A study of the relationship between major, socioeconomic status, and gender in the undergraduate achievement of college students in England and Wales is reported, and the implications for educational policy-making and research on group differences are discussed. (Author/MSE)

Institutions with National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctions imposed since the July 16 reporting are listed, with the dates, sports, sanctions, and grounds for action specified. (MSE)

Investigated braising effects of subordinate likeableness on leaders' attributions for subordinate poor performance and corrective actions toward subordinates in laboratory study of 96 undergraduates and field study of 98 organization leaders. Both groups made similar attributions for poor performance of liked and disliked subordinates, but were…

The 1976 UNESCO International Standard Classification of Education is a step forward in describing and understanding the structure of higher education systems and their links with national economies, but some problems of classification, documentation, and standardization remain to be solved. (MSE)

Observed middle- and lower-class Black and White adolescents (N=54) interacting with their mothers during a discussion of seven child-rearing problems. Maternal references to a range of disciplinary measures were identified, analyzed, and related to the subjects' scholastic performances concurrently. Parental disciplinary style was found to be…

Presents teachers' and students' criticisms of teacher preparation programs at the University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University, and New Mexico State University and of student teaching in particular. (SRT)

Questions the use of the Canter model of assertive discipline in preschool and the primary grades because of its impact on the self-concepts of children, the learning atmosphere of the classroom, and the sensibilities of the professional teachers. (BB)

Questionnaires examining teachers' personality style and attitudes about pupil control show that, among the unidentified number sampled teaching grades seven through eight, humanistic methods are more effective than authoritarian controls. (10 references) (CJH)

Management, which generates wealth, determines the distribution of wealth, and helps control the direction and accessibility of careers in most developed countries, is a subject worthy of the humanities, and deserves to be pursued more aggressively as a point of contact among disciplines. (MSE)

Examines research methods used in empirical research reported in "Rural Sociology" from 1936-1985. Identifies trends including movement away from descriptive analyses of social phenomena toward quantitative models, increased methodological homogeneity, and focus on individuals instead of social structures and processes. Explains…

Presents a field study focused on the work associated with the assistant school principalship in large high schools. Describes the assistant principals' role as one of maintaining discipline through organizational values and stability. Provides a theoretical model for understanding the relationship between the assistant's role and the school…

Two high schools serving the same community are compared in order to examine how control/strain variables predict delinquency in two contexts. The school context characterized by a broader definition of success, more specialized discipline, and predictable supervision was found to have lower levels of delinquency for both genders. (Author/LMO)

Describes an Educational Products Information Exchange (EPIE) study which evaluated 163 elementary and secondary education microcomputer courseware programs for intent, content, methods and approach, and evaluation, to discover whether trends existed across areas and courseware types, and to determine strengths and weaknesses of available…

A framework for conducting educational studies is presented. While the framework takes issue with some of John Wilson's ideas concerning the nature of educational studies (Oxford Review of Education v8 p3-19 1982), it contains a methodology for implementing many of his practical, problem-oriented proposals. (RM)

The severity of classroom discipline problems, including insolence, disobedience, and the refusal of students to apply themselves, has been well documented. One thing that schools can do to check the present moral decay of youth is to see that God and man's dependence on Him are acknowledged openly in classrooms. (RM)