A principal and two teachers of a local elementary school were interviewed to establish a shared definition of humor in the classroom. A multidimensional definition emerged with intellectual, spiritual, and physical aspects. The teachers were observed to determine if specific uses of humor would be evident in their classrooms. Four types of…

The use of restitution (requiring the child to compensate for damage he/she causes) and timeout for destructive behavior was investigated with 21 emotionally disturbed children (9 to 13 years old) in a residential school and treatment program. Staff were instructed to interrupt destructive behavior as quickly as possible and use the restitution…

The paper examines legal issues involved in the assaultive behavior of emotionally disturbed students. A special education due process decision is cited to illustrate the definition of assault and the need for seeking alternatives to expulsion. Related legal issues (discipline and punishment, liability for injuries resulting from assaultive…

Discusses the role of philosophy in universities today--both as a separate discipline and as a contributor to higher education. (ND)

This article discussed some of the effects of punishment directed toward students and offered some suggestions in finding solutions to discipline in the classroom. (Editor/RK)

A justification and explication of the existence of elites in the academic world, but especially in the humanities where they perform a practical and necessary function for the enrichment of the mankind, is presented. (JH)

Designed for use as supplementary instructional material in a cultural anthropology course, this learning module introduces the idea that anthropology is composed of a number of subdisciplines and that cultural anthropology has numerous subfields which are the specialty areas for many practicing anthropologists. Beginning with a general discussion…

Specific techniques are presented for improving strained relations between teachers and students. (Editors/JA)

This article is about strategy and presents 23 suggestions of what to do to modify student behavior. (Author/RK)

In the area of constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment, in the last five years students have won the right to wear political armbands and protest buttons, and to demonstrate peacefully on school grounds. They have also won the right to voice dissent in school publications, distribute materials on school grounds, and be free from…

A minute-by-minute account of one Friday in the work day of a principal who is a 40-year veteran of the Battle of Detroit. (EA)

Traces the Court's delineation of three kinds of suspension--simple short-term, unusual short-term, and long-term--and the due process that must be accorded in each. (IRT)

Study supported by grants from the National Istitutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service (MH-11979-01), and the National Science Foundation (GS-1847).