WHEN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IS VIEWED AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM, PUPIL CONTROL IS THE THREAD RUNNING THROUGHOUT SCHOOL CULTURE. THE PART OF THIS SOCIAL SYSTEM MOST CONCERNED WITH CONTROL AND EMPHASIZED IN THIS STUDY IS THE TEACHER SUBCULTURE. SINCE STATUS IN THE TEACHER SUBCULTURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO CLASS CONTROL, PERSONNEL WHO FIND THEIR STATUS MOST…

A program has been established at an integrated Louisville, Kentucky, junior high school to develop a sense of school and community pride among students and teachers. The formerly all-white district in which the school is located had become increasingly Negro, and as a result "racist" rumors and social unrest had spread in the community.…

This paper deals with Federal and State court decisions, from 1970 to present, which either foster or encourage citizen participation in the educational decision-making process. Findings contained in this study are based on a State by State analysis of court decisions in education. An overview of the decisions supports the report's contention that…

The paper presents key features of Jean Piaget's theory of moral development, compares Piaget's theory with Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development and Sidney Simon's theory of values clarification, and evaluates the values clarification movement in light of Piaget's theoretical and practical conclusions. The focus is twofold: first, on…

The 10-year period 1965-66 through 1974-75, was one of notable growth in higher education, is summarized in statistical tables and commentary. Section I reports that the number of degrees awarded increased substantially at every level (bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first-professional). Section II focuses on the number and proportions of men…

The standards and commentary in this volume are part of a series designed to cover the juvenile justice system and its relationship to the rights and responsibilities of juveniles. This volume on public education is addressed to legislators, courts, lawyers, educators, parents, students, and the general public. The volume proposes standards…

Two areas of law are examined in this paper: student free speech and immorality as the basis of teacher dismissal. These areas are discussed to exemplify an increasing impact of judicial decisions on school practices, and to support the argument that schools of education need to engage in teaching and research about law as it relates to education,…

This document describes the minimum standards that must be met and maintained by day care centers in the state of Texas. These standards were drawn up by the State Department of Public Welfare and are applicable to both non-profit and proprietary day care centers. The areas covered by the standards include: (1) organization and general…

LaGuardia Community College (New York) provides secondary education through its Middle College program, which includes comprehensive remedial programs for low ability students. During the 1974-75 academic year, two participant observers made over 400 observations of the Middle College's activities, focusing on: (1) instructional methods,…

This facilitator's manual, produced by the Family Developmental Center of the Family Service Agency of San Francisco, is designed for use with groups of school-age mothers. Included are meeting-by-meeting instructions for the group leader and some curriculum materials for students. The introduction indicates that the leader should be sensitive to…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between 38 factors of integration and of student unrest in six desegregated high schools in south eastern United States. The basic problem of this study was to determine whether or not the quality of integration as measured on the 38 factors of integration on the Secondary Student…

The 1974 faculty handbook from the California State University, Long Beach discusses: (1) history, planning, and budgeting; (2) university organization, covering administrative, faculty, and auxiliary organizations, and university support groups; (3) personnel policies and procedures, including affirmative action, and student evaluation of…

In this collection of articles designed for the elementary school teacher there are capsule portraits of the 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, and 10-year-old and an outline of a full program for a good school day. Also included are discussions on children's thinking and how it can be encouraged, creativity, the stages of the creative process and ways creativity…

Policies and procedures of the college are presented in the 1975-76 edition of the faculty handbook. Administrative designations of responsibility are described, and the constitution of the V.C.S.C. Faculty Association is given. Specific details are included which deal with: academic freedom and political activities; faculty responsibilities;…

Between July 1973 and March 1974 workers in the Children's Fund Survey on Nonenrollment knocked on more than 8,500 doors in 30 areas in nine states--Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and South Carolina--and in the District of Columbia, and talked to over 6,500 families. Areas were chosen to represent…