The almost 200 papers and panel, project, and special session reports represented in this collection focus on innovations, trends, evaluations, and research in the use of computers in a variety of educational settings. Of these, the full text is provided for 52 presentations and abstracts for 138. The topics discussed include: use of computers at…

Students in the Newport News (Virginia) high schools who are absent from classes frequently without excuses or who are consistently disruptive are transferred from the regular program to an afterschool program that meets at a different site. These transfers are effective for at least 2 months and students may only be rotated back at the end of a…

Variations in the number of doctoral degrees awarded by Swedish universities since 1890 are being studied. Within a certain field of study, variations are found both at a national level between different periods, and at an institutional level between different universities. The focus is on the faculties of liberal arts, divinity, social science,…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a program for training teachers in classroom management that was embedded in a mentor and beginning teacher induction program. Both mentor teachers and beginning teachers were randomly assigned to treatment conditions. The research sought to determine the effects of the classroom management…

A large data set of student ratings of college teaching was studied to explore previous indications that student ratings are affected by the subject area of instruction. Previous research by Marsh (1984), Feldman (1978), and Cranton and Smith (1986) reported the influence of factors other than instruction. To examine the impact of subject area on…

This paper describes a social studies unit which addresses the problem of cultural dissonance in black, inner city kindergarten children who enter school without adequate classroom social interaction skills. In order to avoid using extensive academic time to orient children toward cooperative behavior and discipline procedures throughout the…

Data and narrative information on degrees conferred by Connecticut colleges and universities in 1981-1982 and on 1982 college enrollments are presented. Findings include the following: 26,479 degrees were conferred by Connecticut colleges in 1981-1982; the total number of degrees conferred in 1981-1982 was up in the independent sector but down in…

This part of the School Management Handbook provides the elementary school administrator with an overview of civil rights issues affecting school discipline policy. The first section treats the requirements for providing due process and avoiding discrimination against minority groups when following disciplinary procedures. Section 2 covers…

The paper addresses New Jersey and federal regulations and legislation regarding discipline for handicapped students. Policies regarding such minor disciplinary action as detention, work assignment, in-school suspension, or temporary assignment to a time-out room are considered. The role of the Individualized Education Programs in determining…

Changes during 1972-1984 in the status of women faculty and administrators in higher education are examined, based on a literature review. While the proportion of women faculty has increased, women still are concentrated in a small number of fields, including English, foreign languages, nursing, home economics, fine arts, and library science. The…

This handbook details methods Pennsylvania school districts might adopt in order to meet State attendance regulations. Following a brief introduction, a list of general topic references in the law is given as an aid to awareness of the variety of issues addressed by statute and regulation. Next, guidelines are presented for developing school…

In spring 1984, almost 8,000 students, who were enrolled in 42 different college-credit telecourses, were surveyed to determine the students' background, how they learned about telecourses, and how they intended to view programs. Data from the study were tabulated by state, course type, and selected individual courses and were cross-tabulated and…

The Problem Solving Team (PST) is a school-based group that provides consultation and follow-up assistance to insure proper placement of students in school site programs and to help decrease the number of inappropriate referrals to special education and other programs. A PST Project identified and analyzed the characteristics of successful PSTs in…

The author discusses research on Filipino mothers' socialization goals and beliefs about the role of other adults in disciplining their children. The results reveal that Filipinos have a collectivistic orientation, but that they nevertheless encourage independence in their children. The implications of these results are discussed in light of the…

The report is a sequel to an earlier report on doctoral awards to men and women since 1970-71, the focuses on the first and last years of the study, 1970-71 and 1975-76. The increase in women's representation among doctoral degree recipients has been steady over those six years, rising from 14.3 percent to 22.9 percent. While the numbers of…