As classroom managers, teachers have at their disposal five power bases categorized by French and Raven as coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert power, all of which are dependent on student perceptions. Teachers have a responsibility to understand, and then selectively apply, each power base. (Author/MT)

An administrator's first year as an elementary school principal provided unexpected problems that could not be solved by applying clearcut rules or logical thinking. Among the problem areas were student and staff discipline, relations with parents and the PTA, and teacher evaluation. (PGD)

Incompetent teachers must be identified and assisted, and if they fail to improve, they must be dismissed. An eight-point strategy for school district administrators to use in identifying and assisting less competent teachers is presented. (RM)

Discusses six fundamental reforms needed to improve the quality of education in this country: (1) restore discipline, (2) end drug and alcohol abuse, (3) raise academic standards, (4) encourage good teaching, (5) restore parents and state and local governments to their rightful place in the educational process, and (6) teach basics. (JOW)

Discusses a multifaceted social learning method of agression management. Reviews literature concerned with antecedents, related personal characteristics, and consequences of aggression in adolescents. Explains how treatment of aggression in school settings may invalue two levels of intervention: management through general program procedures and…

Male students gave lower faculty ratings than female students, but their ratings for female faculty were high regardless of the field. Female students showed a bias against women faculty in traditional fields and for women faculty in nontraditional fields. (Author/RM)

The need for arts and humanities instruction in the British polytechnics is supported, and it is noted that the concept of creativity is better conveyed through the arts and humanities than through strictly technical instruction. (MSE)

The second part of the research in review discusses the effects of child care programs on child compliance and recommends adult techniques to encourage cooperation and compliance. (Author/AS)

Criticizes the Reagan Administration report, "Disorder in Our Public Schools," and offers an alternative perspective on school discipline. Discusses (1) the report's origination, (2) the extent and nature of the discipline problem, (3) administrators' and courts' roles, (4) the Reagan Administration's recommendations, and (5) the…

Suggestions for helping teachers answer questions parents may ask on discipline, reading, and family situations are offered in this article. Teachers and parents can work together to solve problems dealing with their children and students. (DF)

Interdisciplinary studies are not only desirable but possible in the fiscal, ideological, and organizational context of the 1980s. Interdisciplinary studies are defined as inquiries that draw critically upon two or more disciplines and that lead to an integration of disciplinary insights. (MLW)

Empathy is a critical quality to prosocial behavior. Disciplinary techniques that help students from preschool through the high school levels develop empathy are discussed. (RM)

The author explains a school-specific lesson observation format that meets the specific needs of teachers and evaluators. The lesson observation components of teacher evaluation become a positive experience for both teachers and evaluators using this system. (MD)

Because of expanded social responsibilities and the increasing "rights" of disruptive students, the effectiveness of schools is being sabotaged, believes the author. He suggests that the disruption of a classroom be considered a serious infringement on the rights of students who wish to be educated. (Editor)

The report of the AAUP Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure regarding the one-year disciplinary suspension of Professor Richard William Rosenbaum for taking four days of unauthorized leave of absence is presented. Procedural and substantive issues of the grievance procedures are reviewed. (LBH)