Argues that gaming-simulation is an appropriate vehicle for conveying research knowledge to policymakers. The appropriateness of scientific inquiry as a means for dealing with problems of a systemic nature is discussed, and questions concerning the conveyance of research knowledge in a useful format are addressed. Thirty references are cited.…

The development, impact, and problems of the General Teaching Council (Scotland) are described. Detailed are teacher registration, exceptional admission to register, teacher probation, investigating and disciplinary aspects, and recommendations on teacher supply and training. (AH)

The link between educational investment and individual earnings is discussed based on a 1974 study in Dijon. An investigation of the relationship between these two elements is shown to need to consider the choice model used by the individual student entering higher education. Academic and social background influence the student's choice.…

Discusses the variables related to punishment and describes alternative forms of discipline. Suggests the need for parent education programs to teach positive strategies for discipline problems in the school and home. (JAC)

Student misbehavior problems in the classroom today cover a wide spectrum. Ways to deal with and help hostile-aggressive, passive-aggressive, and withdrawn failure-image students are described. A case study of a teacher's dealing with a hostile student is presented. (CJ)

Claims that students' self-discipline is the key factor in learning and that the structure of the school is the key factor in developing self-discipline in students. Suggests ways schools can develop awareness of the effects of their structures on student behavior and learning and make appropriate improvements. (PGD)

Effective classroom management, the key to successful teaching, includes immediate development of classroom rules, communication, high expectations of students, awareness of potential problems, careful lesson and activity plans for smooth classroom movement, and reasonable responses to students. Successful teachers are also aware of student and…

Examined specifically how teacher behaviors influence the effectiveness of a social development program entitled Project AWARE. For intermediate and primary grades, those teachers who received the highest skill ratings also tended to report positive changes in their students' behavior. (Author)

Discusses an intervention strategy for interpersonal problems in which primary grade students reflect on personal experiences and dilemma stories to increase social cognitive skills. Two first grade classes participated in an experiment applying this intervention method. Findings showed that students' moral judgement, problem-solving skills,…

Occupational and environmental health programs are beginning to be developed in many medical schools. The attitudes of medical school deans on their past experiences, current plans, and thoughts for the future for occupational and environmental health were surveyed and are described. (MLW)

Interviews and questionnaires were used to determine high school students' attitudes toward the classroom management styles of teachers who they perceived as relationship-oriented. Teachers identified as humanistic engage in classroom control procedures characterized by nonabrogation of responsibility, fairness, and calmness. (FG)

Explains how law-related education can be taught at the elementary level and how and why a law-related education program ought to be instituted; answers criticisms of law-related education. (JM)

Health education has developed from the early physical education programs of the 1860s. Health education is now in a period of change due to an increasing interest in health and health-related careers. A proposed interdisciplinary structure for health studies as a teaching field is described. (JN)

This empirical inquiry investigates the establishment of off-site school support units for disruptive pupils in one division of the Inner London Education Authority. An attempt is made to analyze the problems experienced by the teachers and head teachers in establishing the units. (Author)

Rather than seeing the "self-selection" factor in private school enrollment as a flaw in Coleman's study, the author views this element of private choice and commitment to learning as the key to effective education and discipline. One of three theme articles: "Reflections on the 1981 Coleman study."(SJL)