This study identified teachers' perceptions of violence in society and in schools and the responsibility of schools to help create a more civil society. Participants were 78 predominantly white elementary and secondary teachers taking a graduate class at a Texas university. Each participant completed a survey instrument, "Are Schools Responsible…

This handbook was designed to help school counselors and other personnel, parents, and students to understand the rights and responsibilities of pupils and counselors in the area of shared information. It explains the requirements of several recent California laws dealing with confidentiality in counseling. Situations where the new laws would…

School commitment appears to play a relatively minor role in explicating the relationships between track position and the majority of the indicators of school misconduct and youth deviance selected for examination here. Strong association between track position and such outcomes as youth deviance are indicated. (Author/AM)

The handbook is intended to serve as a basic guide to California practices in the use of contracted nonpublic school (NPS) or agency (NPA) services to provide a free appropriate public education to eligible handicapped children. The handbook covers: an overview of requirements for nonpublic, nonsectarian special education school and agency…

After discussing the demand for public accountability in Australian education, the first section of this paper treats the scope of accountability and details the responsibilities of a state minister of education, other key administrators, schools and teachers, and the national system itself. The second section examines what the public wants to…

Due to the number of children who are left unsupervised after school, schools are becoming involved in day care. A school may allow a day care center to function on its premises, form a partnership with another organization to run a day care center jointly, or run a day care program by itself. Although principals, teachers, or parents may…

This study looks beyond the individuals who drop out to determine the role of schools in the dropout process. It presents a profile of dropouts including the following characteristics: (1) low socioeconomic status, (2) poor school performances, and (3) in-school delinquency. It also addresses the reasons students give for dropping out. The data…

Plagiarism and cheating can be defined as academic dishonesty and represent policy concerns among all levels of education. Such cases involve academic versus disciplinary decisions and the need to determine the student's understanding of the definition of plagiarism or cheating. This paper analyzes six legal issues raised in court cases and…

The benefits of relationships between corporations and universities are examined, noting the economic benefit to both. Corporations like to see research and graduates that will increase company earnings, and this notion of benefits is often acknowledged by universities and corporations alike. However, there is much more involved. The tension…

The document details the procedures, effective in June 1988, for the residential placement of handicapped children in New York State private schools, special school districts, and selected out-of-state schools. The preface states that students may be placed in residential facilities only when such placements are determined to be the least…

Suicide is the second (behind accidents) leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds. Schools are in a unique position to make a difference in suicide prevention by addressing three distinct phases of the problem: prevention, intervention, and post factum. Factors are identified that have a direct bearing on level of risk and should be…

The papers in this volume address the critical issues that arose at the first national conference on teaching assistants. The papers are organized into six sections: (1) "The Teaching Assistantship: An Overview" focuses on the role of the teaching assistant (TA) in the context of the university mission and its organization; (2) "Conditions of TA…

This handbook was developed by the Bureau of School Health Education and Services of the New York State Education Department to provide school authorities with a guide for an effective school immunization program. It offers direction for local development of immunization policies and procedures, an overview of effective program activities, a…

This publication documents the firsthand experience of teachers as they work to implement the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). A panel consisting of three regular classroom teachers, two special education teachers, and a school counselor discussed the problems involved in meeting the requirements of the Act and…

Preceding a list of fifty ways to use advisory committees more effectively is a discussion on the expanding roles of vocational education and their advisory councils and on their relationship as a team. The list is intended to assist vocational instructors and administrators and is not meant to be exhaustive. The following ten examples are…