This brief booklet is intended to help New Jersey school districts as they develop or revise consistent systems of school rules governing student behavior. The booklet lists the most basic provisions of a student conduct code as student rights and responsibilities, rules of acceptable and unacceptable behavior, and regulations or procedural due…

Judgments on content emphasis reflect on the commitments that teachers have to course content, their attitudes toward teaching certain areas of the curriculum, and teacher's assessment of their own competence in teaching these areas. Three questions were considered: (1) What relationship, if any, is there between an internal factor and the actual…

One hundred sixty-three experienced, knowledgeable, elementary and secondary teachers were asked to identify classroom management strategies they believed to be most crucial to their teaching effectiveness. In rank order, the eight most frequently selected managerial strategies were: (1) using positive reinforcement; (2) applying logical…

Although few cases involving pupils were decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1977, the justices did wrestle with the question of public aid to private and parochial schools, resulting in split decisions and one plurality upholding the rights of students to receive public financial and material assistance. The Court also handed down its…

This report contains detailed descriptions of 49 sets of materials designed to be used for inservice teacher training in individualizing instruction, classroom management and discipline, and motivation. The report attempts to provide consumer information for teachers choosing materials for inservice training. Each entry consists of a summary of…

The study sought to ascertain faculty perceptions of their own grading practices, opinions of what grading standards ought to be, and knowledge of how other disciplines grade. Opinions were gathered by a survey of teaching faculty at Georgia State University. Analysis revealed that faculty opinions about grading are strongly associated with…

This publication outlines some basic facets of an educational system with the intention of providing guidelines for excellence throughout the public school system in Wisconsin. Specific topics include: (1) the organization of elementary and secondary education on both the state and local level; (2) instructional organization and staffing patterns;…

This monograph is intended to help parents, students, and lay persons understand more clearly the expectations, responsibilities, and day-to-day activities of the school principal. Most of the references made in the publication are to secondary principals, but many of the role expectations apply to elementary principals as well. The author…

Eight papers examining different aspects of the effects of court decisions on education are contained in this book, the second of two volumes. The papers were solicited from scholars in the fields of law, political science, sociology, and education in conjunction with a 1979 conference held in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference was called to…

Papers and responses from the 1978 annual meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society are reproduced in unabridged form. The keynote session centered on the character of a career in philosophy of education. Papers from general and concurrent sessions and invited papers are included. Three perspectives on the subject of the topical seminar, John…

Teacher responses to problem student behavior was studied. Responses were coded for teachers' attributional inferences, concerning both problem students and their own ability to handle the problems. Attibutional inferences differed according to problem ownership. For problems owned primarily by teachers themselves, students were seen as acting…

The study of world problems in secondary European schools is examined. The study reflects the concerns of a group of teachers from 15 European countries and from a range of disciplines who attended a course on "World Problems in the European Classroom" which was held at Lillehammer in July, 1979 as a contribution by Norway to the Council…

Teachers and parents should seek effective ways of developing relationships with children to exert positive influence on their psychological, mental, and emotional health. The manner in which a child is treated or talked to by parents and teachers contributes to future abilities to cope, solve problems, engage in decision-making strategies,…

This report, first in a series of seven, addressed the question, "What events disrupt classroom instruction and what are the most effective techniques teachers use to cope with these distractions?" This report describes the events which occurred in the evolution of the research study. The major sections are: (1) selection of the…

BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF A PARTICIPANT-OBSERVER, THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE CHILD REARING PRACTICES OF SOME LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IT WAS FOUND THAT IN GENERAL BASIC PRIORITIES IN THE FAMILY WERE GIVEN TO FOOD, CLOTHING, AND RENT, AND THESE PRIORITIES AFFECTED THE MOTHER'S PERCEPTION OF HER CHILD'S NEEDS. THE MOTHERS SAW THEMSELVES…