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Schriro, Dora – 1985
This monograph is written to help school administrators and policy makers, in addressing the question of safe schools, separate analytically what is "school" and what is "society" in order to better understand the real span of the school's control. The central question is: what are the characteristics of safe and effective…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delinquency Prevention, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Patton, Gregory D. – 1981
In order to establish a theoretical basis for the development of a classroom discipline model that could be used by secondary vocational teachers, a study investigated the problems experienced by vocational teachers in maintaining classroom discipline, the causes of such discipline problems, and techniques used to rectify classroom discipline…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Definitions, Discipline
Hess, Fritz; And Others – 1979
This paper discusses alternative schools that serve students with special needs. The evolution of alternative education is outlined and several kinds of alternatives are discussed: schools for the gifted, the vocationally-oriented, and the disruptive, and multiethnic and basic skills programs. Alternative schools for problem students appear to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Development, Discipline
GODON, ROLF M. – 1966
PRESENTED IS AN EVALUATION OF A 6-WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 502 DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ENTERING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE FALL OF 1966. PROGRAM GOALS WERE TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS, REDUCE SUMMER LEARNING LOSSES, ENCOURAGE ASPIRATION AND MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING, AND PROVIDE ENRICHMENT. THESE OBJECTIVES WERE IMPLEMENTED BY INTENSIVE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Core Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Nelsen, Edward A.; Uhl, Norman P. – 1976
A questionnaire describing 87 environmental characteristics of schools is administered to entering freshmen at a predominantly black university to study the relationships of racial composition to various dimensions of school environment and social climate. Both racial and nonracial aspects of school environments are examined. Correlation of the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, College Freshmen, Discipline Problems
Brown, Valerie L., Ed. – 1997
This compendium provides an overview of selected codes of student conduct, a selection of annotated legal decisions and important law review articles, and various National Association of College and University Attorney (NACUA) outlines on the issue of student discipline in both academic and nonacademic contexts. Part 1 lists nonacademic codes of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Behavior Standards, Cheating, Civil Liberties
Burden, Paul R. – 1995
Designed to provide comprehensive, research-based coverage of classroom issues, this book is a synthesis of the research base on classroom management and discipline. Factors for establishing an effective classroom management system are presented, and specific actions are offered to restore order if misbehavior occurs. The content is applicable for…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment
Farber, Betty, Ed. – 1999
This collection of articles is compiled to offer parents and teachers guidelines to help navigate between a child's intentions and his or her behavior. The book consists of 43 brief chapters divided into 9 sections. Articles in section one, "Guiding Young Children's Behavior," address issues of discipline, setting limits, effective…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Child Health
Bartlett, Larry D. – Legal Memorandum, 1994
To best deal with the issue of law enforcement officers in the school, educators should establish a written policy. Two previous issues of this journal offered a model policy. In light of intervening legal and educational developments, a revised 1994 model is offered. Local education officials are prohibited from sharing student records with law…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Novell, Ireneanne – 1994
This practicum report describes a 15-day in-room suspension strategy designed to reduce the increasing number of principal-initiated student suspensions resulting from inappropriate conduct. The program's distinguishing features entailed a central figure who predetermined the candidates by means of a pre-suspension interview, parental-student…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Contingency Management, Discipline
Gottfredson, Denise C.; And Others – 1990
A 3-year program was implemented in eight middle schools in the Charleston County School District (South Carolina) in fall 1986 to cope with high rates of student misconduct. The program sought to improve the clarity of school rules and the consistency of rule enforcement, classroom organization and management, frequency of communication to the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adolescent Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Discipline Policy
Baptiste, H. Prentice, Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1980
This document is a collection of nine papers, each of which recommends strategies for the implementation of multicultural education. Also examined are specific issues, including bidialectical education, learning styles, interpersonal skills training, and disproportionate minority discipline. (Authors)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cultural Pluralism, Discipline Problems, English (Second Language)
Pinsky, Dorothy; And Others – 1980
The Iowa Family Day Care Handbook is designed as an aid for persons entering the business of providing home day care as well as for those persons already in the field. Topics include advantages and disadvantages of family day care for children, parents and providers; getting started in family day care; and a list and description of records that…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Discipline Problems, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Cruickshank, Donald; Leonard, James – 1967
In order to collect data supportive of the development of new curriculum and curriculum materials for use in the preparation of teachers to work with disadvantaged children, a study was conducted to determine the type and extent of problems perceived by teachers as they teach in inner-city or "ghetto" schools. Each of 12 school district…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Discipline Problems, Educational Problems
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Standard, Marilynn – Rural Educator, 1986
Describes discipline program initiated by the principal of a "tough" midwestern rural junior-senior high school. Includes ethnographic methodology; community characteristics; principal's background, self-concept, and leadership qualities; aspects of the program; and faculty, parent, and student perceptions of the principal and his…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Behavior Standards, Case Studies
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