Describes a field study that found that student "brinkmanship" (assertive behavior attempting to challenge the school's authority system yet avoid negative sanctions) is related to organizational routinization and student-teacher rapport. When rapport is poor, high routinization and control is correlated with low brinkmanship. (Author/JM)

When discipline problems arise, the referral system outlined here, in which teachers, counselors, and administrators know what is expected of them, may help principals save time and retain effectiveness. (JM)

Appeal procedures at the University of Michigan that can protect student interests and assure due process are illustrated. The primary purpose of enacting student appeals procedures it to provide students with adequate, legally based channels for airing perceived injustices or inequities. (MLW)

Most student misbehavior is either a way of challenging or coping with the classroom system. Examples of and suggestions for dealing with coping and challenging behaviors are given. (Author)

In a program designed to teach students specific behavior skills that will help them to function better in the classroom, appropriate behaviors are systematically monitored and reinforced. (Author/MLF)

Examines the purpose and functions of policies of science education. New aims and goals for an ecological society, derived by using the fundamental units of ecological study: organisms, environment, populations, community, and the encompassing concept of ecosystem, are discussed. (HM)

Nonpunitive approaches to discipline (changing the student, remediating learning problems, changing the school environment, and implementing alternative programs) can eventually reduce student misbehavior and should be considered as alternatives to punitive approaches for working with students who are discipline problems. (Author/IRT)

Examines a radical change in policy enforcement and sanctions regarding alcohol use on the campus of the University of Rhode Island; describes the implementation of that policy over an eight-semester period. Evaluation of the policy revealed an increase in violations addressed and a decrease both in more serious violations and in repeat offenders.…

Considers traditional classroom discipline systems as patriarchal moral systems focused on hyperindividuality and dependent upon rules, consequences, and principles focused through authoritarian structures. Critiques the Assertive Discipline, Control Theory, and Discipline with Dignity discipline systems, and proposes an alternative model for…

Examines briefly important concepts in the discipline of students with disabilities. Explains the principles developed through case law, which can provide guidance to administrators struggling with questions regarding the discipline of such students. Notes that the same principles may hold for the student at risk for school failure. (SR)

Reports a case study of a large regional high school's approach to creating and maintaining a school code of conduct. Describes the goals and processes of the "Jefferson Committee" and examines its outcomes for the school's students, faculty, and administrators. (Author)

Discusses the negative assumptions and outcomes of provisions in Britain's Education Act of 1997 dealing with expulsion of students. Presents some statistics on excluded children; discusses likely outcomes such as increased delinquency, parent-school acrimony, and disparity in schools. Describes the role of teachers' unions in drafting the bill…

Judicial decisions have set boundaries on the ability of educational institutions to write rules governing student conduct and have defined the necessary components of a fair procedure to be used to assess disciplinary sanctions. This legal evolution affirms the respect shown students as citizens of the academic community. (Author)

Surveyed Canadian dental school students and faculty and found that students gave equal or more lenient penalties than faculty for the same academic offense; extenuating circumstances introduced via case presentations altered penalty choice only slightly; and offenses could be grouped to correspond with appropriate penalties, thereby establishing…

Discusses how the 1998 amendment to the Family Education Rights to Privacy Act, which awarded institutions of higher education the option to notify parents when students have violated alcohol or drug policies, created an opportunity for collaboration between parents and universities. Presents a case study followed by discussion on how the new…