A five-factor structure in ratings by teachers is proposed as useful and theoretically justifiable, comprising stable and unstable aspects of extraversion-introversion, and a dimension of Competence or the Good Pupil. (Editor)

Article suggested that educators keep up to date on children's rights, both the legal and human ones. (Editor/RK)

Shows that poorly behaved students are no less capable than well behaved students of discriminating accurately between video-taped, appropriate and inappropriate classroom behaviors. (RB)

Discussed a program provided by a teacher for teaching substitutes who are faced with the challenge of teaching trainables (IQ below 50). (RK)

Student question-asking is essential to the learning process, and yet little is known about this communicative phenomenon. More important, the research that is available suggests that students ask far fewer questions than might be expected by educators. An exploratory study examined 15 college communication classrooms and determined that: (1)…

Alcohol expectancies have been found to predict later onset of drinking among adolescents. This study examined whether the relationship between level of alcohol use and expectancies is paralleled with cigarette smoking, and attempted to identify the content of smoking expectancies. An instrument to measure the subjective expected utility of…

To understand better the ethical inclinations of public relations students, a study examined students' self-reported ethical beliefs and behaviors regarding their college work. In two mid-Atlantic state universities, a questionnaire was administered to communication classes for college juniors and seniors during the winter term 1988, yielding 258…

Arguments for and against corporal punishment are set against a backdrop of overriding public concern about school discipline. In every year since 1969, the Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup Poll has ranked lack of discipline as one of the top two problems in public schools. This report furnishes a historical perspective for corporal punishment, explains…

The prevailing concern for teacher and student accountability in education and increasing problems with student discipline have led some schools to adopt a single model of classroom discipline. For example, in one district in Florida, Lee Canter's model of assertive discipline, a behavioristic approach to classroom management, was mandated for use…

As a disorder repeatedly related to body-esteem and hypothesized to be related to sexuality, bulimia was expected to be related to contraceptive behavior. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between bulimia and sexual attitudes and behavior. Female college students (N=117) considered at high, medium, and low risk for developing…

Intended for regular classroom teachers with learning disabled children in their classes, the manual provides information and/or teaching ideas in 34 areas. Most sections are organized into three parts--examples of student behaviors, a discussion, and suggestions. Individual sections deal with the following areas: allergy, associative…

A summary is presented of a study addressing three major questions concerning student mediation of teacher expectancy effects upon the performance and self-concept of elementary school students. These questions were: (1) Are there developmental differences in children's capacity to perceive differential treatment (toward others as well as…

The purpose of this study was to assess the biasing effects of sex of child, level of facial attractiveness, and conduct on teachers' evaluations of the child's attitudes and work habits. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine if intervention initiated by school personnel could successfully reduce the tardiness rate in a selected junior high school. (Editor)

Describes an intensive training program in drug education for teachers, presents an evaluation of the program, and discusses the results in terms of the implications for future drug education programs. Although pre-post differences were small, drug knowledge showed a substantial increase, and attitudes became less negative and more nonjudgmental.…