Explains how social sciences are integrated into the curriculum of students in universities in the USSR. Information is presented on principal concepts, teaching methods, faculty and staff characteristics and responsibilities, and objectives. (DB)

Emphasizes the importance of being able to identify manipulative behavior in the young child and take steps to discourage the development of a manipulative personality. (CM)

Examines the purpose and functions of policies of science education. New aims and goals for an ecological society, derived by using the fundamental units of ecological study: organisms, environment, populations, community, and the encompassing concept of ecosystem, are discussed. (HM)

In maintaining command of a classroom situation the teacher who establishes rapport with the group and uses humor effectively is most often successful in controlling or preventing disciplinary problems. (JD)

Nonpunitive approaches to discipline (changing the student, remediating learning problems, changing the school environment, and implementing alternative programs) can eventually reduce student misbehavior and should be considered as alternatives to punitive approaches for working with students who are discipline problems. (Author/IRT)

Unless future investigations identify attitudes and explain the interactions of attitudes of teachers in each school system, pupil control ideology may be an inadequate descriptor of the school as a social system. (Author/IRT)

Evaluates whether time-in alone (physical touch and verbal praise) versus the combined use of time-in and time-out was a more effective treatment for noncompliance with three developmentally disabled children. Results show that although time-in alone resulted in increased compliance, the time-in/time-out combined phase resulted in further…

Examines a radical change in policy enforcement and sanctions regarding alcohol use on the campus of the University of Rhode Island; describes the implementation of that policy over an eight-semester period. Evaluation of the policy revealed an increase in violations addressed and a decrease both in more serious violations and in repeat offenders.…

Considers why women have been absent from the history of technical communication. Discusses research from the history of technology suggesting that notions of "technology,""work," and "workplace" may be gendered terms. Concludes with several suggestions for defining technical communication so that significant works of…

Discusses implications of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments for local policy and practice. Secondary principals should understand new requirements for locating and evaluating eligible students with disabilities, including disabled students in state and districtwide assessment programs, involving regular teachers in…

Examines changes in disciplinary identity demonstrated in the discourse of several Internet discussion groups and suggests the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to address digital storage and retrieval problems. Highlights include the culture of intellectual disciplines and the organization of knowledge; the culture of the Internet; and…

Examined the effect of class size on student performance among 255,665 individual student grades in 6,075 instructional modules held from 1984 through 1994 at Oxford Brookes University (England). Found that although student performance was inversely related to class size, both student performance and class size increased over the course of the…

According to the 1996 Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup Poll, the American public believes in removing persistent troublemakers from classrooms, banning smoking, and beefing up school security. To deal proactively with discipline problems, districts and schools need to develop community-supported strategic plans. The process involves a community survey, a…

In this poll, teachers rate their local public schools even higher than parents did, compared to the nation's schools. The biggest problem facing schools is lack of parental support. Discipline is the major reason teachers leave the profession; only 46% of teachers would recommend teaching as a career to their brightest student; 80% oppose…

Reports a case study of a large regional high school's approach to creating and maintaining a school code of conduct. Describes the goals and processes of the "Jefferson Committee" and examines its outcomes for the school's students, faculty, and administrators. (Author)