The paper describes the Coping Inventory, an observation instrument that provides an index of handicapped children's adaptive behavior by assessing the behaviors and skills they use to meet their own needs and adapt to the demands of their environment. Coping is defined as an active, adaptive process of using strategies to manage one's world.…

Provides school counselors with information about relocated adolescents and the format for a support group to assist relocated students in assimilating into their new school settings. (Author)

Describes the Entering Year Program at the University of Iowa, which provides a deliberate and systematic integration of educational support services within the residence hall environment. Goals and specific activities are described. (JAC)

Describes a workshop for nine South American students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The two-day session focussed on exploring coping behaviors that could help students adjust to transitions. (JAC)

Describes the successful Alternative Learning Program for the High School Age (ALPHA), an optional program for 40 high school students disaffected by the traditional educational system in the Livonia (Michigan) School District. ALPHA involves communication workshops, community service, and dedicated teachers and is well supported by the central…

Looks at an approach to history which challenges the views beginning college students generally hold about American or world history in order to help them develop habits of independent, self-motivated study. Looks at the problems students have with the approach and the ways teachers can help students adjust. (AYC)

The article reviews the evolution and growth of the Primary Mental Health Project (PMHP), an innovative school based program for early detection and prevention of school maladjustment problems. (Author)

Describes the condition of the adult returning student. Lists the factors that make for good positive socialization for these students. Describes the University of Rhode Island's College of Continuing Education's entry course for new adult students, which facilitates their successful socialization into the educational community. (JS)

This article discusses basic problems inherent in being extremely gifted, primarily from developing feelings of loneliness and rejection. A case study is provided of an extremely gifted nine year old who became suicidal because of family problems and feelings of isolation. The study describes the individual and family counseling that helped him…

In this article, the author discusses the Yogakids program and relates her experience as a Yogakids facilitator to children with diverse challenges such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome, non-verbal learning disorder, cerebral palsy and others. The mission of the Yogakids program is to educate the whole child.…

This is the second of two papers providing a critique of categorisation and of the biomedical interpretation of personal adjustment issues experienced by children and youth. Whereas the first paper (Stanley, 2006; published in "Kairaranga" earlier this year) appraised this approach from an array of theoretical vantage points, this paper…

The Matthews Stress Management formula is a stress management model for use in schools. This effective, practical, and inexpensive model entails the awareness of the physiology of stress, perception of tangible bases of motivation for children, appropriate and simplified techniques, applicability to other areas, and full recognition of the…

This paper describes how freshman composition teachers can provide students with tools for integrating different classes and navigating the university experience by introducing students to discourse community theory and viewing freshman composition as a foundation for Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). It begins by describing how discourse…

Factors which cause stress in foreign students attending American schools are identified and discussed (language, social mores, sex roles, religion, class consciousness, education background, family nativism). Warning signs of stress and preventive measures are also addressed. (DC)

Reasons for the failure of special programs to help college freshmen adjust to school are analyzed. (JD)