Starting from the belief that philosophical suppositions about history influence classroom methodology, a sampling of recent literature on the nature of history is offered. It is hoped that teachers of history will think more about the methods, purposes, strengths and weaknesses of the discipline. (JB)

This chapter reviews court decisions relative to recent disruptions on college campuses. (JH)

Group reinforcement procedures were effective in increasing on-task and rule-following behavior of a third-grade class of 52 students that included four behavior problem students referred to special education. Intervention included the teachers setting a class goal and the class selecting a group activity for meeting the goal. (CL)

Discusses the development and status of the speech communication field at the University of Virginia. (PD)

Describes the field of speech communication from a social scientific point of view as a discipline devoted to study, research, and application. (PD)

Excerpted from a forthcoming book, this article documents a Chicago school's struggle with an incorrigible student. The story is told from the principal's point of view and documents the conflicts resulting from the student's misbehavior and the school's attempt to provide a learning environment. (MD)

Describes the operation and effectiveness of the Alternative Learning Center program administered by James Madison Memorial High School in Madison (Wisconsin). The center permits the school to remove students committing breaches of school discipline from their classes without removing them from the educational environment altogether. (PGD)

As an introduction to a group of articles that argues in favor of the social sciences as a focus for social studies programs, the author describes briefly the historical development of the social studies. This history is intended to provide insight into present predicaments and dissatisfactions. (RM)

Describes classroom techniques used successfully by the author for teaching key sociological and social scientific concepts in secondary social studies courses. The author believes that the great value of sociology is the way it perceives and conceives of human behavior, rather than in so-called sociological findings. (RM)

Psychology, as well as the other social sciences, is necessary to develop an accurate understanding of human events. The proper place of psychology in the secondary school curriculum, then, is as part of an integrated social studies curriculum. An approach for integrating the social sciences into social studies is illustrated. (RM)

With each child serving as his or her own control, 20 male and 20 female preschool children were tested on two occasions in a free-play situation. Results indicated that verbal warning before activity change facilitated transition and compliant behavior. (Author/MP)