Despite contrary evidence in the literature, this experimental investigation found that race and the interaction of race and socioeconomic status of students do not have a significant effect on teacher "pupil control behavior." Alternative explanations for these findings are discussed. (EH)

After examining the results of polls and other indicators of attitudes toward discipline in the schools, the author concludes that our perception of the problem has not changed significantly in 25 years and that the solution, self-responsibility, is the same now as then. (IRT)

Reports on a survey of English primary school head teachers and educational psychologists' opinions on disruptive behavior. Sixty-two percent of the head teachers and thirty-one percent of the psychologists believed the onset of disruptive behavior was getting earlier. (Author/JDH)

The establishment of a code of discipline leads to better classroom management. Using behavior modification techniques discipline problems are minimized and both teachers and students are the winners. Lists seven rules for the music room and describes methods of positive reinforcement and appropriate punishment. (CS)

Disciplinary methods in American public schools have changed drastically during the past century. Punitive measures of earlier times have been replaced by a concern for the feelings of the child. While humanization played a part it was far from the only factor present. (Author)

Tongue-in-cheek suggestion that the normal ad hoc, finger-in-the-dike application of punishment for discipline problems be replaced by prepunishment, a philosophical innovation advocating that children who are justly punished for being naughty before the fact, are obviously less likely to be repeating offenders. (DE)

Results suggest that perhaps too much emphasis is placed on the more extreme aspects of student discipline when the most prevalent types of student misbehaviors are relatively mild and may actually be more dangerous to student and teacher morale than to the physical well-being of persons or property. (Author/IRT)

Five criteria useful in evaluating any discipline model will help evaluators make sense of a complex issue. Discipline policies should be philosophically sound, pedagogically defensible, psychologically appropriate, pragmatically feasible, and professionally evaluated. (TE)

Many surveys confirm a substantial number of discipline problems in schools, but not many surveys are aimed at their identification. Identification of discipline violations is indispensable for prudent planning of their interventions in and prevention of their occurrence. Earlier studies focused mostly on the teachers' perceptions of discipline…

This is the 2012 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA). This Yearbook contains the following papers: (1) Editors' Sidebar (George Perreault and Luana Zellner); (2) The Hour Glass Economy: The Social Justice Challenge for the 21st Century (Fenwick W. English); (3) Maintaining the Human Touch in…

The survey of earned doctorates, the data source for this report, is an annual census of individuals who receive research doctoral degrees from accredited U.S. academic institutions. The survey is sponsored by six federal agencies: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Institutes of…

Little is known about the impact of staff development programs on student reading comprehension performance. This study examined the impact of staff supported through "Reading Next"'s Project C.R.I.S.S. on middle and high school student remedial reading performance in one Southwestern U.S. school district from 2005 to 2010. This…

This worksheet from the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) is an optional tool to help schools organize multiple years of student and program data for the purpose of identifying school-completion needs that can be addressed through the implementation of research-based interventions. It is designed for use…

This brief is a companion to the policy brief entitled, "Discipline Policies, Successful Schools and Racial Justice," which reviewed the research on disciplinary exclusion from school and made several recommendations, including the following three for seeking policy change through legislation: (1) Federal and state policy should require…