Examined the relationship between elementary students' television viewing and their physical fitness. Data from parent and student questionnaires and measures of body fat, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength/endurance, and muscular flexibility indicated that television viewing weakly and inconsistently related to various components of…

Discusses the prevalence of school arson, motives for setting school fires, and sex and type of student involvement within the context of a detailed description of the high school burning in rural Cross Plains, Texas. Investigation findings and community and teacher reactions are given. (SAS)

Examined the influence of individual religiosity on academic cheating and academic honesty among 6th- through 12th-grade Seventh Day Adventist youth. Surveys of Seventh Day Adventist students, parents, teachers, administrators, and pastors indicated that although some relationship exists between religious behavior and academic honesty, there is no…

Discusses how one journalism instructor deals with disruptive students in her reporting, communication history, and ethics courses. Lists reasons for students' disenchantment. Notes that sometimes humor eases tensions. Addresses building respect in the college classroom. (RS)

Discusses ways to help prevent crime and violence in schools by predicting risk, and training and planning for security. Highlights signs of potential violence in students. Highlights ways of guarding against bomb threats, use of preventive technology, sources for security information, and community characteristics where prevention, intervention,…

Explores Soren Kierkegaard's notion of punishment, which should interest educators because it provides a way to avoid the pitfalls of unjust punishment by viewing it in conjunction with the implications of guilt and forgiveness. The paper notes the need to question the notion of punishment closely and seek to understand its implications. (SM)

Examines the relationship of attitudes and cognitions supportive of sexual-aggression perpetration and gender-role conflict to self-reported, sexually aggressive behavior for male college students (N=191). Sexually aggressive students evidenced significantly higher scores on attitudinal measures and the restrictive affectionate behavior between…

Compares the effectiveness of educational interventions conducted in classroom and nontraditional settings in improving environmental behavior. Classroom interventions improved environmental behavior more effectively than interventions in nontraditional settings. (Author/CCM)

Teachers are rarely prepared for violence, and their idealism may undermine credibility and lead to disillusionment. Reality, therefore, must inform theory to equip educators with action-based solutions. Teachers need adequate preparation on handling students who bring weapons to school. The paper presents principles to ponder regarding school…

Surveys adolescents (N=1,621) attending southern, metropolitan secondary schools to determine how much overlap there is in individuals who smoke, get drunk, use marijuana, and have sexual intercourse; and determine if overlap is according to age, gender, race, and family structure. Reports there are relationships between activities, although most…

High-school hazing--intimidation, humiliation, or punishment of younger recruits by veteran athletes and others--is becoming increasingly violent. Schools should react immediately and aggressively to reported incidents, develop a specific policy, educate their coaches, provide adult locker-room supervision, survey their alumni, and be observant.…

Compared the classroom practices of beginning teachers assisted by mentors who had completed a formal mentoring program with proteges mentored by experienced teachers with no formal mentor training. Results indicated that proteges of mentors from the mentoring program could more effectively organize and manage instruction and establish more…

Investigated the gender content of teasing and bullying among K-3 students, documenting adults' responses. Student interviews and teacher surveys indicated that gender subtly influenced this behavior. Boys teased and bullied much more than girls, though both sexes were the recipients. Boys had more aggressive responses than girls. Adults rarely…

Assessed Spanish college students' attitudes about forced sex and actual experiences with male-against-female sexual aggression. Students analyzed a date rape story discussed their coercive sexual activities and help-seeking behaviors. Acceptance of forced sex significantly related to sex, age, and experience with sexual aggression. Only 39…

Presents suggestions to help school nurses intervene on behalf of students who demonstrate signs of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) and other autism-related syndromes. The paper describes autism and Asperger's syndrome and discusses how to help students with PDD. Two sidebars present PDD subtypes and signs and symptoms of Asperger's…