Preschool children (N=4) from a university-based school psychology clinic were studied to assess whether increases in compliance could be obtained in clinical settings by using only positive procedures such as effective instruction delivery and time-in. Both procedures alone achieved increases in compliance over baseline levels, and additional…

Parents of 39 deaf and 37 hearing children (ages 3-8) completed the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire and the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Inconsistent discipline was positively correlated with behavior problems for both groups. There was no evidence that greater prevalence of problems among deaf children resulted from inadequate parenting.…

Students repeatedly suspended from school suffer academically and are more likely to be retained or to drop out. A recent study examined reasons for student suspensions from one school district over an eight-year period. Most suspensions resulted from physical confrontations with peers and other preventable behavior problems. Alternative measures…

Cognitive neuroscience is a scientific discipline that aims to determine how brain function gives rise to mental activity. Modern imaging techniques have contributed significantly to the emergence of this discipline. A conceptual framework is presented to help interpret data describing the relationships between cognitive phenomena and brain…

Using a technique designed to channel students' aggressive behavior into constructive energy, students who intend to act out sit in a chair and say anything they want. This therapeutic talk reduces disruptive behavior. (SK)

Offers two essays responding to Horner's article in a previous issue of this journal. Argues for redefinition of "professionalization,""evaluation," and the uses of professional authority in relation to students' and other laypeople's knowledges. Discusses the need for professional organizations and unions, and the ongoing need…

Forecasts the future of evaluation, predicting an era of stability or expansion for the profession, with increased communication among evaluators and a flowering of evaluation theories. Among the unknowns that give pause are the possibility of underprepared users and the risks of promising more than can be delivered. Some suggestions are made for…

Monthly highlights of an assistant principal's first year indicate how difficult the job can be. The count at the end of the semester includes 60 parent conferences for disciplinary reasons, 150 suspensions, 7 class removals, and 7 sexual harassment cases. Eight years of too many problems to handle and too much ground to cover preceded retirement…

There are different ways to conceptualize management's controls and, within a particular management goal, there are many views about how to think about management. Teachers should promote the goal for students to develop their capacity for self-regulation. (JOW)

Describes changes occurring in educational anthropology and discusses what these changes mean for the field. Educational interventions in the future must be undertaken with more concern for the needs, wants, morals, and participation of those who are directly involved. (SLD)

Focuses on day-to-day issues of running a Mi'kmaq school. Argues that Sociolinguistics must incorporate a real-world understanding of language. (Author/VWL)

Knowledge in academic disciplines is being challenged by the instrumentality of workplace learning. However, the way math is taught in vocational education is often irrelevant or infantilized. To satisfy the need for a creative, problem-solving work force, mathematical disciplinarity is needed. (Contains 68 references.) (SK)

Examined adolescents' perceptions of discipline in intact families and stepfamilies. Forty-five adolescents, ages 15 to 19, completed the Adolescent Discipline Perception Survey (ADPS). Results indicated adolescents from intact families and stepfamilies identified loss of privileges and grounding as primary discipline methods. Both groups reported…

In his recent review of Amelie Rorty's collection, "Philosophers on Education: New Historical Perspectives," John White makes the uncontroversial observation that the future of philosophy of education within Educational Studies is uncertain. He chooses to be optimistic, hoping that "the climate in which philosophising about education, whether by…

Each of the authors discussed in this review essay deplores the attempts of scholars in the human sciences to ape their colleagues in the natural sciences and economics. Their criticisms are not dissimilar, nor are they without merit, but it is important to ask the following questions: What would they offer in its place? What kind of…