The author reviews the twentieth-century development of educational sociology as a discipline in Europe and the United States, citing approaches and turning points, as well as major schools of thought and their proponents. (SJL)

This article considers only "academic" educational philosophy in the Scandinavian and English-speaking countries. It attempts to recount the different phases in this discipline's development, laying emphasis on the fundamental features of each phase and on the criticism which the next phase leveled at the previous one. (Author/SJL)

Offers ten tips intended to help administrators make decisions and resolve conflicts. (Author/JM)

In its own fashion, philosophy encompasses everything and reflects the whole. Thus it has a special role in the liberal arts curriculum whose purpose is generality and breadth. Philosophy translates the generality of the liberal arts into reason and theory in an attempt to make the whole conceptually articulate. (JMD)

This paper reports the findings of a survey of 49 local education authorities (LEAs) in England on the expectations of the LEAs as to how initial teacher training programs should introduce teachers to the skills required for coping with disruptive behavior. (Author/FG)

The important role pupil control matters play in teacher ratings of their principals' leadership is demonstrated. Guided by two hypotheses, this study found that teachers perceived their principals' pupil control views to be stricter than was actually the case. (GK)

Introducing a group of articles on middle schools, this article outlines the middle school's purpose, the best ways of teaching and disciplining their students, and the important roles of their principals. (JM)

Measured perceptions of delinquents, high school students, and freshmen college students toward their families, level of rebelliousness toward their parents, parental marital relations, and parental discipline. (Author/DB)

This paper presents a scheme for classifying learning tasks, a scale built from that scheme, and data obtained from utilizing the scale with secondary students in various subject areas. (Author/SJL)

Identifies 31 research topics concerning the future that geographers can explore. Suggests how various research topics will benefit society as well as geographic education. Topics include malnutrition as a cause of social instability, cultural exclusion of the aged, global firewood shortage, and vulnerability of water supplies. (Author/DB)

Questions whether scholars involved in educational studies should approach the subject from the point of view of established disciplines or from an interdisciplinary point of view. Presents position statements on all sides of this question from the writings of major educational philosophers. (DB)

An example is given of a teacher's discipline methods adversely affecting a child's self-esteem. (JD)

Basic management of disruptive classroom behavior is a necessary aspect of classroom control. Three basic techniques are planned: ignoring, in which inappropriate behavior is not reinforced; signal interference, in which nonverbal signals on the part of the teacher affect behavior change; and proximity control, in which the teacher's physical…

Suggests that psychology as a discipline in secondary schools should include, in addition to academic content, a focus on value development and psychological growth, thus balancing the intellectual and experiential realms. (Author/GC)

The use of physical violence on students affronts democratic values and infringes on individual rights; furthermore, a study of school violence found a high correlation between physical punishment and violent behavior of students. (Author/MLF)