Surveyed rural 4th-6th grade students, parents, and teachers regarding the prevalence and correlates of bullying. Results indicated that bullying was prevalent and indicative of aggression and pro-violence attitudes. Students reported higher prevalence of bullying than did parents or teachers. Their reports were associated with aggression,…

Presents results of a qualitative study of four school psychologists' and four teachers' beliefs about causes of student behavior problems and their relation to preferred treatment, teachers' perceived role(s) in consultation, and beliefs about the process and efficacy of consultation. Thematic analyses of the data produced four themes that are…

Researches the efficacy of reality therapy and solution- focused brief counseling with elementary school students engaging in off-task behavior and demonstrates the utility of a single- participant design in conducting counseling research. Significant positive changes in the on-task behaviors of the students resulted from both approaches.…

Examines the effects of training preservice teachers in collaborative problem solving, specifically collaboratively developed intervention scripts. Adherence to the scripts, outcomes for target students, and acceptability of the scripts were examined. Results demonstrated relatively high levels of teacher adherence to the collaboratively developed…

Presents a study that utilized a new measure of response inhibition and attention with a sample of boys (n=50) diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a control group of age-matched boys (n=50). Reveals that the ADHD boys performed more poorly than the control boys. Includes references. (CMK)

Reports an investigation of whether certain behaviors in children resulted in bullying. Explains that teachers (n=25) completed an assessment for 523 children (ages 7-11) while children completed a questionnaire about school. Offers new evidence that teachers recognize social behavior and interactions that can significantly affect whether primary…

Investigates the look-up behavior of bilingualized dictionaries of Hong Kong (China) students focusing on dictionary information frequency usage and the perceptions of the usefulness of such information. Indicates that students in general make limited use of the bilingualized dictionary, while more proficient students use the dictionary more…

Discusses intervention options that help prevent violence in schools by affecting the school climate. Describes five approaches to improve the school climate: (1) parent and community involvement; (2) character education; (3) violence-prevention and conflict-resolution curricula; (4) peer mediation; and (5) bullying prevention. (CMK)

Examines first- and second-grade children's judgments of aggressive, withdrawn, and prosocial behavior by means of fictional scenarios. Results reveal that aggressive children were perceived as more responsible for their behavior and elicited more feelings of anger, while withdrawn children were more likely to be chosen as a friend and elicited…

Describes how administrator-imposed discipline of students is circumscribed by their legal rights. (PKP)

Discusses how Mercer University's decision that a survey of undergraduates' sexual behavior was not appropriate for the Baptist-affiliated institution quashed a psychology professor's class project and set off a debate over academic freedom. (EV)

Presents the findings of an interview study of first-year engineering students' approaches to studying. Focuses on the data to illustrate the construct of dissonant study orchestration as it is manifested in the everyday academic reality of these students' learning behavior. Includes references. (CMK)

Examines student responses to a questionnaire that investigated student perceptions of behaviors that may positively or negatively affect test performance. Surveys undergraduate students (n=340) whose examination grades had risen or declined a minimum of one full letter grade from one examination to the next. (CMK)

Frames a study of seventh graders with poststructuralist resistance theory, which defines resistance as socially constructed. Situates resistance within a school's moral code and climate. Advocates replacement of rules and policies in a punishment culture with an expressive-collaborative model for the formation of ethical thinking. (Contains 26…

According to a study of second and third grade students (N=108), the best predictor for physical aggressive behavior, when sex, social class, and language were considered, appeared to be language immaturity. Results also indicated that verbal aggression may be associated with language maturity. (JD)