Part of an eight article review of "Student Involvement .

In an attempt to understand why the promise of educational innovation has not been realized, educational innovation, its ideological and paradigmatic underpinnings, and the major stages of the innovation process are critically examined. The centrality of power and the generation of correspondence and contradiction as key analytical concepts are…

Get-tough discipline policies may contribute to student misbehavior in school. Educators may also contribute by humiliating students who fail, unnecessarily complicating discipline policies, enforcing rules arbitrarily and inconsistently, punishing unfairly, or using double standards for teachers and students. The best discipline programs are…

The school can help abused and neglected children by establishing policies, training staff, and ensuring administrator commitment. (Author)

In 1982 in "Lubbock Civil Liberties Union v. Lubbock Independent School District," the Fifth Circuit Court ruled unconstitutional a school policy allowing meetings after school hours for moral, religious, or ethical purposes. Federal courts have struck down other similar policies. (Author/JM)

Considers academic integrity in community college athletics as essential for student success. Discusses the ramifications of several athletics regulations in California, e.g., those related to athlete recruitment, transfer regulations, credit load requirements, and coach selection. Uses Merritt College's program as an example of a balanced…

Criticizes the use of corporal punishment in schools and argues that the schools should instead encourage the most advanced and effective methods of child management. (Author/MP)

In the development of a school safety program, several steps are important: (1) a strong board of education policy statement; (2) the appointment of a qualified safety professional to implement and coordinate board policy; (3) an accident reporting system; (4) a school safety committee; and (5) a school safety handbook. (GC)

Reflects on the development of secondary school standards and their alleged decline as evidenced by declining college admission test scores. Reviews recent educational research which suggests that teachers and school officials need to have higher expectations of students if they are to learn effectively. (APM)

Citing selected studies and experiences at the Gesell Institute of Human Development, the author argues that grade repetition benefits children whose behavior age is less than their chronological age. She emphasizes parent cooperation for dealing with the child's temporary emotional upset over being retained. Condensed from "Early Years," December…

Prepared school administrators can devise positive and effective strategies for responding to demands for citizen involvement while minimizing the likelihood of negative effects on educational processes and organizational objectives. (Author/MLF)

Research on bilingual education and its relationship to a variety of language teaching settings shows that the immersion experiment in Ontario has had several constructive side effects, including a reexamination of English language teaching and increased contact between teachers of French as a first and as a second language as well as increased…

Presents a six-step model to help teachers develop curriculum related to the Fourth Amendment (search and seizure). The model focuses on determining values and attitudes, defining valid and unreasonable search and seizure, recognizing a valid warrant, and using film to teach about search and seizure. Journal available from the American Bar…

Gives us the perspective of school administrators who must develop policy and procedure in accordance with law, other codes, and educational concerns that protect the welfare of children. (Editor/RK)