School violence is an increasingly serious problem, especially in big cities and public schools. This publication surveys popular methods of violence prevention and divides them into three classes: school-management measures, environmental modification, and educational and curriculum-based measures. The review also considers structural conditions…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference among disciplinary procedures used among urban and suburban teachers. Thirty-eight elementary school teachers of grades K-5 were asked to complete questionnaires on classroom control techniques. Of this group, 19 teachers taught in the urban school district of…

This brief presents an overview of findings from a U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) study that investigated how the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) affected the ability of schools to maintain a safe environment conducive to learning. A study surveyed 272 public middle and high school principals…

Research suggests ways administrators and staff developers can help teachers with the important task of organizing and managing classrooms. (Author)

Questionnaires administered to 956 public and parochial school teachers investigated classroom behavior problems, the level at which preponderance occurred, use of corporal punishment, and the attitudes teachers have taken toward these critical situations. A majority of the teachers blamed the home for the increase in discipline problems. (DS)

Discusses historians' attitudes expressed in a survey about cultural diversity, social change, and historical research. Questions basic public interests and needs that people feel. Concludes that the great strength of the United States is that individuals have the freedom to pursue individual searches for memory and meaning. (CFR)

Academic dishonestly appears to be a perennial problem associated with higher education. The analysis presented in this paper is a composite of the results of two questionnaires administered to students at a variety of institutions--large state schools, medium state schools, large private schools, small private schools, as well as several two-year…

Effective classroom control is inseparable from good teaching. Article offered concrete rules for student teachers and beginning teachers on how to avoid discipline problems in the classroom. (Author/RK)

The content of higher education and, in particular, the discipline of history has been lost in the massive New York City system. A center or institute for history to serve the entire system and to reestablish intellectual excellence is envisioned. (JH)

W. V. O. Quine's analysis of the analytic and synthetic distinction is discussed. The implications of his argument for science are stated as: (1) the importance of formal logic and proofs in science is reduced; (2) the importance of rhetoric in science is recognized; (3) the meaning of words cannot be fixed, and nonexistent identities between…

Using Goss v. Lopez as an example, this paper discusses how a Supreme Court decision impacts at three different levels: the extent of compliance with a decision, the direct effects of a decision, and--of greater importance--the unintended consequences. The latter occur, for example, when school districts engage attorneys where they had none…

The major purpose of this study is to understand the concept of permission and relate its logical peculiarities to the activities, linguistic and non-linguistic, in which it finds application within authority-subject institutions. It is a conceptual, not an empirical, study proceeding from data provided by philosophical difficulties and…

These procedures--developed by a special commission of the National Faculty Association of Community and Junior Colleges--describe the frequency, nature, process, and scope of such actions. The criteria and methods of evaluation are set at an initial conference between the evaluation team and the faculty member, and the college is obligated to…