Drawing on experiences of a teacher who has taught secondary school ethics courses, this article argues that every school system should integrate ethics into all subject disciplines and present a course in ethics, perhaps as early as seventh or eighth grade. Such a course is described. (SLD)

Profiles teachers' everyday experiences at a southeastern Texas middle school that mainstreams most of its special needs students. Classroom observations, accompanied by teacher and student survey data, showed that mainstreaming had deleterious effects. Since teachers spent a disproportionate amount of time serving special education students,…

Discusses the role of authority in institutions that provide teacher education and educational studies. Currently, there is no agreement about the types of authority these institutions and the individuals within them should possess in relation to the work they do, which may limit their intellectual respectability and pragmatic credibility. (SM)

Discusses the development of public history as a field. Presents results of a survey of members of the National Council on Public History describing employment opportunities and career choices available. Suggests conferences, videos, and books to be used in teaching students about public history. Urges recognition of public historians'…

Discusses what teachers should do when older elementary students lie. Guidelines for handling the situation are presented along with suggestions for making children feel good about telling the truth. Three activities for encouraging truthfulness in the classroom are suggested. (SM)

Data on the distribution of postsecondary degrees (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional) in 1990-91 are presented by racial/ethnic group and foreign student status, by gender, and by discipline or discipline group. (MSE)

A study in one private university classified four academic disciplines as hard or soft and pure or applied, then compared student evaluations of courses for organization, breadth of coverage, group interaction, enthusiasm, grading, and individual rapport. Results suggest a single evaluation form may not be appropriate for all disciplines.…

Examined race differences in the association of parent behaviors with children's functioning for African-American and white second, fourth, and eighth graders. Found several associations between parents' self-reports of selected behaviors and measures of their children's adaptive and maladaptive functioning. Most of these associations differed by…

A 1977 study examined the organization of six medical schools' basic sciences, including faculty research interests and department affiliations, and was updated with 1987 data from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Results show overlapping research interests, blurred departmental boundaries, and divergence between faculty research…

Questionnaires examined differences between public and private schools regarding teachers' pupil control ideology and behavior. Teachers and students completed three survey instruments. Only pupil control ideology differed significantly between public and private schools. Pupil control behavior was the best predictor of environmental robustness.…

Reports the perceptions of 543 Scottish pupils about teacher strategies for motivating the class to work well. Reveals that students perceived a wide range of effective strategies. Finds that pupils in each school surveyed identified over 75 percent of the staff as being effective at getting the class to work well. (DB)

Compared 16 fourth- and fifth-grade boys who participated in Discovery, developmental program in which students with history of inappropriate classroom behaviors acted as peer tutors for kindergarten students, to 16 control participants. Found no significant increase in moral development among Discovery participants but did find significant…

Outlines issues that socially and economically disadvantaged urban students may face (student jobs, family problems, home factors, feelings of inadequacy, and financial factors) that may contribute to their lack of preparation and interest in school. Offers some humanistic strategies for effectively managing urban secondary classrooms, and notes…

Provides relevant annotated resources and suggests class activities centered around the theme of communities, including animal communities, historic communities, and aiding contemporary communities. Describes Web sites, CD-ROMs, computer software, videos, and books; specifies age levels and appropriate curriculum areas. (LRW)

Discusses global perspectives already entrenched in many school subjects and examines popular expectations that the globalization of new information technologies will transform (Australian) schools and their curricula. Electronic media, like TV and radio, have not changed schools as they have society at large. School culture remains…