To compare disciplinary techniques within families spanning three generations, 24 maternal grandmothers and 24 mothers independently selected rewarding and punishing consequences for their children's correct and incorrect responses on an age-appropriate learning task. The children's behaviors were experimentally controlled so that performances…

A study was conducted to investigate the influence of systematic trends in the successfulness of children's performance upon subsequent parental disciplinary actions. A total of 30 mothers 24 to 45 years of age and their sons, ages 4 to 7.5 years, participated. Mothers were provided with predetermined sequences of trial-by-trial information about…

The origins of social science as a discipline are analyzed in terms of the German scientific community before 1920, which tended to define itself according to the theories of Karl Marx or Immanuel Kant. Following a brief introduction about the nature of social science debates in intellectual Germany, section 2 of the paper considers whether the…

This fastback presents some basic legal gidelines for teachers, which if observed will minimize the possibility of lawsuits resulting from incidents occurring in school settings. The following topics are covered: (1) basic legal terminology; (2) reporting child abuse; (3) self-defense; (4) possession and use of controlled substances; (5)…

This publication is for assisting teachers in acquiring or renewing the skills involved in carrying out a proactive approach to productive discipline and classroom management. Each of the six professional development modules presented deals with a specific concept: (1) the meaning of discipline; (2) the meaning of classroom management; (3) a…

Experienced elementary (K-6) teachers nominated by their principals as either outstanding or average at dealing with problem students described their general strategies for coping with hostile-aggressive students and told how they would handle incidents depicted in two vignettes portraying aggression at school. Transcripts of these responses were…

Assertive Discipline is an outgrowth of Canter and Associates' professional efforts in both working directly with children with behavior problems and consulting with teachers on how to deal effectively with such children. Assertive Discipline is an in-depth approach to classroom and school discipline. Lee and Marlene Canter first published…

Designed to help parents meet the extra needs of preschool handicapped children, the booklet, written in Spanish, provides information and practical suggestions for dealing with self image, creativity, and discipline. Described are activities to develop basic communication, self help, physical, social, and academic skills. An additional chapter…

One of the most vexing problems confronting today's prospective teachers is pupil management or discipline. There are many different opinions regarding what preservice teachers should reasonably be expected to know and minimum conditions they should establish for classroom management. However, two outcomes of teacher preparation appear essential.…

Three basic approaches to discipline and child care are the obedience-oriented/punitive, the indulgent/permissive, and the person-enabling/justice approaches. The obedience-oriented/punitive approach, primarily concerned with obedience, sometimes uses praise and rewards manipulatively. When they fail, coercive punishment is used. The…

Students in English education typically have to live in (at least) two worlds: departments of English in which they receive their disciplinary training, and departments or schools or programs of education in which they work to develop the pedagogical content knowledge they need to teach in that discipline. Often those worlds are far apart. In this…

Discussed an idea which helped a teacher successfully handle discipline problems. (Author/RK)

In this paper it is argued that the concept of integrity in a person, or an activity, or an institution, is intimately connected with notions of wholeness and completeness, and that the creation of integrity consists in developing an awareness of the possibility of greater wholeness and completeness, and in creating environments in which they may…

Discussed the voucher system, an educational alternative which make schools more receptive to the needs of families. (Author/RK)