Relations among academic achievement, school bonding, school misbehavior, and cigarette use from eighth to twelfth grade were examined in two national and panel samples of youth from the Monitoring the Future project (N=3,056). A series of competing conceptual models developed a priori was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The…

As long as people have lived within groups, there have been rules and laws to govern behavior. Schools are one of the first institutions that children encounter that set standards for their behavior. Learning how to cope with school rules when they are young helps students develop social skills and a sense of responsibility and become good…

Although most schools are safe, they all can be safer. Improving school safety requires the strategic investment of time and dollars--scarce resources for which there are competing demands. Fortunately, schools that strategically coordinate schoolwide efforts are more likely to improve academic performance as well as reduce behavior problems. This…

This booklet contains 20 that address school Skills. It is designed to be used by teachers who work with troubled youth at risk for not completing high school. Each lesson plan provides a goal, a list of materials and detailed directions on how to implement the lesson. Several handouts that accompany the lessons are included. Lesson goals include:…

A study investigated the different kinds of resistance techniques used by students in the college Spanish language classroom. Subjects were 30 undergraduate students, 10 at each of three instructional levels, representing a wide range of academic majors and concentrations. All completed a version of the Compliance-Resistance Techniques and…

A street-wise boy and a school volunteer survive the dawning of adolescence and even manage some progress in reading. (Editor)

The present study reflects an effort toward the further identification of major subgroups within the student population which experience high levels of emotional stress. (Author)

Discusses the problems to be solved in designing behavior modification systems for teacher education. (Author/RK)

Analyzes the influence teachers have upon their pupils learning behavior. (RK)

On the basis of her experience with brain damaged and autistic children, a teacher suggests guidelines for structuring tasks, the learning environment, and student behavior to facilitate learning. (GW)

Analyzes information obtained from teachers relating to the incidence of behavior problems in a sample of children in their first year in the infant school. (WY)

This paper discusses the use of interaction analysis in this country and abroad. (VM)

An observational account of one pattern of organization and control, as observed in a Headstart preschool program. (DM)

Article examines the extent to which disenchantment with, and detachment from formal aspects of high school status are associated with marihuana use. (Author)