As a rural Maryland middle school found, Saturday school keeps students in class. Assigning students to 3.5 hours of school attendance on a Saturday can eliminate inschool suspension and reduce out-of-school suspension; provide a different discipline avenue for administrators; reduce the number of major disciplinary offenses; increase the total…

Analysis of journals within the academic disciplines that address pedagogical issues suggests that many articles contain information and ideas useful across discipline boundaries and that content focuses on teaching technique. Recommendations are made to enhance the quality, credibility, and prestige of the periodicals. (MSE)

This essay provides some background on, explanation of, and justification of a theoretical framework for all types of evaluation. This framework is used to connect and underpin the approaches of other contributors to this special issue. A core discipline of evaluation is proposed that ties assorted evaluation fields together. (SLD)

Describes a curriculum developed for the English classroom that focuses on numerous outside speakers and helps students develop self-esteem and self-discipline. Provides numerous activities which foster self-confidence. Argues that self-esteem and discipline are essential aspects of a successful classroom environment. (HB)

In DesRoches v Caprio, federal district court ruled in favor of Jim DesRoches who had decided not to consent to a search of his backpack for a pair of allegedly stolen sneakers. Judge Robert G. Doumar decided the need to find the stolen sneakers did not outweigh the students' privacy interest and offered guidelines about school searches for stolen…

Describes the development of a course to teach undergraduates the historian's craft through the use of short, provocative books. Lists the books used in the course and how they were used. Discusses student writing assignments using archival materials that allow students to put their learning into practice. (DSK)

Contends that Foucaultian analysis of universities as disciplinary blocks points to ways that students are disciplined by technologies of domination and of the self (practices adopted to be "good" students). Maintains that because power relations are only present between "acting subjects," possibilities for resistance against…

Examined patterns of differential parental treatment, child outcomes, and family functioning with 60 families with toddler and preschool siblings. Found that congruence in mothers' and fathers' reports of differential treatment was most frequent. Reports of differential enjoyment were related to differential favoritism, whereas reports of…

This article offers suggestions for addressing behavioral infractions by students with disabilities in inclusive classroom settings. Ten questions are offered to help analyze situations that foster disruptive behavior and assist in the selection of appropriate behavior-reduction strategies. (DB)

Offers a 30-year retrospective on the evolution of a researcher and of the field of English teaching. Discusses the tradition of scholarship that seeks to ground its approaches to teaching and learning in the best of their understandings of language use and language learning, drawing broadly on rhetoric, linguistics, sociology, literary criticism,…

Discusses the role that rhetoric and composition journals have, and will play, in the development of a body of knowledge for composition. Analyzes and compares answers received from eight present and immediate-past editors of several leading journals in rhetoric and composition. Notes the deleterious effects, on the discipline and on the journals…

Presents five short essays by four distinguished scholars and current and former editors of this journal and its predecessor, "Journalism Quarterly." Notes that the tension between research and practice has been constant in journalism education, that the journal has not remained static, and that it must now grapple with the online world. (RS)

Examines parental perspectives on the potency of information being sent home as a powerful reward and sanction for pupils. Surveys inner-city primary school's teachers, pupils, and their parents. Finds parents and children in strong agreement over the effectiveness of school-initiated rewards, but in considerable disagreement over sanctions. (DSK)

Considers ways that Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) has influenced art education, by examining the diffusion of its philosophy and language into the discourse of several national professional meetings. Analyzes several national policy documents and compares selected passages with earlier discipline-based theory. Concludes that DBAE has had a…

Summarizes findings from a quantitative and qualitative longitudinal study examining the twelve-year evolution of a district-wide Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) program. Chronicles changes during the period, identifying factors that influenced particular developments and relating them to aspects of DBAE theory. Concludes that program…