Schools viewed as a type of service organization in which neither the organization nor the client can exercise choice in organization-client relationship; pupil control identified as central to organizational life in schools. (Author/LR)

Evanston, Illinois' school board approved a dress restriction code under the philosophy that the best 'dress code' is the one with broadest limits. The brief five-point policy is outlined. (DE)

A successful inschool suspension program is described that brings together a professional staffer knowledgeable in counseling and a variety of subject areas, an unpleasant image among students, and a reasonable length of the student's day. Guidelines and rules are listed. (MJL)

The "discipline ladder" approach emphasizes that each successive offense of the same type should result in punishment made more uncomfortable by designed increments. (Author/IRT)

The successful program to reduce discipline problems described here emphasized four areas. An effort was made to change the erroneous thinking of students, parents, and teachers; to reward and punish students systematically; to clean up the campus; and to increase cooperation and responsibility. (Author/IRT)

A program where students are supervised and disciplined for improper actions operates successfully at Hemet Junior High School in California. (Author/MLF)

A Saturday session in the Saucon Valley School District, Hallertown (Pennsylvania), including academic tutoring and counseling, is a low-cost effective alternative to suspension. (Author/MLF)

Offers basic guidelines to deal with student discipline. Suggests that everyone connected with the school and district must develop and enforce strategies designed to magnify learning and behavioral expectations and to redirect students unable or unwilling to participate in the activities of education. (JOW)

In spite of the proven research studies that cite the beneficial effects of a positive, assets-based approach to child development and discipline (Scales, 2000; Jones & Jones, 1998; Benson, Galbraith, & Espeland, 1994), numerous school systems adhere to the articulation of tiered levels of misconduct, which identify minor to severe types of…

Schools in the UK looking for solutions to concerns about indiscipline have been enthused by the basic premise of restorative practice; the need to restore good relationships when there has been conflict or harm; and develop a school ethos, policies and procedures that reduce the possibilities of such conflict and harm arising. In 2004 the…

As more and more schools adopt school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) as a model for school improvement and the success of initial demonstration sites becomes evident, districts are faced with expansion and sustainability issues. Careful planning of these implementation efforts requires district personnel to be familiar with the resources…

What scope is there for teachers to purposefully deviate from their routine classroom practice in order to respond to disengaging students? A case study of a small provincial school in Australia shows an example of alternative pedagogy used in response to a disengaged group of young adolescents. The students temporarily engaged with a different…