Examined the degree to which negative behaviors exhibited in adolescents were influenced by various degrees of optimism. Data from the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study indicated that school environment, father being home after school, self-esteem, school-community involvement, academic preparation, and talking with teachers and…

Examined the relationship between various methods of operationalizing gang membership and delinquency. Surveys of inner city adolescents indicated that teens reporting membership in organized gangs were far more likely to believe their gangs possessed characteristics typically associated with traditional street gangs. Teens who considered…

Focuses on how music teachers can meet the needs of students with disabilities. Discusses the importance of planning ahead, how to arrange the classroom, methods for modifying the rehearsal, how to teach the students good vocal techniques, and strategies for dealing with disruptive behavior. (CMK)

Presents a questionnaire based study of sociology majors in a large U.S. sociology program that evaluates whether students view college in terms of a customer service orientation. Reports that students view higher education as a consumer-driven marketplace. Includes references. (CMK)

Discusses the issue of free speech for students at school. Focuses on the role of the school when it comes to student freedom of speech on the Internet, when student speech is accessible from school, when the topic is about the schools, or when their speech affects the school. (CMK)

Evaluates the efficacy of tip sheets for teachers (n=20) that offer strategies for classroom management related to student behavior problems. Explains that the teachers chose students with behavior problems and used the suggestions from the tip sheets. Presents the results in detail. Includes references. (CMK)

Explores the different attitudes of English girls and boys to General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) work. Provides suggestions to account for the differences, particularly related to peer pressure, image, and social groupings. Finds that boys were ridiculed more for working hard and were under greater pressure to confirm to a cool,…

Discusses dilemmas that face educational leaders, principally in the UK, when attitudes toward sex and sexuality start to change and when their own beliefs may or may not coincide with these changes. Focuses on sexual relations that may occur between adults and between adults and students. (Contains 34 references.) (WFA)

Provides ideas for educational strategies that art teachers can utilize while their students are standing in line waiting for their classroom teacher to arrive at the art classroom. Explains that the students are better behaved when they are engaged in learning activities while waiting. Includes a list of strategies. (CMK)

Investigates whether pairing unpopular five- to six-year old children with more popular peers would promote more effective collaboration. Examines the differences in verbal and nonverbal communication of the popular and unpopular children. Explains that the children were filmed playing a collaborative game. (CMK)

Examines the misbehavior of students within primary classrooms in Turkey and England. Focuses on data collected from primary school teachers (n=20), through the use of in-depth interviews and observation. Finds there are differences in student behavior between the two countries. Includes references. (CMK)

Examines and compares student and faculty attitudes towards students missing classes and class attendance. Surveys undergraduate students (n=231) in lower and upper level psychology courses and psychology faculty. Reports that students found more reasons acceptable for missing classes and that the amount of in-class material on the examinations…

Findings indicate that teacher goal orientation is a relatively stable construct. Subjects (N=74) identified a variety of factors as contributing to change in goal orientation, with student behavior emerging as a primary impetus for change. Shifts in goal orientation were most often exhibited by the more highly experienced teachers. (Author/IAH)

Examines which power bases and Behavior Alteration Techniques (BAT) have positive, negative, and no association with student motivation toward studying course content. Finds that perceived use of power bases and BATs are associated with reports of cognitive and affective learning. (MG)

Presents a historical and international overview of student political movements. Discusses the sporadic nature of student activism, effects of mass media attention and government response, characteristics of activist leaders and participants, and the cultural and educational impact of student protest in Third World and industrialized countries.…