A study of federal court decisions issued between February 1969 and the end of 1982 revealed that while students do have clearly defined constitutional rights, they also have many legal responsibilities. Forty-two areas of student responsibility are discussed, and 135 relevant court cases are cited. (PGD)

Offers suggestions designed to increase parental interest in attending school meetings, to encourage students to be self-sufficient, and to increase students' vocabulary skills. (AEA)

Educational strengths and limitations of the mastery learning instructional model in fulfilling the functions of instruction and student evaluation are examined. (MM)

Provides ideas for out-of-the-classroom learning programs and suggests ways such programs can be organized. (Editor)

This booklet provides proactive guidelines to help teachers manage the classroom environment. The tips explain how to establish procedures and create rules for behavior that will enable teachers to clarify their expectations for the students and reduce the number of classroom incidents that interfere with instruction. The guidelines are intended…

This book is a guide designed to clarify the legal framework that binds the student with the university or college in the United Kingdom. It covers the key issues that can give rise to disagreements and suggests practical remedies for common areas of complaint. The chapters are: (1) "Becoming a Student"; (2) "The Contract with the…

Discussed figure drawing and the use of oil pastels to stimulate student creativity. (RK)

Discusses the change in educators' attitudes and the educational system as a whole which must occur and which has been partially implemented by the 1973 decree. (DD)

Authors' hope that this critical evaluation can place Carl Rogers' assumptions into perspective; they propose a compromise program meant to satisfy the basic aims of a humanistic psychology program. For Rogers' rejoinder see AA 512 869. (MB)

Reviews a publication that surveys recent curriculum developments at the secondary level in Europe. Covers information on the inclusion of new areas of knowledge in school curricula, the creation of interdisciplinary courses, and the promotion of more autonomous work by pupils. (Author/WD)

Teachers can be overly and adversely "helpful" when they perform tasks that students can perform and learn from. The best way to help students is to avoid doing for them what they can do for themselves. (CJ)

Schools and courts must act together to provide students with, at least, partial control over their lives and their educational destinies. The status of the students as children and the court's position on the child are discussed in terms of student rights. (CJ)

Discusses methods for encouraging advanced language students to learn on their own. Successful learning results from the high stimulation and continuous activity of conscious and unconscious observation. If the learner is enabled to observe consciously outside the classroom, he will do it unconsciously and learning will be constant. (PJM)

Describes a filing system used to get students to turn assignments in on time. Folders are kept for each student listing class assignments, whether the students had done the assignments, their grades, and their attendance records. As the files were accessible to the students, responsibility was placed directly on them. (PJM)