A collection of short articles on educational discipline, teaching methods, coeducation and teacher pay. (RK)

The Positive Action Plan at Jefferson (Oregon) Elementary School uses sets of rules and positive and negative consequences to encourage students to take responsibility for their own behavior. Students follow a checklist of proper behaviors to win self-management badges. A copy of the checklist is provided. (RW)

The considerable gap between educational policy regarding discipline techniques and the reality of the classroom is explored. (LH)

Suggests that before secondary principals can deal effectively with discipline problems, they should graph disciplinary incidents according to the school calendar in order to identify peak behavioral problem periods. (JG)

Discusses ways in which the conscience of young children can be activated, anger can be mitigated, aggression can be mediated without guilt-producing punishment, and reparations can be made for wrongdoing. Also presents ways to prevent disciplinary problems from occurring. (MDM)

Surveyed nonacademic disciplinary procedures in 50 Canadian universities through interviews and examination of written policies and procedures. Compared and contrasted such aspects as (1) authority for adjudicating and resolving cases; (2) scope of review mechanisms (just students or entire university community); (3) appeal process; (4) nature of…

Courts and legislatures in the United States have looked closely at governmental practices that threaten students' educational opportunities. One area that has raised concerns is whether student discipline policies and procedures are equitable, fair, and effective. Substantial litigation has established that disciplinary actions must be…

Like most efforts at educational reform, initial proposals for the teaching of art criticism represented a promising direction for practice rather than a fully developed educational plan. Educators during the 1950s and 1960s, who first proposed art criticism as an alternative to studio work, viewed it as a remedy for a number of problems with…

Research suggests that perceived appropriateness of parental discipline plays a role in whether adolescents accept or reject parental messages, but little is known about how adolescents conceptualize or construct their ideas of appropriateness. One hundred twenty-two adolescents (M age = 16.87) answered questions about past situations (both…