A study of 152 teacher preparation students, at three different training levels, found that students considered social defiance behaviors (destructiveness, aggression, disobedience) by pupils less tolerable, more controllable by the child, more costly, and more likely to be managed with restrictive behavior than social immaturity behavior…

Qualitative aspects of human resource management and leadership are seen as most essential. Based on observations of problematic department management, recommendations are made with respect to selection, training, evaluation, and research and development. (MLW)

A study investigated whether Biglan clusters of academic disciplines (hard/soft, pure/applied, life/nonlife) could be used to explain disciplinary differences in college student ratings of instruction. It was found that Biglan clusters do not explain the differences, many disciplines still emphasize knowledge acquisition over higher-order skills,…

Examines development and implementation of School Drug Policy in Ontario Boards of Education, components of these policies, and composition of policy development committees. Data from 125 Boards of Education were obtained for fall 1991. Results indicate that development and implementation of school drug policy, by not often including students,…

Describes the experiences of a middle school substitute teacher working with a diverse group of students. Highlights how the actual experience of working with and disciplining students differed from what the teacher had learned as theory and questions whether it is possible to educate in a democratic manner without centralized coercion. (SM)

Discusses the importance of teaching teachers to value the spirit of caring in classroom management and conflict resolution. The paper notes the advantages of including case studies and narrative teaching methods in teacher education programs and presents a narrative account based on an actual incident of classroom conflict. (SM)

Describes a course entitled Motivation and Classroom Management for preservice teachers at Texas Christian University that provides theoretical and philosophical foundations for examining research-based methods for developing positive social and academic learning environments to increase student motivation. During the course students develop their…

Presents a sample lesson plan using Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE), an approach that integrates social studies with related content from other disciplines. The lesson plan combines economics, art history, aesthetics, and art criticism in its "Analysis of a Fresco Depicting Production in an American City." Includes follow-up…

Analysis of data taken from three qualitative studies, reveals that three secondary science teachers' classroom literacy practices were influenced by their philosophies and beliefs regarding teaching and discipline knowledge. (Contains 47 references.) (ZWH)

Reports the major findings of the Pedagogical Relations between Adult Literacy and Communication project, which examined the relationship between the fields of adult literacy education and communications. It was found that the knowledge each field has of the other is, overall, very limited and often erroneous. (six references) (MDM)

Reports on a study of trends in the segregation in fields of study by sex for recipients of college degrees in the 1980s. Examines three dimensions of segregation: (1) unevenness; (2) concentration or crowding; and (3) intergroup academic contact. Finds a slowdown in the trend toward gender integration after 1985. (CFR)

It is argued that scholarship is the primary teaching resource for college faculty: the content, structure, and process knowledge inherent in scholarship can contribute to effective teaching and learning when explicitly taught to students by the scholar-teacher. Instruction may be designed to approximate the ideal of apprenticeship. (MSE)

Discusses how and why college students commit plagiarism, suggesting techniques that instructors can use to help student avoid plagiarism. Instructors should define and discuss plagiarism thoroughly; discuss hypothetical cases; review the conventions of quoting and documenting material; require multiple drafts of essays; and offer responses…

Results of 2 experiments involving 305 college students suggest that instructor gender role is more important than instructor gender in affecting student evaluations and that both female and male students prefer instructors with both feminine and masculine characteristics, regardless of gender. (SLD)

Examines how guidance techniques address the full spectrum of intervention methods, from prevention to conflict resolution to long-term management strategies. Discusses how punishment affects both children and teachers. Suggests that to put guidance into practice teachers should: be realistic, tailor activities to each child, practice positive…