Considers how the world of work and leisure time interact with the self concepts of adolescents. Also proposes a way for more teenagers to achieve identity, an alternative by which favorable self impression can be sustained during adult life even if one's employment is boring and routine. (Author/RK)

An attitude survey with 13-14-year-old students indicates that almost all students, regardless of background or ability, value highly goals of personal and social development, and would like to see the school contributing to such goals by creating a supportive context for community living. (Editor)

Are girls less likely to be treated as second-class citizens if they are educated separately from boys? Compares the views of girls in a single-sex comprehensive with those of girls in a co-educational school.(Editor/RK)

Case studies can help cast light on how schools face the problems of discipline and low achievement, neither of which is created or can be the sole responsibility of the schools. An attempt is made to report on the experience and performance of a public senior high school in the area of discipline. (Author)

Children identifies as pre-delinquent often show early signs of aggression, may be involved in theft, often have learning problems, and act out in the classroom. The author shares several ideas for treatment strategies which have been found to be effective in a variety of treatment situations. (Author/DOW)

Describes a study of three New York high schools (rural, suburban, and urban) that developed a model of high school social organization in order to provide a school-specific focus for examining school violence and crime. (JG)

This study considered children in kindergarten, first, and second grade to determine whether boys and girls differ in attitudes toward school when they first begin, and whether the relationship between boys' and girls' attitude changes with time. Results challenge the belief that girls have a better attitude toward school. (Author)

Briefly outlines state legislation and reviews court decisions involving the corporal punishment of students by school administrators and teachers. Examines the implications of recent court decisions and offers guidelines for school officials. (JG)

Although conceived, passed, and enacted in a somewhat unconventional manner, the Buckley Amendment, intended to open up individual school files for student and parental review, illuminates a new and important trend in the law--granting students the same legal guarantees as other citizens. The amendment's waiver provision is expected to remain a…

The attitude that the American school is monocultural and monolingual is the single most destructive force at work against equal educational opportunity for the Mexican American or Chicano. Describes a program designed to change that attitude. (Author/RK)

The authors believe that children are achieving anonymity because of circumstances in the home and organizational patterns of the school. It is suggested that educators follow four key elements in setting up the school for instruction and learning. Two major recommendations are offered to help alleviate the lack of discipline and stability in the…

In one of its more significant provisions, the Education Amendments of 1972 makes sex discrimination, once a philosophic or a moral issue, a legal issue as well. (Editor)

Discusses five responsibilities that student reporters have in their relations with their community and school; among these are the need to have a professional attitude, to be responsible editorially, and to be creative. (MB)

Recounts an adviser's successful efforts to mobilize support and educate the school board on the First Amendment and student press rights, thereby circumventing a board-proposed publications policy requiring that news items be approved prior to publication. (HTH)

Parents and school personnel should maintain a reciprocal, supportive relationship featuring exchange of information, resources, parenting methods, and teaching and counseling methods to meet the academic and nonacademic needs of gifted children. (Author/CB)