Describes a paper that revealed controversial findings about peer review of manuscripts submitted to scholarly journals. The impact of this paper is examined through an analysis of citation frequency, co-citations, and reasons given for citing the paper. The links made throughout the literature provide the basis for a discussion of the transfer of…

An essay on the institutionalization of women's studies in the college curriculum is followed by three responses describing women's studies programs at individual institutions and the approaches used to organize their curricula. (MSE)

Describes the dilemma facing American Indian Studies, a discipline evaluated (and constrained) by mainstream academics according to Eurocentric conceptual "standards." Suggests that American Indian studies could become a valid, autonomous discipline by placing its subject matter in a global context of indigenous experience. Contains 27 references.…

Presents a brief history of public relations education. Proposes a model program for public relations education and discusses where such a model program logically fits in the university structure and where it would be most likely to receive necessary resources. (MS)

The renewed interest in interdisciplinary studies is producing different instructional approaches that are providing an important corrective to the limited and fragmented perspectives of the individual academic disciplines. Since they are in the curricular mainstream as requirements for all students, interdisciplinary offerings may have more…

Data indicate some redistribution of authority in terms of disciplining children but not with regard to other child care activities, such as feeding, putting babies to bed, or changing diapers. (PCB)

This article describes past and present approaches to physical education teacher preparation as practiced in Canada. Also discussed are social influences, the professional curriculum, instructional methodology, and the status of specialization within professional education. (IAH)

Collected data from 346 inmates at the Eastern Correctional Facility in New York that supported the hypothesis that educational programs on the college level and above are more important than Family Reunion Programs in promoting behavior in prison. Data suggest that social control is only enhanced by Family Reunion Programs among participants who…

Weldon, Menacker, and Hurwitz studied teacher-student relationships and student behavior in four Chicago inner-city elementary schools. Findings indicated that, although students and teachers reported mutual respect, each school had severe discipline problems. The authors present several possible explanations. Commentary on the study by Guinagh…

The position paper of the Executive Committee of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders endorses the use of flexible unified discipline policies. The paper defines discipline, offers a philosophy of school discipline, and identifies preferred practices in the areas of expectations and responses to violation of expectations. (DB)

At the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges, Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, charged that students are not required to devote adequate time to general education. Changing the way the major is organized, he said, is difficult because change goes against in-grained traditions and structures. (MLW)

Summarizes issues affecting the field of educational technology which were addressed at the 1989 meeting of the Professors of Instructional Design and Technology (PIDT). Topics discussed include redefining the field of instructional design and technology (IDT); improving graduate studies in IDT; and conducting research in IDT. (16 references) (LRW)

Argues that if the study of language is to become important again in the teaching of writing, it will be through an expanded notion of rhetoric that understands language as the site of struggle over socially produced meaning. (RAE)

A Georgia school district standardized discipline procedures, codified offenses, and published the results in booklet form. A clear hierarchy of offenses specifies problems to be handled at the local school, at formal hearings, or at a special disciplinary committee. Students know what to expect, and administrators know how to proceed. (MLF)

Discusses the differentiation of the American professoriate on the following primary dimensions of professionalism: (1) patterns of work; (2) identification; (3) authority; (4) career; and (5) association. Argues that integration is accomplished through overlap of subcommunities, rather than through socialization or similar functions. (FMW)