This article reviews the past research and principles for facilitating moral growth through group discussion and the theories of judgment-action discrepancies. An intervention model is suggested which utilizes actual moral misbehaviors as the basis for both moral discussion and behavioral intervention. (Author/DB)

This article reviews the psychoeducational, behavioral, and ecological models underlying educational services to students with behavior disorders. Models are compared for their explanatory nature, implications for intervention, and how they address the scientific approach to behavior disorders. (DB)

This study examined intelligence and academic characteristics of 30 elementary aged boys with pure hyperactivity and 41 boys with hyperactivity mixed with additional conduct or oppositional defiant disorders. Findings suggest a great deal of heterogeneity on all measures along with some decrement in academic performance when conduct or…

Discusses the challenges of functional behavioral assessments and the need to establish and support valid and effective methods for conducting functional behavioral assessments that are practical in school settings and that adequately address the multifarious relationships between problem behavior and its social/environmental contexts. (Author/CR)

A study involving 18 emergency homeless shelters in Los Angeles screened 169 homeless children (ages 6-12) for behavior disorders, learning disabilities, or mental retardation. Results found almost one half of sheltered homeless children screened positive for at least one disability requiring special education services, with behavior disorders…

This response to "Behavior Disorders: A Postmodern Perspective" (Elkind) suggests that the claim that a paradigmatic shift has occurred in the field of emotional/behavioral disorders is unwarranted, since multiple model influence this area rather than a single monolithic view. It argues postmodernism lacks the intellectual coherence to…

Interviews with 33 high school students with behavioral disorders identified factors affecting high school completion. Students' responses to each of five questions are categorized. Results suggest changes related to teachers, curriculum, and administration that might help more youth with behavior disorders to complete high school. (Contains…

In response to Forness and Kavale (2001), this article suggests that the new medical model they propose for intervention with children who have emotional or behavioral disorders does not go far enough and that a comprehensive treatment model should incorporate other evidence-based approaches to intervention. (Contains 7 references.) (DB)

In response to Forness and Kavale's (2001) argument that the field of emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) should adopt a "new" medical model, this commentary argues that the benefit of psychiatric diagnoses and pharmacologic treatments have not been established. It advocates a resistance-to-intervention approach to E/BD eligibility…

This study examines how adding strength-based data to traditional data for a student with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) impacts multidisciplinary team (MDT) members' perceptions. The participants received either a mock Traditional Report, which included only traditional data, or a mock Combined Report, which included traditional and…

The debate over expanding the legal definition of behavior disorders to include social maladjustment is presented; both sides of the issue are addressed including such aspects as confusion in terms, unclear incidence figures difficulty in identification, and legal and ethical ramifications. (CL)

A Delphi technique was used to estimate the likelihood of a set of change statements concerning emotional disturbance/behavioral disorders using a national random sample of 900 teachers, special education administrators, and school psychologists. Despite certain significant differences between groups, there was general agreement regarding…

Results of three forms of meta-analysis on 41 studies involving behavior disorders revealed powerful effects of treatment: both interventions targeting classroom behavior and those attributable to a behavioral orientation were somewhat more powerful and robust. Methodological flaws, however, are cited. Recommendations for solidifying the research…

A study examined the use of structural analysis as part of an assessment-based intervention of a 4-year-old boy whose noncompliance and aggressive behavior put him at risk for behavioral disorders and expulsion from his childcare center. The intervention was found to reduce immediately the noncompliance and aggressive behavior. (Author/CR)

A conceptual scheme developed by the National Needs Analysis Project in Behavior Disorders is presented for guiding program description and evaluation in the behavioral disorders field. The scheme identifies essential program components such as philosophy, community involvement, and exit procedures. Underlying assumptions, the development process,…