Cheating and plagiarism were studied at a midwestern public university's College of Education, by interviewing three male and three female students who were in Master's programs in health education, rehabilitation counseling, and community counseling. None of the six students had had a formal orientation program covering expectations about…

This research was designed to determine the existence of differences on selected personality and attitudinal variables, among groups of adolescents, categorized according to the extent of drug usage characteristic of their respective memberships. Groups were found to differ significantly on four of the personality variables measured, and on…

The case for bureaucracy is presented in this article, which stresses the need for creative school administrators to apply the principles of bureaucracy in a way that will avoid making hired hands of professional people. (Editor)

"New concepts and measures applicable to individualized instruction are needed. Some thoughts as to the form these concepts and measures might take are presented. (LS)

The documentations presented by the author demonstrate classic contentions between the courts and boards of education in cases involving immoral conduct by teachers. (Editor)

A discussion of Integrity Development, an alternative curriculum model, in operation at San Andreas High School, Larkspur, California. (RY)

An examination of letters of recommendations written by English literature and chemistry professors for colleagues seeking academic positions in other universities revealed that particularism, nonprofessional and, perhaps, irrational factors were as much a part of the evaluation of their colleagues as were criteria usually thought to be germane to…

Endeavors to broaden sociology instructors' knowledge of the labeling or societal reaction perspective. Outlines the general nature and scope of labeling, its development, and its relative contributions to explanations of deviant behavior. Records and refutes criticisms of labeling. Predicts significant future modifications resulting from a…

Discusses Emile Durkheim's "Moral Education: A Study in the Theory and Application of the Sociology of Education," which holds that morally healthy societies may vary in culture and organization but must possess absolute rules of moral behavior. Compares this moral theory with current theory and practice of American educators. (MJL)

Tests the hypothesis that college students now conceptualize themselves in terms of their feelings, personal experiences, and impulses rather than in terms of institutional standards and expectations. Subjects were 1125 undergraduate sociology students who completed the Twenty-Statements Test between 1976-79. Results supported the hypothesis. (AM)

Organizations systematically gather more information than they use, yet continue to ask for more. This may be partially explained by the fact that the use of information is embedded in social norms that make it highly symbolic. Implications of such a pattern of information use are discussed. (Author/WD)

Examines critical issues in values education. Outlines the bipolar distinctions between the developmental and transmission theories of values acquisition and describes an integrative model that incorporates both approaches. Offers suggestions for parents, counselors, schools, and society based upon a process-and-product analysis of a…

Considers traditional classroom discipline systems as patriarchal moral systems focused on hyperindividuality and dependent upon rules, consequences, and principles focused through authoritarian structures. Critiques the Assertive Discipline, Control Theory, and Discipline with Dignity discipline systems, and proposes an alternative model for…