As the educational community works together to improve academic achievement, the importance of character traits such as honesty, trustworthiness, self discipline, kindness, empathy, respect, responsibility, and courage must not be neglected. This guide has been designed to help educators and families in Massachusetts link character development and…

This study attempted to determine whether (a) modeling, (b) modeling with behavioral consultation with teachers, (c) a control, and (d) a placebo have differential effects on on-task behavior, attitudes toward school and grade point averages of off-task fifth and sixth grade pupils. Support was provided for the continued use of modeling and…

Attempts to determine whether the intersex convergence phenomenon could be applicable to the measured attitudes of collegiate samples. Both sexes seemed to be moving toward a more liberal view on issues related to marriage and the family. (Author)

A group of 372 children of average socioeconomic background was studied. Results following a 10-week treatment period indicated the Adlerian group counseling with significant adults (parents or teachers) was more effective in reducing behavior problems than eclectic group counseling directly with the children regardless of grade level. (Author)

Author examined the effectiveness of the law as an instrument for educational change and noted that existing research shows judicial decisions are relatively ineffective in changing schools and the behavior of school administrators. (Editor/RK)

The present article is an attempt to provide some partial answers to questions concerning conditions which contribute to the use of drugs and the role the university community should play in alleviating some of these conditions. (Author/RK)

The central theme of this discussion deals with the legal aspect and increasing prominence of due process of law as it relates to the rights of students in public schools. (Author)

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of behavior contracting on grades attained by disadvantaged junior high school students. (Author)

Article outlines the special problems of the highly mobile student, children of highly mobile, affluent parents, military parents, and migrant workers, and states the need for special educational consideration for those children. (Author/RK)

Author considers the sex imbalance in the use of male and female teachers in public elementary schools and its effects upon school children. (RK)

An administrator attempts to defend his professional behavior with a statement of principles designed to point out that the academic world is similar to the life outside it, full of apparent incompatibilities that had to be made compatible by the art of politics. (Author/RK)

Discusses an NEA task force study of the use of corporal punishment in schools. Study results indicate that physical punishment as a disciplinary measure causes great harm, such as student behavioral problems and potential lasting psychological damage. Sixteen reasons for abandoning corporal punishment are presented along with task force…

Author reviews Student Use of Unscheduled Time,'' by Walter J. Foley, Gordon C. Harr, and Larry Smiley (Iowa Educational Information Center), and Comparing Block Scheduling and Traditional Scheduling on Student Achievement and Attitudes,'' by Adrian P. Van Mondrans, James L. Schott, and Denny G. French (paper presented at the convention of the…

Purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of behavioral objectives, criterion evaluation, and remediation upon the classroom progress of disruptive adolescents. (Authors)

A chronicle of author's two days a week at a school in a large northern city-- the story of what happened to him and what he saw happening to the children and their teachers in the open classroom. (Author/CB)