Discusses education of special librarians and public librarians in West Germany and presents a model of an integrated course of study at the Hamburg College of Librarianship. Highlights include the influence of new technology on libraries and the importance of specialized subject knowledge in addition to library and information training. (LRW)

Seven difficult developmental phases for parents are colic, awakening at night, separation anxiety, normal exploratory behavior, normal negativism, normal poor appetite, and toilet training resistance. Principles of behavior modification and alternatives to physical punishment are given for each phase as part of the treatment plan for the…

The article examines the critical differences between discipline and punishment, discusses the dynamics in the interaction between discipliners and youths, and describes adult responses appropriate for different developmental stages. Focus is on the development of the adolescent's understanding, the processes involved, the behavioral stages, and…

The article describes the helping styles proposed by P. Brickman, et al.--moral, compensatory, medical, enlightenment--and relates them to teachers' disciplinary practices with emotionally disturbed and other disabled students. Factors impeding teachers' ability to provide discipline and curricular methods that support student autonomy and…

Couples a variety of criteria and actual and hypothetical examples to assist practitioners in identifying the values already being applied in their schools and classrooms through policy and curriculum, and to help them consider alternative approaches for transmitting values to students. (MBR)

The results of a study of patterns in the awarding of Indonesian higher education degrees are reported. The study looked at sex and age of graduates as it related to their type and level of degree, type of institution, area of study, and employment and promotion patterns. (Author/MSE)

A comprehensive study by both baccalaureate origin and gender of entrants into U.S. medical schools reveals which institutions send substantial numbers of students to medical schools and also discloses differences in the institutional backgrounds of male and female medical students. (Author/MLW)

A sampling of "Change" readers taken to identify higher education's most admired people, literature, and institutions, is presented. Included are ratings for three major reports on undergraduate education, confidence in organizations that play key roles in higher education, and best book about higher education. (MLW)

Based on observation of lessons in nine Soviet schools, describes the distinctive ethos of Soviet lessons, an ethos separate from the personality of individual teachers. Presents and analyzes transcripts of the lessons. Generalizes about the didactic method with which Soviet teachers teach and about how children are expected to learn. (SB)

The director of the National School Safety Center describes the operations of the center and joins three co-authors to discuss the relationship between school climate and school discipline. The authors define six conditions essential to positive climate and explore methods for involving local agencies in achieving these conditions. (PGD)

The role of the university in medical education, specifically, the education of the medical practitioner is discussed. The challenge is to connect better the practicing physician to the evolving knowledge base and the scientific agenda to the world of practice. (MLW)

Provides an edited version of the Supreme Court opinions in "TLO v New Jersey." Includes an article delineating the new rules on student searches that have resulted from the court decision. A third article discusses questionable areas the Court decision left unclear. (MD)

Catholic-school students differed from public-school students only in behavior that could be directly influenced by school practice. Catholic students skipped school less often and spent more time on homework. Academic differences between public and Catholic school students are due to the greater discipline and more rigorous requirements in…

The question examined is whether there are real differences between Australian universities, traditionally academically oriented, and colleges of advanced education (CAEs), intended to be vocationally oriented. Now that some CAEs duplicate some university functions, overlap in academic ethos, function, and impact on students is suspected. (MSE)

Discusses research which shows the development of compliance in infants and young children. Describes the relationships between compliance and attachment to parents, childrearing style, timing and setting of control techniques, and development of self-control and problem-solving abilities. Discusses the importance of mother-child relationships for…