Presents an informal, constructive approach to student behavior problems based on positively stated rules, responsible decision making, and clearly outlined consequences for breaking rules. (WD)

The second part of an interview with David Halberstam shows how he mixes discipline, instinct, and delight to uncover and retell stories. Halberstam's comments demonstrate the interest and intensity that are the hallmarks of any serious writer. (RL)

Parents and educators must join forces if school discipline in the 1980s is to improve. (Author)

Article offers concrete suggestions for maintaining order in the classroom. (RW)

Tongue-in-cheek suggestions for preparing children for a violent world. A bibliography on violence follows. (IRT)

Contains general background and pertinent context that relate to creativity programs and their effectiveness from a disciplinary or instructiveness point of view. Discusses what constitutes a "program" and elaborates on disciplinary characteristics and creativity. (SLD)

Cooperative education has been limited by its characterization as an educational strategy, model, or method. As cooperative education enters its second century, it needs to be reinvented as an academic discipline with its own body of knowledge and precepts in order to assume its place within the academy. (JOW)

Examines laws and policies that support the use of school-wide discipline programs. Presents a brief overview of the primary components of these policies and examines laws and court cases that address school-wide discipline policies and procedures. Also discusses the legal implications when developing school-wide policies. (Contains 35…

Explores appropriate ways of including the contemplative and spiritual within higher education's disciplinary search for truth. (EV)

This feature includes four articles, three of which present arguments for alternative titles for the field of physical education: Movement Science, Kinesiology, and Exercise and Sport Science. The fourth article discusses the genesis, organization, and current philosophy and purpose of the Exercise Science Department at the University of…

The first of three articles presenting a framework for teaching subject-matter disciplines in light of the potentials of computers considers the computer as a metaphor. Topics addressed include the state of knowledge in the disciplines, parallels between the computer and disciplinary knowledge, and implications for curriculum design. (20…

Offers a keynote address presented to the Southern States Communication Association. Outlines why communication may be considered the central academic discipline, a site where other disciplines intersect. Issues a challenge to take stock and pride in the discipline of communication. (SR)

Because no one has complete control over the behavior of others, even competent, experienced, and knowledgeable teachers have discipline problems as they struggle with the complex demands of preparing the next generation for adulthood. (SK)

Investigates the effect of disciplinary reasoning on subsequent misbehavior with 2 and 3 year olds. The largest increase in disruptive behavior by age 4 occurred when parents used reasoning frequently without backing it up with punishment. The largest decrease occurred when parents used reasoning frequently but backed it up with punishment when…