A well-prepared lesson plan is the most effective tool for effective teaching and classroom control; determination and dedication lead to success; and other advice for new teachers. (DCS)

Looks at the debate over whether foreign language study is intellectually challenging. Examines four points in the debate: the contrast between content and skill; the nature of the learning and teaching material; the nature of classroom interaction; and the idea of osmosis. (SED)

A study comparing Japanese and American mothers' regulation of their children's behavior was replicated in India. Whereas the Americans used their own authority and power for compliance from the children, the Indians and Japanese reported appeals based on feelings and consequences. But, unlike the Japanese and Americans, the Indians used a…

Dismissing a teacher for insubordination is usually acceptable to the courts when the teacher willfully defies reasonable and specific regulations and orders despite repeated and clear directives that such behavior must cease. (PGD)

Examined whether teachers treat students differently according to various charcteristics. Southern white female teachers recommended punishment for a hypothetical student in fighting, stealing, and cheating situations. Results revealed that teachers recommended more severe punishment for males than for females and for white males than for black…

Explains how to interpret signals students send and how to deal with discipline problems by counteracting the harmful and predictable games that students play. (EL)

Discusses current trends in court assessments of school rules that specify discipline for possession or use of proscribed substances or articles. (MCG)

Credits George H. Henry for having a penetrating insight into the theory of English education and agrees that the Conference on English Education of the National Council of Teachers of English should set the philosophical directions for theory and research in English education. (HOD)

Examines the relationship that might exist between knowledge structure and learning and teaching styles. Discussion includes the Psycho-Epistemic Profile, which measures the process of knowing, and a study of relationships between teachers' and students' psycho-epistemic styles and preferred subject matter, and differences between psycho-epistemic…

Study showed that undergraduate psychology students retain a humanistic orientation, but become more abstract in their thinking about psychology as they advance. Students are sensitive to the difference between psychology as a discipline and as a profession. Teaching styles affect student attitudes. Sex differences were found for values and…

International relations has become a subject of research for the various social sciences. An interdisciplinary approach is needed. Social scientists have been striving to adopt a scientific approach to the study of international phenomena, but there are limitations to finding an explanatory theory of international relations. (RM)

Examines patterns of communication, modes of guidance and discipline, and affectional bonds between 176 Yoruba hearing mothers and their deaf children. Mothers perceived children's expressive linguistic abilities more negatively than receptive abilities. Communication difficulties affected mothers' guidance and discipline. Mothers' verbal claims…

Considers three issues that George Henry addresses: (1) English is a discipline, (2) science is objective, and (3) English is the only field in trouble. (HOD)

Children should be involved in decisions about treatment for their own misbehavior, and children can make valid judgments about treatment procedures. Reviews data-based research on children's judgments of the acceptability of classroom interventions. Examines critically three areas of methodology in treatment acceptability research: conceptual,…

A Georgia high school program abolishing tobacco use is outlined. At the end of the first year, the school found fewer drug problems, a cleaner environment, less tardiness and vandalism, and better student performance. (MD)