One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter explores programs designed to prevent or to reduce student crime and violence in secondary schools that are based on the assumption that pupils are competent to make rational decisions and take rational actions, and programs that assume pupils are not competent.…

In essays on a variety of disciplines, seven college teachers discuss the art of inspiring enthusiasm in college students. The topics are: history (Russell H. Bostert); English (Edward B. Partridge); mathematics (Robert H. Gurland); science (Arnold B. Arons); social science (Rita W. Cooley); foreign language and literature (John G. Weiger); and…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter reports that there is a growing trend in this country to blame youth crime on parental overpermissiveness. Available data fail to support this and show that all types of crime, including school crime, develop within families and school systems emphasizing…

Doctorate-granting institutions and independent medical colleges were surveyed to gather systematic, comparative information on international scientific activities supported by the federal government, private foundations, and other sources. Data were gathered on these activities' nature and scope, the academic disciplines involved, and the world…

This handbook was designed to help teachers promote parent-home involvement in children's learning by providing them with specific techniques and materials to use in working with parents. The handbook begins with a general article discussing why parent-home involvement is important in the educational process and goes on to present 10 tips for…

The final document in a 6-part series of pamphlets contains anecdotes of a vocational agriculture teacher's experiences (also as a State supervisor) in the area of student teaching. The six stories, based on actual happenings, are intended for use in both pre-service and in-service vocational agriculture teacher education. They deal with several…

Interviews were conducted with 27 teachers working in open space schools in Australia. The selection of interviewees was arranged to find those with both critical feelings of the deprivation of their traditional roles and the independence of the self-contained classroom and with enthusiasm for what others view as a major component of educational…

This volume of hearings before the Sub-committee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, is organized into three sections, the contents of which are as follows: Section One comprises the testimony of four witnesses before the Committee; Director Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education and…

This report is a summary of the total associate, baccalaureate, first-professional, master's, and doctoral degrees conferred during the 1974-75 fiscal year by the 29 institutions of higher education in Kentucky accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Degrees conferred in 1974-75 total 20,099. There were 2,881 associate…

This book is intended to help college professors reexamine their responsibilities toward the moral development of students. Part I deals with the nature of moral development. Essays discuss what is meant by moral development, ways in which contributions from various academic disciplines can be relevant to a study of moral development, Lawrence…

As an appendix to "Evaluation of White Shield School, Roseglen, North Dakota. Part A", August 1974, this document substantiated findings of an evaluation team. A brief on-site visitation report stated that students wanted more flexible course requirements and firmer student discipline; teachers wanted more authority clarification on…

This booklet presents a comprehensive set of guidelines intended to assist local school boards, administrators, and teachers in establishing their own policies governing the rights and responsibilities of students. The primary objectives of the model are to insure policies that facilitate consistent treatment of all students, the…

This general guide on curriculum construction states that while each country must organize its curriculum work along the lines it regards as most relevant for its special conditions, some factors are inherent in all curriculum planning. The report concentrates on two functions each country will have to provide: (1) the determination of the…

Designed for classes of the mentally retarded but applicable to all children, the guidelines to classroom behavior present concepts of discipline and class management including teacher attitudes toward behavior, desired teacher and student relationships, the needs of the student (particularly the need for attention), and the objectives of…

The contributors to this volume examine various legal aspects of the following school problems: decentralization, collective negotiation, and student rights. These writers detail the practical aspects of recent decentralizations in New York City and Detroit, and make recommendations for local board functioning in decentralized systems. Three…