behaviors believed by teachers of the disadvantaged to indicate creativity in the classroom setting. (BD)