Describes factors associated with workers' willingness to use force with institutionalized children, including (1) resentment toward children, (2) management of routines in the organization, (3) staff participation in decision making, (4) size of the community in which the caregiver was raised, and (5) caregiver's age. Suggests methods for…

Available data on Canadian and U.S. student drinking patterns are compared. Among the factors and implications discussed are prevalency and volume of drinking, its relation to other drug use, negative behavioral consequences, student characteristics, attitudes, motivation, and the influence of home, high school, and college environment in…

Summarizing and synthesizing seven research studies which focus on the problem of the Alaska Native school dropout, this report describes each research project, identifies research findings, and presents recommendations. The seven studies are presented via consideration of: (1) the characteristics of the student who has dropped out of school;…