The Learning Climate Questionnaire (LCQ) compares the objective properties of schools with measures of overall student satisfaction. The validity of the instrument suggests its use for substantive research investigations into the organizational dynamics of professional schools. (Author/JR)

Article discussed the nature of judicial reasoning which provided a foundation for current court decisions supporting student rights and described the impact of judicial reasoning upon educational policy. (Author/RK)

Article discussed the makeup of a residential school and its students as well as the student school interaction. (RK)

Presents an historical perspective and an analysis of the current problems being faced by the Harvard Department of Economics concerning faculty appointments, faculty ideology, and student attitudes. (PG)

In line with a resurgence of nationalism, Japan's secondary schools today teach a bland, "Japan first" version of World War 11. (Editor)

Student reponsibility and self-disipline can be facilitated and learned in the school environment, regardless of existing negative influences in a student's life. By focusing on problem prevention and teaching students alternative ways to behave and meet their needs when they do exhibit behavior problems, schools will achieve a high degree of…

It appears that university officials will be forced to recognize a student's right to privacy in a dormitory room. (PG)

Described are the systematic reinforcing and shaping procedures used by a school principal to modify an 11-year-old child's phobic fear of the classroom. The child's class attendance significantly increased as a consequence of the procedures. (Author/SDH)

The purpose of this research was to test the assumption that a student's conformity with the achievement value expectations of the school depends on congruence between institutional expectations and individual value orientations. (Editor)

This monograph addresses the issue of needs assessment in the educational process and how it applies to the school counselor's role. The authors provide information on the process of needs assessment, from the initial step of obtaining commitment to the final outcome of improved program planning and development. Using an example common to many…

This article was used in the Writers Workshop sponsored by the American School Counselor Association Publications Committee at the American Personnel and Guidance Convention, Detroit, Michigan, April 7-11, 1968.

The development of a new instrument, the Statements About Schools Inventory (SAS) is described. The SAS measures the extent to which high schools meet the needs of their students for a safe, stable environment (security scale), for interpersonal relationships (social scale), for success and achievement (esteem scale), and for personal growth (self…