Discusses the role of punishment and discipline in teaching children to develop their own inner controls. (MS)

Examines some criticisms of the back-to-basics movement and of fundamental schools. (IRT)

Describes results of a citation analysis on a botany journal and compares the results with a previous study in a different discipline. Neither this study nor the previous one supports the basic assumption of citation analysis, that authors cite their influences. (Author/LRW)

In the fourth Phi Delta Kappan teacher opinion poll, teachers evaluate both their own schools and colleagues highly, feel that on-campus student misbehavior has declined slightly since 1989, favor cutting administrators to save money, give parents Cs and Ds on child-rearing, think part-time student employment hurts academic performance, and…

Discussion of interdisciplinarity and knowledge growth focuses on some key ideas of social theory, the sociology of the professions, and other sources to outline librarianship's current situation. Highlights include globalization and cultural flow; disciplines and occupations; professionalization; librarianship and knowledge distribution; and the…

This discussion of corporal punishment as an aversive intervention with regular and special education students notes that corporal punishment is still legal and being used in many states. Special problems in the use of corporal punishment with students having disabilities are noted. The paper concludes that comprehensive procedural safeguards for…

Reviews research on common "practitioner advice" given to early childhood teachers on the phrasing and presentation of classroom and school rules. Notes that typical classrooms have more rules than the optimal four or five, and that positive phrasing may be unrealistic for very young children, who may need behaviorally specific…

An Alaska elementary school developed an innovative program to reduce bus problems arising from discipline infractions and driver/student frustrations. On every first Tuesday, the principal meets with drivers to offer encouragement and training. Students earn individual and group points for good bus behavior and receive small treats from the…

Analyzes James Finn's contributions to the development of the process view of educational technology in light of his desire to upgrade the status of the audiovisual education movement to a professional field of study. Discusses the concepts of automation versus technology. (Author/LRW)

Argues that any trend that moves librarians away from libraries and into academic classroom settings is accomplished at the expense of students and ultimately weakens, rather than strengthens, the role librarians can play in higher education. Suggests that librarians' areas of expertise lie in information skills rather than specific disciplines.…

Describes several common misconceptions about bullying. For example, everyone knows what bullying is; boys will be boys. Discusses development and implementation of bullying prevention strategies to make playgrounds and hallways safe by improving supervision, developing specific routines, and incorporating social-emotional learning. Also…

Advocates an inquiry into the possibility of educational processes based on empirical knowledge. Discusses answers to the guiding question of how education is possible, advocating an orientation by psychology, by autopoietic, or evolutionary theories. Argues that these answers fail to achieve an independent and adaptable disciplinary perspective.…

Explores the relationship between philology and linguistics and the meanings associated with the two terms at different periods in the development of language study as a science. Chronicles the emergence of different perspectives since the early nineteenth century, particularly in Britain and Europe, and argues that the debate has not been…

Ten- to 14-year olds and their mothers and teachers completed measures of parental discipline and children's prosocial behavior, empathy, and guilt. Parents' use of inductive rather than assertive discipline was related to children's prosocial behavior; children of inductive parents were more empathic than other children; and children's empathy…