Describes school peer mediation as a mode of student conflict management to be used with elementary and middle school students. The background and theoretical assumptions underlying the model are explained, benefits to students and to the school are discussed, and training of staff and student peer mediators is described. A peer mediation process…

Notes that public school system has experienced dramatic rise in antisocial and aggressive behavior patterns among its student population in past quarter-century, especially within last decade. Highlights current understanding of causal influences, behavioral characteristics, long-term developmental outcomes, and promising interventions with these…

Describes Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD), cognitive strategy instructional approach in which students are taught task-specific strategies along with more general strategies for regulating strategy use and learning process. Focuses on how this approach has been used to help students with learning problems develop as writers. Explains…

Questions and answers on reaching National Education Goal 6 are presented in this document. The six National Education goals for the year 2000 are stated, followed by the America 2000 strategy. The introduction briefly discusses substance abuse and school violence. The document presents questions and answers on these topics: (1) What is a…

This report presents an analysis of data from New Jersey school districts on incidents of violence and vandalism in the public schools of the state. An incident is defined as an act of malicious intent to injure another individual (violence); willfully destroy property (vandalism); or possess, sell, or distribute controlled dangerous substances.…

Reported are the results of a study involving 838 students (ages 5-15) from Australia, Great Britain, Sweden, Canada, and the United States to determine their knowledge, via a structured interview, about the aging process; parents; sex differences and preferences; birth, conception, and gestation; sex education; and clothes and nakedness. (PB)

When task-related variables are carefully controlled, the referential communication paradigm provides a useful assessment tool for focusing on characteristics of the speaker in a communicative setting. It serves as a useful instructional tool by providing negative listener feedback for inadequate descriptions. (Author)

Discusses effects of school experiences, cultural differences affecting self-esteem, and group counseling for native-American children. Describes desirable characteristics of counselors for these students. Concludes that counselors can perhaps be of greatest help to these students by incorporating the unique values of their culture into the group…

Discusses Southeast-Asian families' backgrounds and cultural values, the ways in which these factors often inhibit normal parental involvement, and the avenues school counselors may take to help these individuals establish a satisfactory home-school relationship with these families. (ABL)

Describes two research projects linking family processes with elementary school children's competence in school to provide examples of methodological issues related to investigations that cross systems of family and school. Issues discussed include gaining cooperation from school, recruitment and consent procedures, data collection and measurement…

Describes borderline personality disorders. Discusses how to recognize borderline behaviors, counseling modalities, and strategies for school counselors. Claims, because of long-term therapy requirements of the client with borderline personality disorder, a school counselor is not generally going to be providing ongoing therapy but will be on the…

Presents brief introduction to school-based volunteering in Britain. Details history of young people's involvement in voluntary work and community service, and range of activities, both local and national, that are now being undertaken. Discusses relationship between volunteering and citizenship. (Author/NB)

Presents conceptual framework for kindergarten through grade-12 (K-12) service programs. Bases philosophical principle on results from service program studies focused on education outcomes; presents structural principle through comprehensive rubric that identifies 9 ways to structure K-12 service programs; and bases programmatic principle in 12…

Presents issues and current information available on the topic of bullying in the United States to inform professionals on the phenomenon of bullying and how it is related to individual student and school climate issues. Critical research issues are outlined as are recommendations for potential professional response to the problem. (NB)

Describes basic principles and key components of model for writing instruction designed to meet needs of students with learning disabilities. Notes goals of curriculum are to develop writers who possess basic writing skills; range of cognitive and metacognitive strategies for planning, writing, and revising; and ability and motivation to use…