Schools in England are legally required to have an anti-bullying policy, but the little research so far suggests that they may lack coverage in important areas. An analysis of 142 school anti-bullying policies, from 115 primary schools and 27 secondary schools in one county was undertaken. A 31-item scoring scheme was devised to assess policy.…

This publication is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and…

In this article, Thea Renda Abu El-Haj shares her research on how a group of Palestinian American high school youth understand themselves as members of the U.S. community, of the Palestinian American community, and of communities in Palestine. She argues that, for these youth, coming to terms with who they are has a great deal to do both with how…

This paper presents the report of a survey of staff and students' expression of preference for, and willingness to engage in three approaches to curbing the menace of academic dishonesty in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. The study also explored the possible connections between gender and the respondents' responses. The sample comprised 87…

The strength-based approach is an organizing principle for a family of theories and practice strategies that encourage helping professionals to seek out clients' abilities, resources, and gifts and apply them to current life challenges. Despite its successful use in many human service sectors, this approach has not been embraced in the juvenile…

Results indicate that censure significantly increased the aggression measure over neutral commentary and was slightly higher than justification. (Author)

Discusses results of a survey of college and university practices concerning timely payment of tuition and fees, including how sanctions are imposed. Describes a systematic approach for the redesign of payment/sanctioning processes, presenting desirable goals and offering several questions to prompt thought on important factors in the redesign…

With the nation's charter sector now encompassing some 3,200 schools in 40 states and the District of Columbia, shutdowns have become more common occurrences in the past few years. As estimated one in every 10 charter schools has now closed its doors, up from only about 4 percent four years ago. Most authorizers who take their responsibilities…

Students identified with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) present a special case within special educational needs (SEN) and inclusion. EBD is perhaps the only category of SEN that exposes a child to increased risk of exclusion as a function of the very SEN identified as requiring special provision in the first instance. Students…

This study determined the recidivism rates associated with six educational sanctions assigned after undergraduate students were found responsible for a violation of a residence hall alcohol policy at a large urban research institution. The educational sanctions selected for the study included: Personal Education, Assistance, and Referral program…

Analyzes the process by which people become moral beings. An economic argument shows that the costs of both virtue and evil are small. There must be some incentive to practice prudence. Prudence is learned prior to morality and must be fostered in order to create moral beings. (VM)

A list of 22 institutions under NCAA sanctions is provided with their violations and penalties described. (MLW)

Investigates how performance of campus newspapers is perceived and the type of communications education available to student staff of those papers. Finds that 68% of the schools that levied some form of sanction against their campus newspapers offered little or no journalism education. Discusses types of sanctions levied and type of education at…

The No Child Left Behind Act requires state boards of education to identify schools that are unsafe. Schools that are identified by measures such as suspension and expulsion rates are subsequently labeled "persistently dangerous." To our knowledge there is no published research that attempts to characterize fighting behavior among youths…