Student unrest has always been a concomitant of student life, going as far back as 1200 and 1229 when students were killed in Paris during town-gown battles. Much of the student unrest in early America was simply a matter of youthful high spirits, though there were some serious cases often involving mass rebellion. The greatest single cause for…

According to a survey of all 50 state commissioners or superintendents of education, 40 states authorize school corporal punishment by law. Only two states (Massachusetts and New Jersey) neither legally authorize nor administer corporal punishment. (Author/IRT)

Describes writing as a dynamic process involving both creativity and discipline, and suggests classroom strategies useful in teaching this process. (DD)

Describes seven alternatives to the traditional offerings in one high school. These programs are designed to counteract student boredom, frustration, anxiety, and related causes of discipline problems. (Author/IRT)

Exactly 100 of the 360 teachers responding to a questionnaire on disciplinary tactics opposed the use of corporal punishment in all instances of student misbehavior. (Author/IRT)

This paper attempts to examine the situation of subject specialists in small or middle sized institutions and to contrast it with that of the larger ones. (Author/AP)

A six-step approach for increasing a child's academic output is presented. (MT)

This symposium includes the title article by David Brody and "How Union Members and Nonmembers View the Role of Unions" (Carol Keegan); "American Labor History: A Conspiracy of Silence?" (Roy Rosenzweig); and "Are the Media Shortchanging Organized Labor?" (John A. Grimes). (SK)

A teacher describes her solution to discipline problems in her classroom, a method she calls positive discipline. Students attend "night school" with humorous course offerings entitled Janitorial Skills, Silence Is Golden, Get to Know Your Notebook, Artful Dodging, and Learning a New Language. (MT)

The field of historical geography, concerning the role of place in history, is isolated from both parent fields, especially in the United States and Canada, but is increasingly losing touch with geography, which until recently was losing ground in higher education. (MSE)

One hundred seventy five substitute teachers in West Virginia responded to a survey by listing three situations that substitutes feel least prepared to deal with. Content analysis established seven categories of responses, which are discussed. (MT)

The paper examines common myths about corporal punishment (e.g., that it builds character), discusses potential problems from its use (such as loss of self-esteem and development of counterproductive behavior), and describes three positive approaches to discipline (behavior modification, social learning, and communication skills training).…

This paper considers a new way of framing the changes currently being pursued in higher education course provision. The introduction presents two propositions: that lifelong learning and the notion of the learning individual is becoming a central consideration in our society; and that those who work in institutions should be striving to build a…

Differences in attitudes toward pupil control between university educators and cooperating pupil school teachers were measured to determine if student teachers might be receiving conflicting sets of expectations. The results of the study confirm that college supervisors have a more humanistic attitude toward pupil control than cooperating teachers…

Social isolation, or time-out, was found to be an effective means of punishment for emotionally disturbed children. (ST)