Although the construct of student climate has been studied extensively in the United States, we know little about how school climate is perceived in other countries. With large class sizes yet higher academic achievement and less disruptive and aggressive student behaviors, schools in China present a contrast to many schools in the United States.…

The author, a Boston-based writer who focuses on the problems of education, visited Cuba to study its school system firsthand. This article is about his stay at the Martyrs of Kent Junior High School, en campo--out in farm country. (Editor/RK)

Presents results of a study of the influence of school climate and the level of students' conflict behavior in terms of open and closed climate schools. Concludes that the level of conflict is lower in open climate school and describes characteristics of such schools. (KC)

Describes a visit to a British primary school and discusses the observed interaction between student and teacher. Discusses how teacher aides and self-instructional materials help the teacher divide students according to interest and readiness. (Author/DN)

A descriptive look at the environment of one English primary school. An analysis of how the balance between freedom and control is achieved. (DN)

Although homosexuality was considered to be a crime in nineteenth-century England, the subculture of the school system promoted it. For example, in the early nineteenth century schoolboys of all ages were locked up in dormitories at 8:00 p.m. and no master entered the building until the next morning. No-one supervised the boys' activities during…

The booklet, part of a series which examines actual and potential contributions of psychology toward solving problems of the world's schools, contains articles written by school psychologists from the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan. The document was compiled in response to a need for international…