Findings from the ninth annual Gallup Poll of the public's attitudes toward the public schools are exerpted. (JD)

Subject preferences of 348 male and female secondary students in England are discussed. The conclusion is that the differences in student attitudes are due to cultural influences rather than intellectual ability. Decreasing the level of perceived subject difficulty is suggested as a means of attracting more girls to physics and chemistry.…

Raises several questions as to whether or not we are at a turning point with respect to violence in schools, whether or not school people have arrived at a series of adjustments based on containment, and what implications may be in the answers to those questions. (Author/RK)

The fundamentals of sound secondary student discipline are embodied in six concepts. Suggests that recognition of these concepts and an enthusiastic effort to implement them will have a positive impact on the school. (Author/RK)

In the last 25 years, 80 to 100 chairs or institutes focusing on the study of capitalism have been established on college campuses, sometimes facing criticism because of potential conflict with the institution's mission. (MSE)

Although American education has come to be seen in a continuum of experience that spans family, community, the world of work, and everyday life, this emphasis conflicts with two educational goals: promoting equality of opportunity and developing disciplinary understanding. A response and a rejoinder follow this article. (CB)

Provides a sequence to follow in the development of a discipline policy at the junior high school level. A successful policy includes consistency, continual recordkeeping, communication with parents, oncampus suspension, and positive reinforcement. (MD)

The introduction to the special issue on preventive discipline in special education notes such themes as the importance of the teacher's affective behavior, focus on the child, helping students be involved in their own growth, group dynamics, and ecological factors of the physical setting. (DB)

Statistical analyses of the Behavior Manageability and Behavioral Contagion Scales completed by 44 regular education teachers and 44 teachers of the learning disabled found that no significant group differences existed, that withdrawn behavior was most difficult to manage, and that acting-out behaviors were most disruptive to other students.…

The Swedish National Board of Universities and Colleges' program of research on higher education is described, and data are given on the trends in grant distribution and related publications by research topic and discipline. (MSE)

Points out that good discipline in the kindergarten classroom can be maintained by focusing on interesting and entertaining learning activities, suitable for various individual and small group levels. (BB)

Maintains that early childhood educators should employ a child guidance approach rather than punishment in disciplining young children in the classroom. (BB)

Delineates the educational content, levels of education, and different academic areas of study presently needed for interdisciplinary education. Suggests that efforts to "promote" the needs for gerontological development and interdepartmental collaboration lack unity. The majority of courses in interdisciplinary gerontology studies should be…

Defends the Assertive Discipline model critiqued by Curwin and Mendler's article in the same "Educational Leadership" issue. This systematic approach is shown to be an effective and practical behavior management strategy leading to improved student and teacher self-concept, consistently positive reinforcement, and positive learning…

Although the knowledge and content of the sciences and humanities differ, the differences are superficial and a basic similarity is often overlooked. The disciplines use common intellectual or methodological principles for generating ideas and for justifying and defending conclusions. (MSE)