Perspectives concerning "research about research" are summarized, based on symposia sponsored by the University of Goteborg in Sweden. It is noted that studies of science, technology, and society (STS) are prevalent in several countries during the 1970s. Based on visits to STS programs in the United States, it is suggested that there are…

The educational history of resource conservation as an academic discipline is discussed. Also examined is whether conservation should be taught as a static or dynamic concept. The first conservation text was written in 1910. Since then, geographers have stressed several approaches to resource conservation including the inventory and analysis of…

Using data taken from responses to Federal questionnaires administered in New York State by the State Education Department, the postsecondary participation of five racial/ethnic groups in New York State is presented in summary form. The groups are Asian Americans, Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Whites, and American Indians. The categories of…

Teachers' centers, the basics, computers, classroom management, and Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) are topics of the sections of this collection of resource articles for teachers. The usefulness of this collection is not limited to Wyoming. In the section on teachers' centers are articles on the roles and responsibilities of…

Although cheating is reportedly endemic in colleges, the honor system is believed to have reduced its incidence. Cheating in a graduate, clinical psychology training program touches serious fundamental issues with academic, ethical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and professional implications. The responsibility of the teacher is to respond…

This report consists of two main sections. The first presents a theory about how supervisors decide on the causes of a subordinate's poor performance and what they do about it. A two-stage process is suggested. The first stage involves the supervisor making attributions about the causes of the poor performance. This stage requires processing an…

The second volume of a two-part resource guide for teachers of emotionally disabled students, this guide provides articles and informational items on aspects of serving this student population. The first section examines legal issues involved in conducting staffings, writing individualized education program objectives and understanding…

Argues that initial teachers' attitudes and sentiments toward bussing for the purpose of integration is a fruitful area for future research since these earliest directions might be assumed to be associated with a more realistic sentimental stand toward the issues involved. (Author/AM)

A discussion of the handling of disciplinary problems of black employees concludes that management should be concerned because of the effect that grievance resolution may have on the company's overall employee discipline program and the additional appeal alternatives available to the black employee. (Author/EA)

Recent Supreme Court decisions and reports from student advocacy groups clash with the realities of the classroom and put administrators in a quandary. (Author)

Surveying future teachers, the study was undertaken to: (1) determine the extent of the difference between the vocational education and industrial arts groups on the question of teacher versus student control, and (2) to examine the relevance of Runkel's (1956) collinearity theory for indicating cognitive similarity within and between groups.…

Two basic questions provide the focus for this report: (1) What is the distribution of education and non-education majors among public and private school teachers, and within certain subgroups? and (2) Does the distribution of bachelor's degree fields differ between public and private school teachers? Some key findings are: (1) public and private…

This paper reviews the literature which examines school policies currently guiding educational practice in the area of student substance abuse and discusses the relationship between special education and substance-using and substance-abusing students. Reviewed are: (1) definitions of substance abuse, which vary with the conceptualization of the…

A historical perspective of agricultural education is needed in order to understand its role in the future. Agriculture as a science did not exist prior to the 19th century. The Morrill Act contributed greatly to this development. With the realization that higher education could serve persons interested in the agricultural and mechanical arts came…

Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse. Opponents of corporal punishment assert that there is little hard evidence showing that physical punishment promotes character development or…