The Special Trustee Committee was charged with investigating the seizure by black students of Willard Straight Hall at Cornell, and all surrounding circumstances, underlying issues and forces that have been troubling the campus. Their report describes the events that occurred between the morning of April 18, through the afternoon of April 23,…

Describes a study of plagiarism policies in journalism schools and newsrooms. Concludes that instructors felt educating students about plagiarism was one of the most important services journalism schools offer, but editors felt that plagiarism standards must be set in the real world of the newsroom. (HTH)

There are several kinds of plagiarism, and its significance varies with its circumstances. College administrations seem to avoid responsibility for examining allegations of academic plagiarism, and few procedures exist for addressing them. Until standard and open procedures are established and accepted, rigid and unrealistic attitudes will prevail…

Historically Black colleges and universities are encouraged to establish campus learning centers where area public school teachers could improve their recognition of multicultural education and values and resolve some of the problems associated with school discipline. (JMF)

This study examines the relationship between student causal attributions of student misconduct, their endorsement of university disciplinary actions, and acceptance of student misconduct as being justified. Students tended to endorse more punitive disciplinary action for behaviors they viewed as caused more by trait than by environmental factors.…

Discusses results of a questionnaire asking students' opinions and experiences concerning academic cheating. Examines the prevalence, situational and dispositional determinants, and techniques of cheating. Concludes that pressures for good grades, student stress, ineffective deterrents, condoning teachers, and an increasing lack of academic…

Recent Supreme Court decisions and reports from student advocacy groups clash with the realities of the classroom and put administrators in a quandary. (Author)

A discussion of the prevalence of academic cheating in higher education looks at research on the problem and at possible remedies. Difficulties for faculty in enforcing discipline policies are noted. Approaches to creating a culture encouraging integrity include vocal administrative support for ethics, an academic integrity code, classroom…

This monograph addresses some common questions about academic dishonesty in higher education and reviews issues affecting these institutions in light of existing research. The extent of academic dishonesty and the perception that it is increasing is examined. Three studies cited indicate that cheating is chronic and that 60 to 75 percent of…

This report describes what has been learned from three surveys about undergraduate academic dishonesty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The surveys involved 891 undergraduates, approximately 490 faculty, and 481 graduate teaching assistants. Cheating was examined as a literal reality rather than as an abstract concept.…

Studentship, the focus of this study, is the process by which students react to the demands of the training environment. It consists of a perspective on the process of professional training that allows students to determine which dispositions they intend to acquire and which they will choose to ignore. Studentship also consists of an array of…

This book presents suggestions for preventing and handling discipline problems that can be immediately applied by the teacher, or by teacher-educators working with teachers and prospective teachers. The book can either be used as a "self-help guide" for the classroom teacher, or as a "training manual" for teacher-educators and administrators. Each…

A unit to aid music teachers in developing classroom management techniques is presented. It is appropriate for teacher education classes or for inservice programs. The focus of the course is based on five readings which include essays from "Instrumentalist,""Today's Education,""Instructor," and "Systematic Instruction," plus a book, "Dynamics in…

This module, one in a series of science modules (Appendix A) designed for use in a science methods course research project at Central Michigan University, emphasizes classroom management skills. All of the modules are part of a project aimed at developing, evaluating, and revising competency-based materials for use in science methods education for…