California public community colleges (n=106) were surveyed regarding projected retirements at age 65 of certificated college staff and faculty members for the years 1977-78 through 1981-82. Survey responses identified 1,041 persons employed at least 60% of full-time that would reach age 65 between 1977 and 1982. By year, these figures were: 125 in…

Public school collective bargaining will not work unless management approaches negotiations as a two-way street and demands from the union what it requires to protect its own interests. With today's surplus of available teachers, management has the opportunity to reclaim prerogatives it has abdicated through past negotiations. In particular,…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the treatment process of individualized lesson plans for teaching discipline to children was effective in reducing time-off-task and disruptive behaviors, while increasing time-on-task and appropriate social behaviors. The study was conducted at a primary school in Knoxville, Tennessee.…

This paper discussed an alternative school in which the roles of teachers have been redefined to include counseling functions. The counselor is a staff developer for the teachers, a community resource person, and an advocate for students in police court procedures. The psychologist is a staff developer for special techniques, a definer of…

This study focused upon whether there was a difference in the perception by peers of the target child in a classroom discipline situation after approval-focused desists (e.g., "June, I don't like children who talk without permission.") and task-focused desists (e.g., "Jane, You will not finish your reading if you continue to talk."). Thirty-two…

The handbook is the result of an Indian Teacher Aide Training Program conducted in 1970 at several Indian schools in Arizona. Content of the document was derived from talks, discussions, projects, and lectures included in the training program. As noted, rather than using a university-program-centered approach, a problem-centered approach was used…

The results of this study empirically demonstrate the importance of cross-validating an instrument intended for use in a future study. The instrument used was the Teachers' Practices Questionnaire (TPQ) which had been devised in 1963 to measure teachers' subjective role expectations. Three samples of undergraduate and graduate students who were,…

This book brings together articles by educators, geographers, social scientists, and those whose competence and interests cross two or more of these fields. Geography as a discipline has played an important part in social studies/social science education. These chapters are representative of current thinking on many facets of the interaction among…

In the spring of 1968, a research seminar was held at New York University's School of Law for the purpose of developing a basic rationale for university regulation of student conduct that would provide students with as much freedom as possible in the pursuit of their educational objectives. This document, prepared by 16 students and 4 faculty…

A token reinforcement system was introduced into a second grade classroom, and seven (out of 21) class members and the teacher were observed for 8 months. Each of the eight phases of the study lasted from 2 to 5 weeks. The first four phases established a base period and determined the separate effects of classroom rules, half hour academic…

The general purpose of the research at Sumner High School was to apply reinforcement contingencies to the academic behaviors of underachieving students who have college potential, and to evaluate the results of the reinforcement contingencies. The specific aim was to improve academic achievement in these youth and to motivate them to qualify for…

One important variable used in measuring organizational health is the domain of the organization. For schools, the domain of the organization can be described by (1) the population served (clientele), (2) the problems treated (output), or (3) the services rendered. Organizational effectiveness can be successfully determined only if the domain of…

This monograph reviews and analyzes decisions dealing with suspension or expulsion of students by public school authorities. The report focuses on recent court cases that reaffirm, amplify, or extend entrenched constitutional and common law principles undergirding the public educational system in the United States. The author considers the…

This paper traces the evolution of student rights and the judicial protection of these rights through numerous court cases. The author outlines the minimum standards of due process required in disciplinary proceedings and discusses cases that point up (1) the required specificity of rules on student conduct, (2) the requirements of notice to…

The tenth volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) concentrates on discipline and is presented in two parts. This document is a self-instructional text with a tape script and intrinsically programed sections. EM 010 442 is…