Current educational literature is reviewed along with curricular approaches focusing on the contemporary crisis in school discipline. A variety of curricular approaches to student behavior problems is presented and discussed showing the use of curriculum in dealing with behavior problems and the effectiveness of these efforts. (JMF)

Identifies and discusses some successful alternatives for coping with classroom behavior problems. (FL)

At a Florida high school, students who break school rules face predetermined consequences that are ascending in severity. The success of the system is contingent on staff training, communication, recordkeeping, administrative support, and evaluation. (MLF)

Discusses the importance of pupil control problems of public secondary school personnel and the development of models of custodial and humanistic ideologies. (HOD)

The method of suspension described here is both legally and educationally sound. The authors say the additional expense of a suspension-room teacher is economical when considered in light of costs incurred to school, child, and society under the old system. (Editor)

In this 10th anniversary edition of an Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) best seller, the author reflects on his revolutionary ideas in the context of today's emphasis on school accountability and high-stakes testing. The author relates how his innovative approach--where teachers learn to work with students, rather than…

Guidelines for maintaining classroom discipline should be part of the College of Education curriculum. (DS)

The article describes a study using an instrument designed to assess the attitudes of students and faculty toward the university's responses to certain disciplinary situations. (Author)

The program outlined brings the process of discipline more in line with an effort toward greater community responsibility. Student discipline, as a vital function of higher education, insures the preservation of the system and acts as a tool whereby learning can be enhanced for the student and the institution. (Author)

The literature and court cases point to the need for discipline alternatives for handicapped students other than suspension and expulsion. As more cases come to court, and as more specific policies are formulated, the discipline dilemma between this need and actual practice should be resolved. (JOW)

Identifies specific behavioral characteristics of both aggressive and passive-aggressive students, delineates a four-step process that most aggressive students go through as they lose control of their emotions, and describes intervention strategies that teachers can use to deal with each step of the breakdown of control. (FL)

Responds to the previous article by rejecting arguments that the relevance, arbitrariness, or external origin of disciplinary policies have any significant impact on those policies' effectiveness in building student character or promoting self-disciplined learning. Proposes focusing instead on observable conduct and providing encouragement for…

Describes the qualities of a good disciplinary policy. (JM)

Educators can become more effective disciplinarians by identifying the general categories of misbehavior, singling out one or more especially troublesome categories, recognizing ineffective ways of responding, and learning alternative methods. (Author)