This article discusses the tensions between the liberal and specialist parts of a teacher's education, and considers the difficulty in nurturing a sense of creative inquiry in an educational world dominated by the standardization of tests, curricula, and texts. (Author/MT)

Analyzes problems encountered by the leaders of a feminist curriculum integration project conducted at the University of Arizona. The interdisciplinary project was successful in encouraging teachers to revise their course content. However, controversies arose over the questions on issues such as biological determinism, the usefulness of gender as…

When student teachers trained in Assertive Discipline (N=248) were compared with student teachers not trained (N=288) to employ positive discipline techniques, results indicated that student teachers who received training felt better prepared and were rated higher than those who did not. (CB)

Tables show the average salaries of college faculty by rank and by their major fields. Data are based on reports from 262 public institutions that are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and from 440 private colleges and universities. (MLW)

Describes the first years of adult education in the United States, at Teachers College, Columbia University. Analyzes growth of the discipline as it is revealed in course announcements. (CH)

Determined whether educators' judgments of problem behaviors are influenced by classroom contex (disruptive x nondisruptive) and teacher type (regular x special). After viewing videotaped behavioral segments presented within a disruptive or nondisruptive classroom setting, teachers rated behavioral severity, tolerance, manageability, and…

Since the Supreme Court's Goss v. Lopez decision of 1975, both the number of students suspended and the number of suspensions successfully challenged in courts have increased. A survey of Illinois high school disciplinarians suggest that their level of recognition of substantive due process, as measured by the standards of Fundamental Fairness and…

An institution should have a written procedural policy, including a statement of the standard of proof to be employed. The establishment of "clear and convincing" as the evidentiary standard best suited for the institutional setting is argued. (Author/MLW)

One of the most serious challenges facing academic administrators is to help faculty remain professionally active throughout their careers. Faculty development issues include promoting faculty professional development, faculty who have lost interest and enthusiasm in their profession, and faculty who desire a discipline change. (MLW)

The World Future Society's Fifth General Assembly brought together over 3,000 people in Washington, DC, to work on solutions to myriad global problems. The outlook was sober but optimistic. Topics discussed, including peace, world order, feminism, and the futures field, are described. (RM)

Reviews Maulana Karenga's "Introduction to Black Studies" (1982). Discusses the academic and social relevance of the discipline and its growth out of economic, political, and historical forces. Concurs with Karenga's Afrocentric approach but notes the difficulties in its implementation within the current academic climate. (GC)

Federal regulation protects handicapped students' education against unwarranted interruption without specifying procedures for disciplining handicapped students. This article reviews court decisions in disciplinary cases and provides procedural guidelines to follow in disciplining handicapped students. (MD)

It is the author's contention that there is unavoidable ambiguity in educational concepts, that they cannot be objectively identified, and that the definition of an area of research entails a number of value judgments. The author examines the ways in which educational concepts are actually used and compares ordinary usage with professional usage.…

The text of the Supreme Court's decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, in which the Court struck down the NCAA's control of televised college football, is provided. (Author/MLW)

How educational philosophers have explained, justified, and defined their field is discussed. Four periods are examined: the comparative period, 1942-1953; the transitional period, 1954-1957; the analytic period, 1958-1967; and the prospective period, 1968-1982. (RM)