Children and adolescents with recurrent somatic complaints represent some of the most complex school health-related problems encountered by school officials and physicians. These complaints account for missed days and are often the primary reason for prolonged absences. A collaborative approach involving a school psychologist and physician team is…

Assesses the employment status of mentally retarded young adults. Results indicated that the total unemployment rate was 58 percent, almost three-fourths of those who were employed earned less than $500 per month, most individuals had never used professional job placement services, and those who were employed had obtained their jobs through family…

Schools appear to be in a strategic position to offer care for school-age latchkey children, but lack of policies and funding are creating obstacles for the development of such a role. A sidebar describes five child care programs now operating in public schools. (DCS)

Argues that a compromise must be struck between the transmission of values and the unfettered questioning, analyzing, and evaluation of values. (FL)

Discusses an inschool suspension program at one junior high school and reveals how it has led to a reduction in discipline problems. (FL)

An elementary school's dramatic gains in achievement test scores are attributed to four steps: realization that a problem existed; arrival at a consensus regarding the purpose of schooling; development of a plan of action; and implementation of six improvement strategies through teamwork, with principal, teacher, and parent playing clearly…

Educational research has changed greatly in recent years, is more sophisticated, and is based on more appropriate theories than behaviorism was, with more direct relevance to practice. A new system of education using constructivist theories of learning such as Piaget's would promote the development of powerful learning strategies. (MSE)

Several hypotheses are developed regarding fans and their behavior based upon a review of the literature. An exploratory study is then described, in which participant observers at a university sports arena observed cases of aggressive behavior among the spectators. Based upon the literature review and the findings of the study, four…

States that alternative public schools are a viable option, and provides an overview of the range of opportunities provided by such schools. (Editor)

At the beginning of what was to be the turbulent sixties, the Quarterly published the following article on the condition of the secondary school by Professor Harry S. Broudy. It, like other articles that appeared earlier, speaks again of "selectivity" and "social purposes." Fifteen years later its ideas remain fresh. (Editor)

In the early sixties, Norman Burns published this article in the Quarterly, giving his views of how higher education would change in the immediate future. That future is now past, and many of his predictions are facts; but many of his worries remain and still require application of the wisdom he set down. (Editor/RK)

From 1990 to 1999, almost 15 million children in the United States experienced the divorce of their parents. Children experience varied effects from the divorce process, and they carry these effects with them into the classroom. By knowing what possible effects may occur, educators can be better equipped to effectively teach the children from…

Knowledge and values for good citizenship are communicated through explicit subject-area curriculum, such as social studies, health, and language arts, and through the implicit models and practices embedded in a school's system of human rights protections and discipline practices. This paper presents the conceptual framework, and a few very early…

This study examines the advocacy of education for sustainability in a contemporary world driven by the powerful forces of globalization and development. A brief overview of the current ecological crisis in the world is presented, and concerns about environmental degradation, social injustice, and social inequalities are discussed. The vision of…

Noting that the best way to help and prepare children to cope with death and trauma is through education and understanding of the day-to-day ramifications that loss and grief have on them, this book is designed to help adults involved with children and adolescents to provide that education and understanding. Chapters in the first section of the…