A survey was conducted of parents' opinions regarding school policies and practices. Approximately 2,400 questionnaires were distributed, and 823 (34.3%) were returned. The results indicated that, for the most part, the parents were satisfied with policies and practices. There is clearly a segment of parents who feel that the school is too…

The school psychologist's job is to insure that the school setting is as conducive to learning as possible, stimulating children to respond to instruction and discouraging misbehavior that serves to avoid instruction. Many teachers do not realize the full implications for children of their actions and verbalizations. A teacher's behavior can…

The effect of having a child serve as a rule-following model for other children on the model's own subsequent rule-following was investigated in a resistance to deviation situation. A total of 45 middle-class boys in grades 1 and 2 were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions following instruction not to touch a set of attractive…

A total of 296 faculty members completed three versions of the Pupil Control Ideology (PCI) form and a sociometric scale. Findings revealed positive relationships between the individual teacher's PCI and his perception of the PCI both of members of his informal group and of teachers in the school district. (Author)

Reports on changes in substance and procedure in grievance under State University of New York (SUNY) collective bargaining agreements in 1971 and 1974, concluding that the discipline and job security procedures in the second agreement have the potential for providing a new model for collective bargaining in higher education. (JT)

Describes the norms and functions of the academic department in large American research universities. The department is seen as an arm of a specialized discipline as well as the administrative unit which applies university resources to the functions of graduate and undergraduate education, recruitment and promotion of academic staff, and research.…

A partial transcript of a radio interview with Eda LeShan concerning her perceptions of the current state of children's education and how it might be improved. (BRT)

Children who are chronic discipline problems are rebelling because the school is not meeting their needs and interests. (JD)

The attitudes of Belgian chemistry students who had chosen their area of specialization, toward organic, physical, inorganic, or analytical chemistry or biochemistry, were measured. Major differences were found in the activity attitudes rather than in the evaluative or potency attitudes. Area of specialization does not seem to correspond to…

The educational setting and the current problems which face school librarians as they serve library clientele are discussed. (Author)

The author suggests that one of the features of great literature is its grasp of the truth and that the criteria of truth in literature and the arts are no different from those in the sciences, philosophy, or any other branch of human inquiry. (Author/AV)

In comparison to a group in White, middle class schools, the Pupil Control Ideology Inventory (PCI) indicated that student teachers in ghetto-type schools were more custodial even before their student teaching. The supervising teacher was not a major factor in attitude change. (SJL)

From the perspective of the student audience, the general results of the study suggest that, as teacher custodialism increases, the more robust are acts of student brinksmanship, the less robust is the teacher's pupil control behavior, and the less the teacher is liked by students. (Author)

A survey of 36 school districts indicates that there does seem to be a trend toward eliminating corporal punishment. Many districts felt that corporal punishment had proved less effective than alternative disciplinary measures such as suspension, parent conferences, counseling, and programs that helped to prevent delinquency. (WI)