Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (New York, New York, 1969).

Presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the National Catholic Educational Association, Detroit, Michigan, April 7-10, 1969.

Teachers and administrators attending an institute on juvenile justice and education were asked about: (1) their views on crime and disruption in the schools; (2) their knowledge of juvenile justice processes; and (3) possible solutions to crime and vandalism. Educators need increased understanding of the relationship between school problems and…

After spending five months observing the daily activities of an elementary school principal, the author paints a lively picture of a real principal by presenting selections from the resulting dissertation that recorded actual conversations and events. (JM)

A study of over 100 dropouts from schools in the western suburbs of Chicago (Illinois) permitted researchers to develop this descriptive overview of the school experiences and family situations typical among dropouts and to offer suggestions for helping potential dropouts stay in school and adjust successfully. (PGD)

Academic press constitutes the schoolwide environmental forces pressing for student achievement, including school policies, practices, expectations, norms, and rewards. This article shows how academic press is created and how high expectations are communicated to students. (Author/JM)

Teachers and their students in the small British open schools resemble a family. The goals are carefully conceived and directed but may be carried out on an impromptu basis to meet the students' unique needs. (Author/MLF)

Questionnaires administered to 190 children, ages 9-14, including persistent absentees, measured students' anxiety levels and relationships with parents, teachers, and peers. Academic-ability and parent-status data were gathered from school records. A multiple regression analysis was used to determine the predictive efficiency of these variables…

Although fearful avoidance of school is a complex and serious problem among school-age children, there are techniques available to professionals for assisting children to overcome school-related anxiety. It is important for school personnel to identify school-phobic children and to assist in planning the earliest possible intervention. (Author)

This study surveyed 229 high school students and their parents to test the hypothesis that the close relationship of parents and students influenced individual perceptions of a school's effectiveness. Findings supported the hypothesis while indicating that parental opinions were affected by student attitudes and not the reverse. (AM)

A model of hyperkinesis is introduced based on an ecological conception. The antecedents of hyperkinetic behavior are provided by a child's family, academic, and physiologic environments. These factors influence cognitive processes of the child. Effective treatment is multimodal and can involve the child, family, and school. (Author)

Students between the ages of 10-14 are going through tremendous physical changes and shifting from great dependence on parents to a strong sense of independence. Building an interdisciplinary curriculum around these students' needs, taught by teaching teams in schools administered at the site level, can prove very successful. (Author/PGD)

The repercussions of a controversy between the administration and student newspaper staff at Baylor University (Waco, Texas) included the loss of scholarships. (RL)

Presents results of a study of the influence of school climate and the level of students' conflict behavior in terms of open and closed climate schools. Concludes that the level of conflict is lower in open climate school and describes characteristics of such schools. (KC)

Assesses recent developments in student press rights in the areas of prior restraint, libel and obscenity, and material and substantial disruption, and predicts future trends in student rights litigation. (TJ)