Literature relevant to the needs assessment of children 5 to 12 years of age is reviewed and variables demonstrated to be factors in healthy or deviant behavior are identified. Problems addressed in the review of literature range from school maladjustment through social deviancy to schizophrenia. Five categories of studies are considered: (1)…

Need-based theories of work motivation are considered with particular reference to university faculty; it is hypothesized that three different types of people are attracted to the academic setting: (1) those who want to teach, (2) those who want to do research, and (3) those who want to do both. According to need theories, certain fundamental…

This report evaluates a project designed to reduce the number of student suspensions and disciplinary referrals in the Oklahoma City Public Schools. The report describes these four program components: 1) the Elementary Early Intervention Program to provide preventative services for students with absentee and school behavior problems; 2) the School…

This booklet provides some practical suggestions for teachers about promoting student self-concept development in schools. An examination of the role of perception in behavior is followed by a discussion of ways that teachers can assist the development of students' self-concepts. A review of perception, consistency, and perceptual organization is…

During the fall of 1980, 83 students at Nebraska Indian Community College (Macy Campus) completed a survey to identify the key behaviors of community college instructors that demotivate American Indian community college students. Students were given a questionnaire, developed by Dr. James O. Hammons (University of Arkansas), listing 32 items that…

This handbook, produced by the School Environmental Impact Program (Indiana) was developed to improve school environments and to create more positive attitudes and behaviors in school participants (all those involved in the school and its environment). It is designed to help in the assessment of school conditions by individuals, groups, or school…

The relationships between schools' physical environments and the teachers who work in them were explored. Eleven middle school teachers were interviewed about their orientation toward and operation in their schools. They were asked what they thought were their schools' most important features, how they felt about the buildings, what were its good…

To examine the problem of widening gaps in reading achievement between initially low-achieving children and other students as they move through elementary school, the authors first reviewed the literature on school effectiveness. Using a form of systems analysis called "system dynamics," they formulated a model and a set of hypotheses…

Three approaches to teacher education, each of which is characterized as "developmental" are examined. The first evolved from research developed at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin, and is based on a formulation of stages teachers pass through as they gain teaching experience.…

The ramifications resulting from a social system organized on a male hierarchy which devalues and is insensitive to the female experience are keenly felt in the professions of psychiatry and psychology. Borderline personality disorder which, over the past decade has gained popularity in the literature and in clinical circles, is predominantly…

This paper provides the researchers interested in the psychological effects of school space on students' learning and behavior with a description of selected resources. Source materials are divided into five categories: (1) general background information lists of bibliographies, directories, encyclopedias, books, and libraries; (2) abstracting and…

After consideration of program constraints and variability factors involved in designing a study to document the effects of Colorado Outward Bound, it was concluded that there should be three separate studies: (1) Study One, a small, tightly-controlled experiment, would have as its subjects inner-city youth from the Denver schools; (2) Study Two…

The responsiblity of the school in dealing with children of divorced parents was studied. An annotated bibliography provides a guide to sources offering suggestions for school personnel seeking greater understanding of the problem of divorce. The bibliography is divided into sections on: (1) understanding family breakdown, in which statistics,…

Fairy tales can be used in the classroom to promote normal growth and development as well as carry a message of hope and faith in the strength and goodness of humans. Because fairy tales are imaginative literature, readers can safely experience and work through scary situations which are analogous to situations in real life. Bibliotherapy refers…

Research has shown that children's differentiation of gender-appropriate behavior is not directly affected by their teacher's gender. However, the teacher's behavior in relation to the material being taught may convey the sex-appropriateness or -inappropriateness to the child. To examine the effects of student gender and sexual stereotype of the…