This discussion paper considers the definitions and objectives of environmental education, and the role of the school subject areas in an interdisciplinary approach. Available from Government Printing Office, P. O. Box 203, North Melbourne 3051, Victoria, Australia. (Author)

Offered empirical arguments and theoretical analysis for the view that parental discipline is more likely the antecedent than the consequent of the child's moral internalization and that discipline provides experiences necessary for internalization. Also conceptualizes parent-child relations in terms of everyday interaction and long-term effects.…

Author believes that the curricula of schools should be derived from theoretical considerations rather than ad hoc necessity, and focuses on an article by R. C. Whitfield and his views of the nature of curriculum planning. (Author/RK)

This study examined the extent to which teacher verbal behavior in the classroom reflected the type and level of cognitive processes as conceptualized by Sternberg's componential theory of intelligence. The frequency and distribution of these behaviors within and across disciplines was also explored. Twenty-three teachers in four high schools were…

This ERIC Digest suggests methods and language that can be used in handling difficult, but common, situations involving young children. Discussion focuses on: (1) 12 methods of discipline that promote self-worth; (2) the process of creating a positive climate that promotes self-discipline; (3) harmful and negative disciplinary methods; and (4)…

Educators cite classroom management as intrinsic to the learning process. This paper presents a broad picture of classroom management and offers some suggestions for actual classroom implementation. Major findings are highlighted, along with practical techniques for their instructional application. Classroom management is an organizational process…

The pamphlet is intended to show that communication works better than punishment in correcting children. Examples are cited of non-punishment reactions and messages in which parents tell their children how they feel about their actions, what parents don't like about it, and why. The importance of active listening is stressed and examples of its…

This special report consists of eight tables providing data on student suspensions in the Phoenix (Arizona) Union High School District from the 1975-76 school year through the 1980-81 school year. The first table shows the number of students suspended in each of the district's 13 secondary programs, by grade and student ethnicity. The second and…

Prepared as an introduction to the methods and techniques of citation and co-citation analysis for educational researchers, this paper describes a citation database which was extracted from educational research periodicals and explores in a preliminary manner the results of a a citation analysis of the database. The analytical procedures involved…

Women's place in educational administration is embryonic, according to this writer. The tongue-in-cheek technique points up some ridiculous incongruities between the attitudes toward and the realities of women administrators. (Editor)

University plagiarism policies aimed at assuring academic integrity provide for increased vigilance and disciplinary procedures to deal with transgressions. Many policies also include guidelines to teaching staff to ensure that students are adequately informed about the meaning of plagiarism and its consequences, and about methods of citing within…

The author presents the dilemmas, as well as some solutions, for historians as they seek the relevance of their discipline in today's world and its relation to the social sciences. (JH)

The kinds of work that college degree holders may consider are presented in this document as three columns of information. Ninety-four different college majors are listed in the first column. In the second column, entitled "primary codes," occupational groups are listed which by custom, and in some cases, by job title and legal…

The equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment both offer protection to the student who is denied an education for a lengthy period. If a student shows that he no longer threatens substantial disruption of the educational process, he must be readmitted. (Author)

Three meanings for the title of this article are discussed: the dawn of language in the species, for each individual (language acquisition), and as an academic discipline. It is argued that the third "dawn" will not take place until language is recognized as an independent discipline in its own right. (KM)