Surveyed chief student affairs officers at 264 colleges and universities regarding the administration of judicial affairs and judicial policies and procedures. Results showed 88 percent of the schools did not have a judicial affairs office. Over half felt no change in judicial programs was needed. (JAC)

Argues that critical thinking and problem-solving skills are best taught (and learned) as part of the instruction in the regular content areas. It is suggested that teachers should be more explicit when using specific thinking skills and point out when students are engaged in using those skills. (MBR)

The emergence of undergraduate majors in America is reviewed, and a survey of administrative attitudes on undergraduate majors is discussed. Today's academic departments control majors entirely by determining how many courses will constitute their major, what these courses will be, and in what order they will be taken. (MLW)

The problem of literary piracy at the collegiate level was examined in an exploratory study. Forms of plagiarism, especially term paper mills; student attitudes toward plagiarism; approaches to dealing with the problem; and measures educators can take to address the problem in the classroom are discussed. (MLW)

Forty-eight teachers and 48 parents evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of five behavioral procedures for reducing disruptive child behavior. Teachers rated all strategies more highly than parents. Reinforcement and isolation and contractual agreement were rated highest. Procedures were rated as more acceptable for 5-year-olds than for…

Investigated how 485 English high school students viewed various academic disciplines with respect to their specificity (their relationship to all occupations) and their utility (the extent to which each facilitates finding employment). Results suggested most students who choose a high specificity major are in effect choosing a career. (JAC)

Both the classical humanist and modern social science approaches have much to contribute to civic education. Compartmentalized approaches should be renounced in favor of broader, integral, aggressive, and scholarly examinations of how education already embodies and broadcasts multiple models of the social world and conceptions of values. (PP)

Three issues are addressed: the nature of the disciplinary unit in higher education (department); the membership of the department, particularly the chairman and his role; and how changes such as open administration, a trend toward legal or quasi-legal settlement of conflicts, and accountability to government have affected department management.…

Administrators can influence teachers in areas that are critical for successful school integration: effective teaching, handling discipline positively, getting feedback, and extracurricular activities. This article explains how all these areas can be handled to lessen racial tension. (Editor)

A curriculum containing the key concepts of the basic disciplines in selected sciences, arts, and humanities would function to help individuals understand their world and to enrich the store of images and categories with which they can think and feel and choose as educated (cultivated) persons. (Author/MLF)

Examines prescribed and recommended geography courses at the secondary level in Victoria and compares them with similar courses in N.S.W., Queensland and South Australia. Concludes that the courses in Victoria are deficient because they are not integrated into the curriculum in relation to the conceptual level of pupils at the secondary level. For…

The beginning of a new year is a crucial time for both students and teachers alike. What a teacher does to establish an effective classroom management system and create an environment that supports learning will influence what students accomplish throughout the year. Learning cannot take place in chaos, but well-managed classrooms do not just…

Many children have all sorts of difficulties in their lives, which set up barriers to learning. This book demonstrates how teachers can help them face personal challenges. It contains: ideas for stress proofing children; guidance on teaching problem-solving skills; and explanations of cognitive behaviour therapy.

Changing the name of human resource development (HRD) is not the wisest course of action given HRD's current state. A renamed HRD would still be the current, ambiguous, ill-defined field struggling to establish its identity and stalled in issues about what is central to the profession, how the profession adds value to the world, and what HRD…

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2005 is the eighth in a series of annual reports produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the U.S. Department of Education and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the U.S. Department of Justice that present the most recent data available on school crime and student safety. The…