A 6-year study indicated that judicial recidivists differ significantly from the general student population in sex, residence, grade point average, class status, and college affiliation. (Author)

A study of family patterns and their relationship to television-viewing and children's development clearly indicate the combined influences of parental styles and television on emerging cognitive and behavioral tendencies. Television-viewing, although potentially positive with limited use and appropriate programing, generally predicts negative…

Arguments over student discipline tend to overlook that: most students are not at school because they choose to be. Compulsory education has not lived up to its promise. A viable alternative is to repeal coercive laws and to offer twelve years of free schooling, to be taken at any time. (KH)

Recounts a study conducted to determine (1) the degree to which writing as punishment exists, (2) the attitudes of English teachers toward the practice, (3) the frequency of its use, (4) the types of assignments, (5) the types of writing, and (6) reasons for the assignments. (EL)

Highlights the background and circumstances that led to the development of Black Studies as an area of specialization, its subsequent institutionalization, and the role and function it serves for present and future generations. Also considers the practical value of a degree in Black Studies. (Author/KH)

The family-management skills of parents of seventh- and tenth-grade boys were related to each of two criterion measures of delinquency: police contacts and self-reported delinquency. The measures of parent monitoring and discipline were shown to correlate significantly with both criterion measures. (Author/RH)

Examines how school principals can carry out the task of forging a school culture that allows faculty, students, and the community to participate in the mission of educational excellence. (SK)

Reviews research on classroom management, focusing on behavior modification, group management, teacher effects, management training, and planning. Five types of management skills and six principles for effective classroom organization identified by researchers are suggested for application by teachers. (PGD)

States that the problems of substitute teachers are caused by a breakdown of communication. Suggests that regular teachers leave the substitute a more complete and concise agenda as well as convince their pupils that substitutes are a vital part of the entire educational process. (EL)

A table compares faculty salaries by intellectual disciplines and by faculty rank. A total of 272 public and 451 private institutions were surveyed by the College and University Personnel Association. (MLW)

A six-week remedial summer school program for potential dropouts in a Wisconsin high school is described. The key factor was an attendance clause that limited students to three absences lest they be withdrawn from the program. (TE)

Social skills training programs offer an effective means of controlling behavior problems in the classroom. Modeling, role-playing, reinforcement, and transfer of training are suggested methods for inducing behavioral change. Several programs to help students control negative behavior are discussed. (DF)

Teachers' customary sources of social authority--social status, the backing of the law and parents, and the existence of a generalized set of expectations and norms within a school--have all declined. The burden of establishing authority now rests more on the individual teacher, which often leads to burnout. (CMG)

The concept of paradigm development, it is suggested, can explain differences in organizational contexts of university departments. Departments from high-paradigm fields are embedded in a context with clearly identifiable and distinguishable dimensions. (Author/MLW)

An effective discipline technique that helps children develop a good self-concept is to reinforce positive behavior. Suggestions for structuring an emotionally healthy environment where there is open communication between adult and child are discussed. (DF)