A safe environment is a prerequisite for productive learning. Using a unique panel data set of survey responses from New York City middle school students, the article provides insight into the relationship between feelings of safety in the classroom and academic achievement. The survey data include the reported feelings of safety for more than…

Presents issues and current information available on the topic of bullying in the United States to inform professionals on the phenomenon of bullying and how it is related to individual student and school climate issues. Critical research issues are outlined as are recommendations for potential professional response to the problem. (NB)

This paper discusses the nature of a theoretical school of transcendence as conceived by participants in a graduate course on the topic of transcendence in teacher-learner relationships. Transcendent teacher-learner relationships are spontaneously occurring ones in which teacher and learner transcend their traditional interactive roles. During the…