Thesis (M.S.)--University of Louisville, 2009. / Department of Surgery. Vita. "May 2009." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-61).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1971. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wales, Bangor, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-222).

This study explored educators' experiences of discovering and exploring their metaphors of anger in the schools. Through a visualization and interviews with the researcher, personal metaphors were identified and, in some cases, altered by the participants. Research participants were then asked to describe their experiences of trying to remain conscious of their metaphors while engaging with angry students. The researcher also examined any changes which the participants identified in the attitudes and behaviours of themselves or their students. The process of uncovering and examining one's metaphors as a means of anger management in the schools appears to have been effective for those who participated in this study. By becoming conscious of their metaphorical images of the students, these educators were able to detach themselves emotionally from angry outbursts and alter their views of themselves from that of observers to active agents for change. Uncovering and exploring metaphorical images drew compassion from some educators that had been lost for particular children. They began to look at how they might be reinforcing the children's anger. The participants reported that modifying their own behaviours they were able to reshape those of their students, reducing the intensity of anger in their classrooms and transforming the atmosphere to one which was more relaxed and peaceful. / Graduate

Eight groups of approximately ten college students each who smoked at least one package of cigarettes a day were observed for two 30 -minute sessions a week for a 5-week period. During the treatment session, students either made commitments not to smoke during post-treatment sessions, made commitments along with reasons, only gave reasons why they should not smoke, or made no statements.

This investigation concerned teaching specific parent skills and improving parent attitudes. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three techniques and combinations of techniques in teaching specific parent skills and improving parent attitudes. The techniques considered were microtraining, verbal reinforcement via immediate feedback, and traditional parent training.

Behavioral studies have shown that youths in various settings can function effectively as behavior change agents. This study used five 15 to 18 year old male youths in a closed institutional setting as behavior change agents for five male Youth Counselors. Youths specified staff behaviors they wanted to change, collected frequency data on each specified staff behavior, and suggested and implemented treatments to change staff behavior. A multiple baseline design across staff members was used to demonstrate the effects of youths' interventions on staff behaviors. Staff increased their frequency of positive verbal comments and decreased their frequency of negative verbal comments and threats .. _regarding loss of privileges following a one-time feedback -from youths regarding staff's baseline frequency_of responses. Two staff members received a second treatment consisting of verbal feedback and praise immediately following each data collection session. This treatment was too short to have an effect on positive and negative verbal comments, but ·appeared to decrease staff's frequency of threats to a near zero rate. Follow-up revealed that frequency of responses did not return to the baseline rate in most cases. Consistent with past studies that have used youths as behavioral change agents, the present findings demonstrate that 11 delinquent" youths can be (a) accurate and reliable data collectors, and (b) effective behavior change agents for staff.

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