The effects of an Assertive Discipline program on reducing out-of-seat and inappropriate talking among third-grade students were investigated. Results indicated a functional relationship between the program and the dependent measures. Social validation was provided by informal measures of teacher behavior and interviews with the principal,…

John Hellier, the head of Brislington School at Bristol, describes an adjustment unit for disturbed students and the ingredients necessary to make it a success. (RK)

Examines three troublesome questions concerning the effects of behavior modification: (1) what other conditionings may occur besides the simple one desired, (2) what type of personality modification is taking place along with behavior modification, and (3) what type of society will result when it consists of individuals trained in this manner?…

This study examines agricultural teacher perceptions of the student misbehavior problems they face. Student attitudes rather then violence or drug use emerged as the most serious problem. The good news is that student misbehavior simply is not a major problem nationally in agricultural education. (Author)

Discusses if and to what extent handicapped students are subject to the traditional disciplinary procedures of schools, such as suspension and expulsion for misconduct. Outlines 10 guidelines for making decisions to suspend or expel handicapped students. (Author/JN)

A retributive perspective, in which punishment must be the response to a misdeed regardless of the misdeed's consequences, provides a more substantive approach to the disruptive student than does the presently accepted rehabilitation-utilitarian perspective, which only advocates the punishment of misdeeds that do not promote institutional goals.…

Suggestions are made to help physical education teachers manage disruptive students, increase on-task instruction time, and develop a systematic approach to avoiding confrontations in class. (IAH)

Reviews case law related to disciplining handicapped students, highlighting two 1975 landmark cases ("Wood v Strickland" and "Goss v Lopez") involving suspensions and one seminal case ("Stuart v Nappi") involving expulsion. Although specially protected, handicapped students are neither immune from a school's…

Investigated age differences in perceived frequency of discipline problems among preschoolers. Parent reports indicated peaks in behavior occurrences at 30-36 months for total items and 4 of 5 scales on Toddler Behavior Checklist. By 48 months, found significant decreases from peak in discipline problems only for Physical Aggression and Immaturity…

Presents results of study of effectiveness of family systems approaches to resolve school behavior problems used at school attendance and review board (SARB), referred to as mini-SARB because team meeting takes place at school level. Includes background and demographic data and description of mini-SARB process (beliefs/assumptions, team roles,…

A survey of 158 educators found that respondents tended to consider interventions that use physical pain or discomfort or social humiliation to be very aversive and tended to favor restricting the use of these interventions. Respondents viewed many other decelerative interventions as relatively mild aversives that they should be able to use.…

John Chubb, in his November 1998 "Kappan" article, does not dispute the accuracy of the author's observations about the Boston Renaissance Charter School. It was the author's job (as a journalist) to report widely held descriptions of controversial, harsh disciplinary practices, not present a story Chubb would find favorable. Chubb…

This paper describes a schoolwide staff development model based on a proactive instructional approach to solving problem behavior. Discussion focuses on comparison with traditional models of staff development, reactive approaches to school discipline, and students with diverse learning and behavioral histories. (DB)

Behavior modification and assertive discipline approaches use rewards and negative consequences (extinction procedures) to deal with students' maladaptive behavior. Behavior modification has significant limitations, as it treats symptoms, not causes; yields only short-term benefits; has limited transfer value for other environments; and values…

Article reviews strategies used by the most highly effective classroom teachers to achieve long-term goals of self-discipline while simultaneously achieving short-term goals of classroom management and control of discipline problems. Profiles three national projects that employ comprehensive, broad-based, preventive approaches to improving…