Three hundred residents of the Pomona Valley area, near Los Angeles, were surveyed about their attitudes towards child discipline techniques. The residents were also asked to report on the punishment methods they practice with their children. Results from 102 returned questionnaires indicated that most people were moderate in their attitudes…

Presenting the long range development plan of the University's library collections, this policy statement identifies subjects of collecting interest and indicates appropriate collecting levels necessary to support those subjects. The major subject areas, arranged by academic divisions, include arts and letters; natural science and mathematics;…

This review of recent research offers practical suggestions for maintaining discipline in the classroom. The first half discusses, in outline form, techniques for preventing classroom disruption, action to take when problems arise, and when to use punishment. The second half examines specific ways to deal with student misbehavior. An outline lists…

AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF STAFF UTILIZATION PATTERNS WAS UNDERTAKEN WITH FOUR MAJOR GOALS--TO MEASURE STUDENT PROGRESS UNDER VARIOUS TEAM PATTERNS, TO DETERMINE STUDENT AND TEACHER REACTION TO NEW DESIGNS AND PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF TEAM TEACHING, TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR MORE DEFINITIVE EVALUATIVE PROCEDURES, AND TO ESTABLISH STRONGER, MORE WORKABLE…

To the familiar list that usually includes the war in Viet Nam, racial discrimination, capitalistic exploitation of the consumer, a breakdown in family structure, political corruption, the weakening position of organized religion, and a shift in the values of a large segment of society as supposed causes of campus unrest, the author adds the…

The author suggests that the emerging fields of social practice (such as recreation, social work, and adult education) must all go through a sequential pattern of research needs, first superficially, and then in ever deeper cycles. The six phases of these research needs are: definition of the field (survey and descriptive studies, census studies,…

Pupil control behavior is conceptualized as a continuum ranging from custodialism, which views students as irresponsible and undisciplined and needing strictness and punishment, to humanism, which emphasizes a democratic atmosphere in which students are capable of self-discipline and are treated accordingly. The theoretical framework for this…

"News and Notes" is published periodically during the academic year. Topics of typical issues are rotated to include each of the several social science disciplines and social science education. Usually included are: 1) A lead article focusing on what's new in the social sciences; 2) Descriptions of social studies/social science classroom…

This report contains tentative procedural recommendations for the discipline of officers of instruction and certain other holders of faculty appointments at Harvard University. These procedures will apply under the following conditions: (1) interference with freedom of speech, academic freedom, freedom from personal force and violence, and freedom…

High school psychology cannot be considered the offspring of the American Psychological Association (APA) or of legitimate psychology in the United States. Although it originally discouraged the pre-college teaching of psychology, the APA now backs the venture. Improving the teaching of psychology at the high school level began around 1960 and…

This study used ethnographic research methods to generate hypotheses about the exercise of administrative discretion on secondary school discipline. The study, an organizational case study, investigated the exercise of discretion by the school disciplinarians in Integrated High in Chicago. Participant-observation, focused interviews, and…

Examines charges that unjustifiable imbalances in the allocation of resources to curriculum areas are widespread in British secondary schools. Suggests that there is little reliable evidence to substantiate these criticisms, and that the present controversy is based upon subjective impressions and unsound data which may be a consequence of special…

The addition of an attendance clerk and the implementation of a system that stresses the importance of attendance have worked well to reduce absenteeism at North Harford Senior High School in Pylesville, Maryland. (Author/MLF)

A student participatory model, developed to combat a drug problem, could be helpful in solving other school problems. (Author/MLF)