Violent behaviors increasingly provide the basis for psychiatric hospitalization. This study targeted a group of high-risk psychiatric inpatients with a recent history of violence. A solution-focused treatment approach was used in conducting two ongoing weekly therapy groups. Patients were encouraged to reflect upon occasions where they…

A key tool that is available to child welfare agencies is the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which has been used for several years in mental health settings. This book provides many examples of how the CBCL may be used in practice and research, including chapters that highlight different statistical techniques for analyzing data and presenting…

This study considered the nature of student engagement and its relation to academic achievement, showing that engagement is an essential ingredient of learning and achievement. A review of the literature on class size suggested a strong link between small classes and positive engagement behavior. To examine the potential lasting effect of…

Data collected from 297 teachers and 7,376 students in 20 urban high schools were used to examine relationships between dimensions of bureaucratic structure and pupil control orientation and behavior. Results of the analyses revealed two distinct patterns of rational organization. Hierarchy, rules, impersonality, and centralization comprised the…

This paper presents a theoretical and historical treatment of juvenile violence in the United States, examines some current data on juvenile violence in and out of schools, and discusses the implications for educational leadership policy decisions. Sociological and social-psychological theories have tried to explain the intensifying violent…

This paper provides an overview of the literature on sensory integration in young children. First it explains the importance of "sensory integration" in child development and normal functioning. It goes on to note signs of a sensory integration dysfunction (such as hyper-or hypo-sensitivity to touch, poor coordination, and poor behavioral…

Super bookstores have entered into many communities across the United States, and they have caused library professionals to defend and debate the similarities and differences between the bookstores and libraries. Most of the literature on the topic consists of editorial or opinion articles focusing on the differences in services provided by the…

Citing the problems in California high schools since the passage of a stringent compulsory attendance law, the author presses his thesis that students over the age of 16 should not be forced to attend school. (Editor)

Presents the role of the black psychologist in the area of theorizing on black behavior in terms of the task of criticizing what has heretofore been written about black behavior, and also in terms of what the black psychologist should bring to this area of knowledge to replace past writing with ulterior motivation. (Author/JM)

Considered the interaction between job and motivation factors and the relation of attribution theory and role theory. (Author/RK)

Assessed was the degree to which classification of mental retardation levels based upon a measure of adaptive behavior (the Vineland Social Maturity Scale) differed from the classification based upon IQ for Negro and Caucasian children, 4 to 17 years of age. (Author)

Tests the hypothesis that an influence attempt that implies a power base which the counselor is not perceived to possess will increase resistance to accepting the influence (or conversely, decrease the likelihood of compliance). Subjects perceived interviewers as intended. (Author)

The present study was an attempt to investigate possible ways that the institution, and particularly the student personnel and counseling staffs, could provide some help to students who experience serious problems in dealing with their grief reactions. (Author)

The rationale for this investigation was derived in part from the increasing number of teacher walk-outs and strikes during the past five years which have involved conspicuous numbers of female teachers. A broad range of questions were asked to identify those variables which might lead to role dysfunctionalism or which constitute career…