This case study analysis of faculty at a medium-sized university in the Western United States found that the level of faculty institutional confidence is related to the use of formal deterrence strategies toward academic ethics violations. Additionally, it found that female faculty members are less confident in the administration but are only…

Increasingly, literary critics and scientists say the goals, practice, and results of science are affected by cultural forces, seen in literature and in the language used in scientific discourse. The Society for Literature and Science attracts interdisciplinary scholars attempting to synthesize literary and scientific knowledge and theory. (MSE)

This fifth and last of a series evaluating academic rankings research reviews 63 books and articles published from January 1986 to October 1989. General discussions and discussions of college guides, specific subjects, international education, and rankings research methodology are included. (EAM)

An effective program to cope with student misbehavior should include a range of sanctions. Proposes that the juvenile justice system and school districts work together to develop an intermediate punishment of coerced community service for serious disciplinary infractions. (MLF)

Discusses how teachers can deal with student misbehavior by ignoring negative behavior that is motivated by a desire for attention. Practical techniques are described for pinpointing attention seekers, enlisting classmates to deal with misbehaving students, ignoring misbehavior, and distinguishing behavior that responds to this technique from…

Agricultural education encompasses basic sciences and business management principles. Critical curriculum components are (1) technical agriculture (basic principles, functions, and technical specialties of agriculture); (2) experiential learning; and (3) human development. (SK)

Presents four research-supported guidelines for substitute teachers: (1) be prepared by arriving early and obtaining administrative information; (2) take charge of the classroom; (3) clarify expectations about student conduct; and (4) communicate the significance of learning to students. (MLF)

This article outlines the history of discipline-based art education (DBAE) and its underlying concepts, identifies and refutes significant misconceptions and criticisms of DBAE, and suggests a more balanced approach to appraisal of DBAE. (IAH)

Traces the early development of college English instruction. Argues that the discipline appeared in 1662, a century earlier than previously believed. Identifies the Dissenters and Scots in Great Britain and America as among the earliest college English teachers. Suggests that only by understanding where English instruction originated can its…

Argues against both overly broad and excessively narrow definitions for the term "technical writing." Suggests that a definition would be useful for clarifying the bounds of technical writing. Argues, however, that it is better to keep the field intact with experience-based ideas of what technical writing encompasses. (SG)

This article examines two relevant features in the historical development of sexology, the body of knowledge upon which sex education is based: its depoliticization of sexuality and its attempts to ground itself as scientific. Also examined are the sexual politics of sexology, via a content analysis of several college texts. (IAH)

Assessed factors contributing to 152 preservice teachers' choice of a helping or restrictive strategy to manage social immaturity and social defiance behavior among children. Regression analyses indicated that the costs of problem behavior significantly predicted the type of strategy the teachers would choose. (Author/TE)

Sets forth and considers educational beliefs explicitly stated by the justices of the Supreme Court in major court opinions rendered in the 1980s. The justices' educational viewpoints, in general, have turned to an emphasis on control, discipline, order, authority, and the inculcation of traditional values. (60 references) (MLF)

Children of mothers who were more assertive in their disciplinary styles tended to be less accepted by peers and to expect successful outcomes for unfriendly assertive methods for resolving peer conflict. Children who expected unfriendly assertive strategies to lead to self-oriented gains were less accepted by peers. (RH)

Defines the "structure of history" in terms of five key concepts. Contends that the goals of studying the past are: to understand human behavior; to view the past with empathy; to experience the past in its own terms; and to use the methods of the social science disciplines. (LS)