An assessment of school health programs, policies and practices in the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools was initiated because of concerns by Native American serving providers and advocates that American Indian youth have limited access to school health services, and because there is increasing national and state momentum with respect to…

This article discusses the possibility for expanding our understanding of the visual to include the "spoken visual" within oral history analysis. It suggests that adding a further reading, that of the visualized body, to the voice-centred relational method we can consider the meaning of the uniformed body for the individual. It uses as a…

Preservice teachers' beliefs about scholastic physical punishment are explored with regard to four issues: (1) administration of such punishment in schools; (2) providing students with procedural due process prior to the use of such punishment; (3) permitting the administration of such punishment only upon securing parental or guardian permission;…

A study of secondary school students' perception of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) as a postsecondary education option in Australia collected data from group and individual interviews with 597 students, 22 principals, 26 career counselors, and 101 head teachers, as well as through questionnaires administered during the interviews. The…

A school is a complex organism with many parts. It is necessary to understand the interrelations of these parts to improve schools. In working to improve education for at-risk students, school context must be considered as a factor. The Southwest Educational Development laboratory studied the factors that influence school leaders successfully to…

Issues and challenges in giving students a voice in the educational process, or motivating them through empowerment, are examined in this monograph. Students whose input is solicited feel a greater sense of ownership with the educational process, which increases their engagement and in turn facilitates school effectiveness. Following an…

Evidence from an investigation of Australian adolescents in school is used to clarify the concept of alienation which has been used to describe students' attitude to school. Article further considered the role of the student and the role of the worker, the world of school and the world of work. (Editor/RK)

Differences in the behavior of those students who choose the school they will attend and those students compelled to attend a certain school by their parents are examined. For journal availability see SO 504 329. (DE)

An effective secondary orientation program has the following characteristics: 1) it is planned specifically for students entering junior or senior high; 2) it begins the year prior to entrance and continues well into the first year; 3) it includes the entering students, experienced secondary students, teachers, and parents. (JC)

Campus revolt has had a long, uneven history. But whether at ebb tide or flood, it remains a major indicator of society's moods and concerns. (Editor)

In an extract from his book the author defined the role of an "open" teacher. (Editor/RK)

India has potentially one of the best developed systems of pre-school education in the world. Article exemplified how the system works. (Author/RK)

The massive expansion of full-time education after school has more than doubled the places available in less than a decade. What form of educational provision is best equipped to give students an accurate picture of the opportunities available in higher education? (Editor)

Discusses some of the causes for student misconduct in public schools and suggests steps school administrators can take to control the problem. Available from Publications Clerk, Institute of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, P.O. Box 990, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, $4.00 per year, $1.00 single copy. (JG)

Article focused on the involvement of parents in the classroom and how their attitudes affected the effectiveness of the educational program. (RK)