Discusses historians' attitudes expressed in a survey about cultural diversity, social change, and historical research. Questions basic public interests and needs that people feel. Concludes that the great strength of the United States is that individuals have the freedom to pursue individual searches for memory and meaning. (CFR)

The Commissioner's annual report provides the Governor and Legislature with information reported by school districts concerning incidents of serious student misconduct grouped into the following five major reporting categories: violence; vandalism; harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB); weapons; and substance abuse. An analysis of trends…

Academic dishonestly appears to be a perennial problem associated with higher education. The analysis presented in this paper is a composite of the results of two questionnaires administered to students at a variety of institutions--large state schools, medium state schools, large private schools, small private schools, as well as several two-year…

Effective classroom control is inseparable from good teaching. Article offered concrete rules for student teachers and beginning teachers on how to avoid discipline problems in the classroom. (Author/RK)

The content of higher education and, in particular, the discipline of history has been lost in the massive New York City system. A center or institute for history to serve the entire system and to reestablish intellectual excellence is envisioned. (JH)

W. V. O. Quine's analysis of the analytic and synthetic distinction is discussed. The implications of his argument for science are stated as: (1) the importance of formal logic and proofs in science is reduced; (2) the importance of rhetoric in science is recognized; (3) the meaning of words cannot be fixed, and nonexistent identities between…

Using Goss v. Lopez as an example, this paper discusses how a Supreme Court decision impacts at three different levels: the extent of compliance with a decision, the direct effects of a decision, and--of greater importance--the unintended consequences. The latter occur, for example, when school districts engage attorneys where they had none…

The major purpose of this study is to understand the concept of permission and relate its logical peculiarities to the activities, linguistic and non-linguistic, in which it finds application within authority-subject institutions. It is a conceptual, not an empirical, study proceeding from data provided by philosophical difficulties and…

These procedures--developed by a special commission of the National Faculty Association of Community and Junior Colleges--describe the frequency, nature, process, and scope of such actions. The criteria and methods of evaluation are set at an initial conference between the evaluation team and the faculty member, and the college is obligated to…

Student unrest has always been a concomitant of student life, going as far back as 1200 and 1229 when students were killed in Paris during town-gown battles. Much of the student unrest in early America was simply a matter of youthful high spirits, though there were some serious cases often involving mass rebellion. The greatest single cause for…

According to a survey of all 50 state commissioners or superintendents of education, 40 states authorize school corporal punishment by law. Only two states (Massachusetts and New Jersey) neither legally authorize nor administer corporal punishment. (Author/IRT)

Describes writing as a dynamic process involving both creativity and discipline, and suggests classroom strategies useful in teaching this process. (DD)

Describes seven alternatives to the traditional offerings in one high school. These programs are designed to counteract student boredom, frustration, anxiety, and related causes of discipline problems. (Author/IRT)