This paper addresses the subject of cheating and plagiarism via the World Wide Web. After spending just a few hours browsing on the Internet, the author found dozens of "cheat" sites that offered term papers of all kinds. Some sites charge a fee for papers, some sites only request that students join by sending in one of their papers to add to the…

Research in law-related education (LRE) and related fields is reviewed in this report. For the past two decades, researchers consistently have reported that law-related curricula and instruction make a positive impact on youth when compared to traditional approaches to teaching and learning law, civics, and government. The overall conclusion is…

The report details the results of an annual survey conducted to determine the reasons that students at Kansas' Johnson County Community College (JCCC) drop classes. The overall JCCC attrition rate for classes starting on or before the 20th day of the fall 1999 semester was 12%. During the fall semester, students dropped 4,846 classes. The Science,…

This study identified preservice teachers' knowledge about effective and ineffective classroom management strategies for defiant behavior. Data in the form of extended written responses were obtained from student teachers in a rural, southern teacher education program at the end of their student teaching experience in the spring semester.…

Presented advice for the teacher faced with the student, who finds the learning situation difficult to adjust to, and who could, if badly handled, effectively distract the teacher from accomplishing his objectives. (RK)

Authors examined the real feelings behind the behavior of students at a biracial school. (RK)

A practical model for developing positive attitudes toward law is demonstrated by an officer in the Tacoma (Washington) Police Department, as he visits schools to instruct children on safety rules. (JB)

Major thesis of this study held that if teachers are given opportunities to examine, discuss, and model certain behaviors that have been judged to be effective classroom behaviors, then the children they teach will regard themselves more positively. (Authors/CB)

Adaptation of a speech given at a meeting of the New York University Education Alumni in 1972 when author was awarded the 1972 Award for Creative Leadership in Education. (DS)

Results of the study lend support to the contention that the interview method is superior to the conventional lecture method is promoting achievement. (Authors)

Study sought to determine the effect of the form of school organization on pupil attitudes, achievement, conceptual maturity, and classroom behavior. (Authors)

The behavior of pupils who had been assigned seats in the front, middle, and back rows of their 14 grade-school classrooms was assessed through observation and teacher interview. (Authors)

Strengths and weaknesses of students classified as slow learners'' are presented with emphasis on affective concerns. The teacher, as strategic change-agent, is given suggestions for managing instruction. (LS)

Reports on a 3-year research project titled Education in Agriculture for the Educationally Disadvantaged.'' (Author)