This paper discusses punishment as a means of modifying children's behavior, and related several attempts to train parents and child care workers in effective use of pubishment. The author first notes the distinction between punishment and corporal punishment. She views the latter as both unnecessary and harmful since it teaches the child to be an…

The impact of children's reactions to punishment on subsequent adult disciplinary actions was assessed in a study in which adult women administered rewards and punishments contingent on the behavior of a child viewed on a television monitor. Following an aggressive act by the target child and punishment administered by the adult subject, the adult…

As part of the instrumentation to assess the effectiveness of the Schools Without Failure (SWF) program in 10 elementary schools in the New Castle, Pa. School District, the Opinionnaire on Attitudes Toward Education was used as a measure of teacher attitudes toward child-centered education, discipline, and the desirability of understanding pupils'…

This paper examines sex and class differences in the style and circumstances of parental discipline of the child. Specifically, we have focused on Melvin Kohn's suggestive hypothesis that white collar parents stress the development of internal standards of conduct in their children and thus are more likely to discipline the child on the basis of…

California educators have been given broad discretionary powers to control students who misuse drugs or narcotics, and to develop drug education programs. This paper outlines and discusses legislation dealing with disciplinary actions against drug offenders, and delineates school responsibilities for developing and implementing effective drug…

Institutions of higher education have long stood in loco parentis to their students. This concept is now widely challenged. This paper examines the evolution of the concept and discusses 29 court cases, beginning with a case heard in a Maine court in 1847. The evidence indicates that the future of the concept is unpredictable. Procedural due…

The official program of the Kentucky state conference for teachers of exceptional children (held in Louisville, October 30-31, 1970) is presented accompanied with photographs of the conference participants. Included are introductory comments by LeRoy Aserlind relating his childhood experiences and goals to those of special education, Stella…

A group of university presidents and other administrative officials met in July, 1968 to discuss the problem of crime and disorder in the US. There was an expressed need for background information that would be helpful to officials at institutions of higher education who want to develop, reexamine, or redefine a code of student conduct. This…

The booklet is the fourth in a series on the ways that child care centers can contribute to the healthy growth and development of preschool children, and focused on is the prevention of bedlam. Bedlam in a child care center is seen to be caused by frustration, anger, too much noise, overstimulation, reaction to teacher, contagion, or change in…

Due process of law has never been defined by the Supreme Court in so many words, the Court choosing to define that term on an inclusion/exclusion basis as it goes along. The author traces the historical development of the due process concept, and discusses cases where due process has affected the rights of those involved in the educational…

A descriptive analysis of the socialization techniques and values for aggression of a sample of 188 parent sets from a southern Appalachia county was described. The parents were at a lower class occupation and income level. Data were collected by interviews in the home. The 57 separate items in the mother interview and the 40 items in the father…

This process model for individualized curriculum design and development is being used to produce extramural, self-instructional courses at the University of Pittsburgh. The model emphasizes curriculum analysis skills, making it particularly suited to complex subjects. It is an individualized, structured-curriculum model incorporating four…

In this speech, the author describes how one school developed discipline guidelines with the cooperation of staff, parents, and students. Due process procedures, types of discipline, and an alternative out-of-school program for adjustment students (those who have experienced chronic or serious disciplinary problems in the school) are described.…

This is a booklet in the Project IDEALS series concerning personal development/social behavior. The first section details the various aspects and innovations concerning student discipline. Sections two and three deal with student-parent relationships and peer relationships respectively. A fourth section discusses teacher effectiveness in the…

This booklet, one in a series entitled "What Research Says to the Teacher," deals with controlling classroom misbehavior. Introductory sections deal with the definitions of classroom discipline and related research problems. Control technqieus are also mentioned, as are their effects. The bulk of the document, however, is a discussion of the…