Reviews problems involved in disciplining disabled students with behavior problems as a result of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The case of "Honig V. Doe" has reached the Supreme Court but may be declared moot. Urges school administrators to warn parents of disabled students that the police will be called if students…

Provides an historical and conceptual framework for understanding contemporary terrorism. Includes quotations from government officials, syndicated columnists, and scholars regarding terrorism and its effects on society. (JDH)

Notes the lack of a concise meaning for the word terrorism. Develops a working definition which states that terrorism is the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the attainment of political objectives. (JDH)

Describes the types of coping strategies household families use to manage problems that affect them when the mother has a chronic illness. Reports alterations in household management as the most frequently used strategy (38 percent) employed by these families. (Author/ABB)

Psychosocial functioning of adult epileptic outpatients as assessed by the Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI) was compared to that of adult multiple sclerosis (MS) outpatients and normal subjects. When only valid WPSI profiles were considered, the only significant finding was that the epilepsy group and the MS group had more…

This paper is an attempt at clarifying the concept of "problem," in order to improve the teaching of problem solving. Four categories are employed in the analysis: formulation, context, solutions, and methods of approach. Examples are included. (MNS)

Uses data collected from 2,560 subjects attending the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education program from 1976 to June of 1981. Identifies a range of general life problems stemming from alcohol use and examines social, personal, and behavioral factors associated with problem drinking. Also explores the relationship between drinking and accident…

The case study explores the needs of a gifted third grader with school problems who, despite high intelligence, was threatened with retention, resulting in feelings of rejection and parental concern. Testing procedures and programmatic suggestions are outlined. A parent group established as a result of this child's problem is described. (Author/CL)

Explores the failure of market and political solutions to a common civic problem: a shortage of winter parking spaces. Narrow self-interest and a lack of community mindedness are seen as sources of this civic problem. (JDH)

Those who accept some responsibility for the young owe it to them to search for alternatives to punishment as a means of assisting the progress of their education. Alternatives are discussed. For example, one appropriate alternative is the separation of children from particular environments where they do not do well. (RM)

Problems in research on chronic illness in children include the use of appropriate control groups and matching on control variables. The generic or cross-categorical approach has led to the identification of factors affecting children regardless of the particular illness. Adjustment to school depends on coordination of the family and health…

This article examines ten headache factors pertinent to a school-age population. Emphasis is placed on school problems and the need for professional collaboration on a disorder with both academic and medical manifestations. (Author/CL)

Construct validation theory is founded upon conflicting metaphysical principles, methodological approaches, and standards of adequacy. This paper explores these unrecognized conflicts and indicates some consequences that these conflicts have for construct validation theory. (Author/PN)