The student with either a diagnosed medical disability or a psychosomatic disorder may be a potential school problem. When problems remain unsolved, students respond in recognizeable ways, often in active protest. Need expressed for open communication, mutual respect between young and old. (CJ)

This article describes that part of the research related to the formation of moral values in a multi-racial group of students. (Author)

Signs of school anxiety are described, and parents are advised about ways to help their children with this problem. Anxiety may arise when children start to school, change schools, or enter college and may also be triggered by a physical illness or family problem. (PP)

Proposes an outline for a counseling model which combines individual and ecological approaches to assessment and intervention in a general systems theory, followed by an application of these principles to family assessment and intervention. Case examples illustrate how the ecological systems model is translated into clinical practice. (Author/WAS)

Summarizes court rulings on First Amendment protection for student newspapers and relates some of the issues raised by these decisions. (JL)

Reports on four pilot studies which investigate the vice principalship role in high schools and its relationship to school organizational context. Examines school environmental factors as well as the alliance-building and maintenance activities of vice principals. (Author/ML)

Court decisions enlarging the rights of pupils are eroding legitimate adult authority in the schools. (Author)

Argues that traditional classroom practices and educational policies constitute an assault on children. Among the practices considered are standardized testing, homogeneous grouping, drill, fragmented curricula, and restrictions on peer interaction in the classroom. (Author/DB)

An aggressive program of student recruitment, a strong emphasis on communication between parents and teachers, and a flexible, exciting curriculum account for the success of Rochester, New York's Interim Junior High School in achieving voluntary attendance at a racially mixed school. (Author/PGD)

Future Homemakers of America members are telling the public about the role of vocational education in their lives. They are involved in a national campaign to inform others of the benefits of vocational education organizations. (JOW)

Results indicate that maladjusted adolescent males lack significant relationships with a father figure. This extends to males in general. They disclose less about school-related topics and more about peer relationships than do adjusted male adolescents. (Author/BEF)

Elementary and secondary student responses to the "Minnesota School Affect Assessment" reveal that cooperativeness relates to a broad range of positive attitudes toward school. Competitiveness correlates with several positive attitudes only for junior and senior high school students. Individualistic attitudes and school-related attitudes are…

The author argues for the delineation of children's and student's rights in Canada's proposed new federal constitution. He discusses the traditional legal status of schoolchildren and defines their welfare and option rights. (SJL)

Schools once had a premier role in acquainting youngsters with all dimensions of culture, says the author, who chides educators for ever allowing the situation to deteriorate. Combines literary allusions and colorful references in telling educators how they can bring culture back to the curriculum. (Editor/RK)