A study concerned with the description of courses of action used by teachers successful in achieving classroom control is part of a larger effort to identify effective teacher behaviors which could be useful in training future teachers. The observation technique used followed a "rule-following" model (based on the Descriptive Psychology of P.G.…

The proliferation of court cases involving student discipline testifies to controversy over administrative procedures. Generally, a college's disciplinary policy is viewed as part of the learning process. Courts in the past have ruled favorably on the contractual theory which decrees that an entering student agrees to abide by certain university…

Nonjudicial punishment is frequently the target of racial discrimination in the military because of the discretion permitted those reporting and disciplining violators. This study seeks to determine: (1) whether existing records indicate that nonjudicial punishment is administered without regard to race; and (2) whether blacks and whites perceive…

This study of pupil control attitudes was based on the assumption that public school teachers and college education instructors hold divergent views on pupil control. These divergent views would then be imposed on the preservice teachers. The Pupil Control Ideology (PCI) Scale and the Dogmatism Scale, Form E, were randomly distributed to 100…

This report discusses a study designed to elicit opinions from Pittsburgh School District principals, parents, and teachers concerning corporal punishment and other disciplinary action. Questionnaires were aimed at (1) determining reactions to current regulations governing the use of corporal punishment, (2) eliciting instances of experience or…

What determines an individual's capacity to control his own behavior? Article provided eight skill-clusters for emphasis in teaching children self-control. (Author/RK)

The call for a return to corporal punishment grows out of frustration. Students are more defiant now and authority figures are weaker and shaken. It is tempting to strike out in anger, but corporal punishment is not, and never has been, a real solution. (Author/SJL)

Although the "rhetoric of concern" which surrounds talk about desegregation in this southern urban public high school works to some degree in balancing the demands associated with controlling student behavior and developing trust among the community, it seems to be dysfunctional for efforts in dealing with race relations in the school. (Author/EB)

Principals' efforts to ensure that students develop a positive attitude toward their school may be organized into four areas: developing a school climate conducive to learning; providing for students' individual success; facilitating positive communication; and having a multifaceted approach to discipline. (Author/MLF)

Suggests a need in the classroom for order but not repression, that the teacher has a specific role to fulfill but not that of autocrat, that learning involves work but also interest and relevance, and that student behavior sometimes needs to be modified but that spontaneity and freedom of expression are to be valued. (Author/RK)

Case studies can help cast light on how schools face the problems of discipline and low achievement, neither of which is created or can be the sole responsibility of the schools. An attempt is made to report on the experience and performance of a public senior high school in the area of discipline. (Author)

Statistics prepared by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) indicate that enrollment for the nonpublic school will show modest signs of growth. (Author)

Study of four schools reveals that principals generally view Chicago's systemwide Uniform Discipline Code (UDC) as an administrative convenience, but teachers are not as enthusiastic. The existence of the UDC has made little impact on the improvement of discipline management. (BJV)

A six-week remedial summer school program for potential dropouts in a Wisconsin high school is described. The key factor was an attendance clause that limited students to three absences lest they be withdrawn from the program. (TE)

One high school's implementation of policies that alleviated the "symptoms" of chronic smoking and some use of drugs and alcohol on school property, chronic truancy from selected classes, and chronic schedule changes is summarized, and efforts toward a lasting resolution of underlying problems in the areas of curriculum and instruction are…