Special certification for teachers of adolescent students is recommended both because of the uniqueness of these students and of the tasks their teachers perform. (JD)

A checklist for helping administration, staff, students, and parents manage school behavior is presented. (PHR)

The pattern of findings suggested that not only were pupils influenced by the way they were dealt with as individuals, but also there was a group influence resulting from the ethos of the school as a social institution. Journal Availability: American Academy of Pediatrics, P.O. Box 1034, Evanston, IL 60204 (Author/DLS)

Reviewing empirical and theoretical literature about sharing behavior, this article suggests practical methods for implementing instruction on moral behavior in the elementary school. Examples of instruction that are compatible with existing curriculum goals are presented and special attention is given to clarifying the role of the teacher.…

Results of statistical analysis of the data were that students of "C Group" participants achieved a positive change both in their perceptions of their teachers and in self-concept. Teacher attitudes and self-concepts were improved. (Author)

The present study evaluated differential effectiveness of conceptually distinct consultation programs (ecological, behavioral, and process) in inner-city elementary schools. Program children, evidencing acting-out problems, were monitored through baseline, treatment, and follow-up phases. Significant reductions in observed and rated behavioral…

Friendship choices were found to be distributed more evenly in classrooms where greater student interaction is permitted. (JD)

Measures college students' willingness to accept an unethical educational proposition. Results suggest a cumulative effect between exposure to educational commercialization and the willingness to accept unethical behavior. Interesting differences between student and faculty expectations of cheating and actual behavior were observed. Future…

To initiate their study of competency-based teacher education programs, authors investigate the area of desired pupil outcomes. They find significant agreement among college professors, public school teachers, and between these groups concerning the priorities of specified pupil behaviors. (Editor/RK)

Describes a series of disciplinary measures that are being developed in schools across the country as alternatives to suspension from school. They range from special classes to efforts to bring about parental truancy control, and they reflect several new educational realities. (Author/RK)

Aims at exposing some of the more common questions asked by beginning teachers and at trying to bring some insight into the answers to these questions. (Author/RK)

Schools are places seething with strong feelings. Here are some tips for dealing with them sensibly. (Editor)

On the surface, Ponapean culture and values seem dominant in student behavior despite the American schooling structure. However, a major cultural transformation is occurring, as children are forced, because of age-grade structure, to form a new social order based on peer relationships rather than family structure. (RW)

Discipline is viewed in its broad organizational context as control of behavior. The context of secondary school discipline is analyzed in both its theoretical and practical aspects. Available from: Australian College of Education, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia, $2.50 single copy. (Author/MLF)