Indicates that discipline is almost always attributed to forces from within--school staff and programs. Addresses the benefits of career education as an interdependent vehicle for reducing discipline problems in schools. (JOW)

Discusses guidelines for responding to discipline problems based on teacher's ability to distinguish between discipline problems and educational or psychological problems. (JOW)

Discusses the practical psychology involved in handling classroom misbehavior. (GB)

University and college campuses in the United States utilize disciplinary/judicial processes to help address student behavioral problems. These include administrative, majority-peer, and minority-peer processes. This descriptive research was undertaken to find which of these three discipline/judicial processes were the most effective. The…

This case study gauges the perceptions of teachers to the "harm and benefit thesis" of Coleman's social-capital hypothesis. The study uses data from one de facto segregated southern school system that hastily implemented a court order in 2000. The study collects the perceptions of teachers at five predominantly middle-class White schools…

Charter school administrators weathered start-up woes, among them challenging students with unmet needs, verbal assaults, dwindling student enrollment, and a first-year budget deficit exceeding $200,000 to implement a reading improvement strategy that holds promise for helping at-risk students read better, a point particularly underscored…

The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…

Suggests a quick way to determine when students should be referred to the principal. (WD)

Considers classroom discipline from the standpoints of professional action vs reaction, social equality vs hierarchical relationships, and personal need vs common needs. (DD)

Describes how the University of Oregon has banned alcohol at fraternity houses, but that some members are continuing to drink. (EV)

Ask just about any teacher what the most challenging aspect of their job is and, most likely, one of the first answers one will get is "student behaviors!" To date, very little current research has examined the impact of specific challenging behaviors on teachers' job satisfaction. In other words, terms such as "challenging behavior" and…

Does clothing make the person or does the person make the clothing? How does what attire a student wears to school affect their academic achievement? In 1996, President Clinton cited examples of school violence and discipline issues that might have been avoided had the students been wearing uniforms ("School uniforms: Prevention or suppression?").…

A definition of school discipline and the dilemma faced by teachers in making decisions about school behavior are presented. The problem and dilemma are complex; and several alternative philosophies and practices are available. (JMF)