The choice of an academic career was investigated with 671 full-time faculty members at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Faculty respondents indicated their departmental and school affiliation, the point in their educational development at which they decided on a college faculty career, their age at the time of that decision, and whether…

The purpose of this brochure is to help parents and caregivers guide children's behavior in a more effective and pleasant manner. Twenty principles of child management are listed and explained. Examples illustrate how each principle should be applied. These principles include general suggestions for creating family rules and guidance on how to…

The discipline of discipline is the cornerstone upon which educators should build the other disciplines. Teaching responsibility for one's actions must stand beside the teaching of writing, reading, and arithmetic. Discipline cannot be mastered when stifled with negative reward systems and punishment. This paper describes a comprehensive…

Arguments for and against corporal punishment are set against a backdrop of overriding public concern about school discipline. In every year since 1969, the Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup Poll has ranked lack of discipline as one of the top two problems in public schools. This report furnishes a historical perspective for corporal punishment, explains…

The prevailing concern for teacher and student accountability in education and increasing problems with student discipline have led some schools to adopt a single model of classroom discipline. For example, in one district in Florida, Lee Canter's model of assertive discipline, a behavioristic approach to classroom management, was mandated for use…

This report presents a very detailed look at the elementary school principal's day-to-day activities. The executive summary highlights the study's chief findings and suggests where major problems exist. Although concerns have been raised about student behavior and discipline, results indicate that most elementary principals at the Montgomery…

The idea of making general psychology more accessible to and/or usable by the general public is considered (i.e., the idea of giving psychology away). A larger and related question is whether general psychology, as an academic course and as an orientation to psychology, should be approached as general studies. One impediment to giving psychology…

This study compares current practices in student disciplinary actions at both private and public colleges and universities from a survey conducted over ten years ago of such practices in the public sector. The data analysis and review form the basis for recommendations for further change in the administration of student discipline. (Author)

A counselor's success or failure is frequently associated with his ability to work with disruptive children. This article explores a behavioral group counseling approach. Results indicate that the mean disruptive behavior in the group sessions for all groups diminished considerably. (Author/HMV)

The behavior of young and adolescent male children from homes without fathers was compared to comparable groups of children from intact homes. Teachers reported no difference in academic and extracurricular participation and performance. It was concluded that, in general, the behavior of children with and without fathers is not appreciably…

An outline of various approaches for the teaching of film. (CH)

Examines Texas legislation and court cases as well as federal court cases to determine the extent to which students should be afforded constitutional guarantees. (JF)

Idiosyncratic studies illumintate the unique characteristics of a phenomenon, while generic studies create general statements based on the conformity of many phenomena. This document explicates Joseph Hayes' article, "Gayspeak," in terms of this distinction and seeks to define gay studies as a legitimate academic discipline. The way in which Hayes…

Glasser presents the ten-step approach to school discipline based on his concept of Reality Therapy, discusses preliminary results of implementation of this approach, and then presents the results of a recent survey. Surveyed were 24 schools--14 elementary, five junior high schools, and five high schools--chosen to give a representative picture of…

Provides the school administrator with some perceptions of the way in which the courts have looked at incompetence as a reason for the removal of teachers; removal for such reasons as insubordination, immorality, mental health problems, and failure to take a loyalty oath is not included. (Author)