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Daly, Carson; Fowler, Tony – Research in Brief, 1988
This precis focuses on research into the problem of school discipline. The school culture, or the atmosphere and tone of everything that happens in the school, is seen as having a significant influence on student behavior. Several examples of improving the culture of schools are given. Strategies for correcting misconduct are suggested, with…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Lumsden, Linda; Miller, Gabriel – Research Roundup, 2002
Students do not always make choices that adults agree with in their choice of school dress. Dress-code issues are explored in this Research Roundup, and guidance is offered to principals seeking to maintain a positive school climate. In "Do School Uniforms Fit?" Kerry White discusses arguments for and against school uniforms and summarizes the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Educational Environment
Hammond, James R.; Boivin, Real G. – The Practitioner, 1991
This document provides brief descriptions of 12 prevention strategies, 6 curriculum-based strategies, and 7 motivational strategies for improving student behavior. Alternative schools and programs, counseling, parent involvement, community involvement, student orientation programs, learning styles, writing activities, student codes of conduct,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Discipline, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Taylor, Kelley R. – A Legal Memorandum, 1997
For many students in the 1990s, school is no longer a safe environment in which they feel free to learn. This brief is intended to dispel myths about peer sexual harassment and clarify the new realities of the phenomenon in schools. The brief also conveys the message that school administrators have a duty to foster a school environment based on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Howard, Eugene R. – Practitioner, 1982
Administrators can use the strategies described in this article to encourage the development of self-discipline in their students without using punishments or training students to be conformists. Teachers who need help maintaining student discipline can be identified in several ways, including through analysis of disciplinary referrals. Class…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Discipline
IDRA Newsletter, 1997
This theme issue focuses on programs and strategies aimed at developing crime-free, nonviolent, drug-free schools. "Alternative Education Programs: Resolution or Exclusion?" (Albert Cortez) describes alternative education programs mandated by Texas state legislation for serious student offenders, and related issues of assessment, due…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Crime, Discipline Problems, Educational Environment
Ianni, Francis A. J.; Reuss-Ianni, Elizabeth – IRCD Bulletin, 1979
Recent research is beginning to shed some light on the nature and extent of violence and crime in American schools, the role that schools themselves play in producing, aggravating, or reducing school crime, and how changes in the schools can remedy social control problems. Data from these studies indicate that: (1) despite public opinion, school…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Discipline Problems, Educational Environment, Educational Problems
Schroeder, Charles C. – AGB Priorities, 2000
This issue highlights the undergraduate experience and the increasingly important role of student affairs professionals in creating educational environments that enhance student success. It compares college students in the 1960s to today's students, noting that attitudes and behaviors of today's students are different from those of previous…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, College Students, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment
Jacobson, Michael G.; Lombard, Robert H. – Rural Research Report, 1992
Current research on school effectiveness concludes that differences among schools affect students' academic achievement. An important characteristic of effective schools is providing a safe and secure environment. An example of programs that address this issue are peer mediation or conflict resolution programs. These programs require the combined…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Bartlett, Larry D. – Legal Memorandum, 1984
This review analyzes case law in the area of student press and distribution and offers some guidelines for developing and implementing school policy and rules. Litigation is reviewed in order to clarify students' rights, limitations on administrative authority in matters of censorship and prior restraint, and actions in connection with writing and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment
Smith, Hayden R., Ed. – Networker, 1979
This publication features articles on school climate. Among the various concerns are: 1) the complexities of the educational environment, 2) low cost school climate programs, 3) implementation of changes for effective climates, 4) the roles of principals, teachers, and students in the educational environment, and 5) test anxiety and creativity as…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Creativity, Educational Environment
MMWR, 1997
This report summarizes recommendations for encouraging physical activity among young people so they will continue to engage in physical activity in adulthood and obtain the benefits of physical activity throughout life. The guidelines are based on an in-depth review of research, theory, and current practice in physical education, exercise science,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
Page, Stephen, Ed. – CEIC Review, 2001
These six issues examine education in the inner cities. Titles include: "Pathways to School/Community/Family Partnership Results: Measures of Success and Student Learning" (e.g., promoting community partnerships and active learning through federal policy and linking child development knowledge with partnership evaluation); "Emerging…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Accountability