After defining "docility" this research considers some factors affecting it, specifically, the effects on Student docility of age and sex, together with the effects of the social structure of the school and of the family. (Author/RK)

A questionnaire survey of secondary schools in Nigeria is reported that examined the following offenses: stealing, dishonesty, sex offenses, disobedience, truancy, assault and insult, drug offenses, "wickedness" (oppression of juniors and destruction of property), and strikes and mass demonstrations. (LBH)

Uses data from a longitudinal study of drug abuse in adolescence to discuss strategies in the study of transitions into various developmental stages. Compares advantages and disadvantages of strategies based on a decomposed sample with strategies based on a pooled sample. (Author/AV)

Students who were allowed to pursue topics that they were genuinely interested in developed reading and writing skills and broadened the scope of their interest. (JD)

Attempts to develop a system for gathering more accurate and comprehensive information about the act of teaching. Such an instrument could then be used through longitudinal studies to research which teacher competencies produce certain pupil learning. Instead of limiting research strategy to pretesting and posttesting, this study examines how…

Three of four scales from Maloney, Ward, and Braucht's revised or short-form ecology inventory were administered to college students, and were further validated. Unlike earlier findings, knowledge about ecology, the environment, and pollution was found to be predictive of actual behavior related to improving the environment. (Author/JKS)

Students from California to Florida to New York are behaving as they please, assaulting their teachers, avoiding any serious penalty, and, in some cases, committing murder in their schools. Some changes are being initiated. (RK)

The relationships between the delinquency rate of a school and the perceived behavior of its teachers and pupils were compared. The findings were discussed in the context of parental choice of school and questions concerning the tasks and activities offered to pupils and the nature of teacher/pupil relationships within the schools. (Author/RK)

Given that the learning environment in which the student was placed would influence aggression on the playground, it was felt that students would display less aggression on the playground of a pluralistic school, that is a school which offers several distinct learning environments and attempts to place students appropriately, than on the…

Compared with high-test anxious students, those with low scores on both scales of the Achievement Anxiety Test were less anxious before a test, studied less for it, and got more sleep the night before. The pattern of results was congruent with expectations. (Author)

Describes group workshops to eliminate self-defeating behavior as an alternative to suspension in the secondary school. Students who worked at understanding the SDB process reported they had better communication with their teachers and received fewer and in many cases no more disciplinary referrals. (Author)

Action goal setting uses power of peer influence in a healthy and constructive manner, and provides appropriate follow-up for many counseling and classroom activities. This process could help individuals of all ages to take more control over their behavior and create life-styles congruent with their abilities, interests, and values. (Author)

The two-year college-level performance of a group of older male veteran students was compared with the two-year performance of a group of younger male veteran students. The older students did better than the younger students on seven of the nine criteria analyzed. (Author)

Recent developments in student judicial (disciplinary) systems were surveyed at large institutions of higher education. The past five years have seen more standardization of procedural due process and some growth in judicial structures. The dean of students office, instead of student judicial committee(s), still conducts the majority of…

The results of research on the effects of a non-directive, hands-on approach to teaching science are presented. The research seems to show that students can learn and can function responsibly in an unstructured, hands-on classroom. (MDR)