This monograph examines the causes of student disruption and proposes some practical solutions, based on the work of Maryland's 1975 Task Force on Educational Programs for Distruptive Youth. Primary purpose of the Maryland task force was to identify appropriate programs for young people who cannot function in the contemporary school setting. To…

This paper compares data collected in a 1974 survey of discipline problems in Georgia secondary schools with data from a similar survey conducted by the same investigators in 1961. The 1961 survey examined 20 types of student misbehavior that had been identified in earlier studies; the 1974 survey included those 20 plus 13 additional items. The…

Explores the problem of violence in the schools, relates the research, shares historical viewpoints, and examines the peculiar difficulties of the schools by utilizing interviews with the chief of security and five junior high and two senior high school principals in the Baltimore City public schools. (Author/RK)

Describes group workshops to eliminate self-defeating behavior as an alternative to suspension in the secondary school. Students who worked at understanding the SDB process reported they had better communication with their teachers and received fewer and in many cases no more disciplinary referrals. (Author)

Describes an experiment designed to measure the effectiveness of a schoolwide intervention strategy for changing the attitudes of classroom inhibitors--students who disrupt instruction. Concludes that schools can deal with such students without having to hire special staff. Finds also that inhibitors do not have classroom anxiety. (FL)

While many classroom problems can be solved by competent and able teachers, all discipline problems cannot be solved by teachers. It is possible to solve problems of discipline by involving the local community in making positive and needed changes. (JN)

Reports on a study of 24 Australian secondary teachers before and after an inservice program on the whole-school approach to discipline. Finds that higher principled teachers provided more perspective and guidance than those in the low moral judgment group. Recommends more joint decision making by teachers in developing a school's discipline…

Findings from a study that examined the ways in which secondary-school administrators deal with student misconduct are presented in this paper. A secondary focus is the effect of school size and community type on administrators' perceptions and actions. A survey mailed to 100 middle and 100 secondary-school administrators from 302 Indiana school…

Court decisions that changed suspension procedures to be followed by principals have caused uncertainty about the extent of the principal's authority to discipline students. Suspension is, therefore, being increasingly viewed as a last resort. This newsletter groups alternatives to suspension into three main categories: student detention,…

Presented at the 1980 meeting of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the paper discusses how to deal with disruptive students. Aspects considered include the role of schools in America, a look through the student's eyes, the parent and family, and the educator's role. Several techniques that have been successful in working…

This paper discussed an alternative school in which the roles of teachers have been redefined to include counseling functions. The counselor is a staff developer for the teachers, a community resource person, and an advocate for students in police court procedures. The psychologist is a staff developer for special techniques, a definer of…

An action research project developed a program for implementing character education to improve behavior, particularly as related to respect and responsibility and to reduce inappropriate behavioral choices. Targeted population consisted of junior high and high school students at three sites in a community located in a Midwestern suburban…

Model of group counseling was thought to provide therapeutic atmosphere in which disruptive students have opportunity to gain responsibility for effective and active involvement in their educational experience and psychological development. Results indicate process helped disruptive students acquire thinking and behavior patterns to interact more…

Reports a survey of British secondary school teachers to determine the types and frequency of troublesome classroom behaviors. Finding that "talking out of turn" and "hindering other children" were the most problematic behaviors, the authors examined variables such as the sex of the teacher, age group taught, and subject…

Presents a short story about an adolescent boy whose troubled family life has led to a poor attitude in school and repeated discipline problems. Shows how the boy finds solace through his drawings, particularly those of his sister who ran away. (TB)