This selective bibliography on censorship and the nature of obscenity lists 19 lower and Supreme Court decisions (1727-1967) and 21 articles published in law reviews from 1938 through 1967. The Judges' opinions in the court cases are quoted to suggest the direction in which the courts are moving in regard to the interpretation of obscenity. (SW)

To investigate the impact of teacher militancy on principals, a questionnaire was administered to 121 principals from four selected Indiana cities that had experienced either teacher strikes or sanctions within the past 5 years. Although a majority of the principals responding were undecided as to the relative effectiveness of sanctions or…

Naturally protected by its distance from most migrant routes and with a long undefended border with the U.S., a parliamentary system capable of responding rapidly to problems, and a small legal and even smaller illegal immigrant population, Canada has experimented with novel immigration policies to encourage and control its population increase.…

Policymakers and educators are taking a new look at incentives as they work to improve accountability systems. This ERIC Digest examines the role of rewards and sanctions in school reform and identifies key issues in implementing incentive systems. The new accountability is based on five components: carefully designed standards, assessments…

Argues that administrators must be able to cope (with strikes) in a manner that least compromises the instructional program for students. (Author)

This study tested Gross's theory of role conflict resolution by collecting measures on the predictor variables in advance of the time at which principals encountered and resolved role conflict, and by closely replicating other procedures used by Gross. The Accuracy of predictions failed to exceed levels of chance, casting serious doubt on the…

Findings from a study of the relationship between penalties for teacher strikes and strike deterrence demonstrate that mild and harsh penalties provide less deterrence than moderate ones. The optimal penalty for avoiding strikes was found to be the forfeiture of two days pay for each day on strike. (Author/WD)

The effects of age, modeling, tuition, and sanctions on self-control of motor behavior were examined among children 6, 7, 9, and 11 years of age. Among the results, activation latency and inhibition error were influenced most by the actions of the model and the introduction of a negative sanction, and less by tuition. (Author/RH)

Examines how first-level supervisors identify and manage marginal employees. Suggests that the appropriate use of sanctions may be perceived by employees as legitimate and may be conducive to the development of productive group norms. (Author/IRT)

Conceptually there seem to be six ways to define Indian people (legal definitions, self-declaration, community recognition, recognition by non-Indians, biological definitions, and cultural definitions). The point is, the social definition of urban Indians is a matter of the social sanction of non-Indian oriented institutions. (JC)

Explores the relationship of parent-child communication to youth drug involvement by analyzing data from substance abuse surveys. It was found that: parents are most often identified as the individuals who have talked to children about drugs; youth consider parents to be credible sources of information about drugs; and as perceived family…

Offers a rationale for the use of sanctions as a therapeutic strategy for impulsive college students. Describes problems encountered when implementing them. Notes that sanctions that help students control their impulses are actively therapeutic, not reactively punitive. Concludes, when sanctions remain firm, students can begin to realize that they…

In a case involving four high school seniors' suspension following a class-trip drinking incident, a federal court upheld the school district's action and imposed sanctions on the plaintiffs' attorney for trivializing equal-rights and due-process protections. Today's courts have little tolerance for student misconduct involving drugs or alcohol.…