Describes the development of a course bridging the theory of art history and the practice of studio art courses at St. Olaf College (Minnesota). Addresses the gap often found in higher education between the visual and liberal arts. Discusses the trials and elations of designing a course that overlaps these traditional boundaries. (DSK)

Explores fifth-graders' ideas about art and economic concepts before and after an integrated art-economics unit. Indicates that students increased their understanding of both sets of concepts, with the economic concepts being learned better. Suggests that this support claims that coupling disciplines can facilitate the deep learning of concepts…

Describes and critiques recent changes in educational inquiry by outlining the themes and implications of the current interest in postmodernism. The focus is on changes in methodology, summative content, and disciplinary foundations. The relationship of these changes to educational research and the training of researchers is discussed. (SLD)

Describes the philosophy and procedures of Police Accountability Conferencing, a restorative justice approach in which police and school authorities, victims, offenders, and families are brought together in a process designed to hold youth accountable for their actions. Details the program's potential for reclaiming youth who have engaged in…

Sketches an abstracted and idealized profession of English--a profession that fosters no politics and entails no internal conflicts, and whose members care about language and its uses, about the transmission of knowledge and skills, and a capacity for pleasure in the text. (RS)

Describes critical race theory (CRT), an eclectic and dynamic form of legal scholarship that evolved as a response to the stalled progress of traditional civil rights litigation. CRT, as a form of oppositional scholarship, challenges the experience of whites as the normative standard and grounds its conceptual framework in the experiences of…

It is impossible to change from a discipline policy of constraint to one of consent and engagement if students lack a legitimate voice in school governance. In middle schools, the "Dream Team" approach can employ sociograms to identify the most broadly respected and most socially isolated students. A student-centered pedagogy enhances…

Schools must reconsider subject discipline standardization and design a curriculum to reduce instructional fragmentation and isolationism and combat the curse of coverage undermining teacher innovation. This article presents a continuum of curriculum-design options, from discipline-oriented to student-centered. Teachers can develop curriculum…

A four-year study evaluated how establishing, teaching, and reinforcing schoolwide rules and routines and systematically responding to disruptive behavior affected the number of formal office disciplinary referrals in one elementary school. Results revealed that establishing clear standards and having in place a systematic response to disruptive…

Describes treatment containing positive components of effective instruction delivery (EID) and time-in (TI) for achieving acceptable levels of child compliance in clinic and home settings. Mothers were able to master components of both EID and TI in the clinic. Skill mastery increased at home for EID but varied for TI. Discusses benefits of…

Examined the role of classroom discipline in promoting student responsibility for the protection of learning and safety rights in Australian classrooms. Surveys indicated that students believed teachers reacted to classroom misbehavior by increasing their use of coercive discipline, which inhibited development of student responsibility and…

Adolescent-parent pairs (N=537) were interviewed concerning their communication about tobacco and alcohol use. Parent communication reports identified three domains: rules and discipline; consequences and circumstances; and media influences. Results show that parent-child communication was not related to initiation of smoking or drinking. However,…

Children's challenging behavior is a way of getting their needs met. Understanding that function can help camp staff to deal effectively with challenging behavior. The physical or social environment can be manipulated to promote desired behaviors, but transgressions require positive, educational, and realistic responses. Helping campers meet their…

Surveyed 141 teachers from nine Massachusetts high schools to examine their knowledge of and attitudes toward AIDS. Results indicated a direct relationship between teachers' knowledge of HIV/AIDS and positive or supportive attitudes toward HIV/AIDS. There were significant differences based on academic discipline. Allied health teachers had…

Presents tables that contain the most current data available on media specialist certification requirements in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Educational program, experience, recommendation, minimum test scores, knowledge in various subject areas, competencies, and practicums are listed. (Author/LRW)