Describes use of a checklist, giving immediate feedback on specific items, to control individual behavior problems of students. (LD)

Summarizes discipline procedures for students with disabilities, as put forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997. Discusses discipline procedures for exclusion from current placement of 10 days or less; discipline procedures for suspension/expulsion of more than 10 days; and discipline procedures for weapons/drug offenses and…

Many surveys confirm a substantial number of discipline problems in schools, but not many surveys are aimed at their identification. Identification of discipline violations is indispensable for prudent planning of their interventions in and prevention of their occurrence. Earlier studies focused mostly on the teachers' perceptions of discipline…

In this article, the author addresses the concern of a teacher with students who exhibit discipline problems. She presents several suggestions to help make children obey and respect the teacher. Some of her suggestions include: (1) greeting each child by name at the door as they arrive; (2) standing tall and using a firm voice to convey authority;…

Problem students will respond to liking and respect, says this former assistant principal. He makes several suggestions for being a successful administrator in charge of discipline. (Editor)

Last winter the National Commission on the Reform of Secondary Education concluded that "If a high school is not to be a custodial institution, the State must not force adolescents to attend. Earlier maturity -- physical, sexual and intellectual -- requires an option of earlier departure from the restraints of formal schooling." The Commission…

Examines several alternative models to account for the distribution of group disorder in New York City's 56 comprehensive academic high schools. Advances the thesis that, while disorders occur in the schools, their roots lie in the larger society. (Author/MLF)

The addition of an attendance clerk and the implementation of a system that stresses the importance of attendance have worked well to reduce absenteeism at North Harford Senior High School in Pylesville, Maryland. (Author/MLF)

A student participatory model, developed to combat a drug problem, could be helpful in solving other school problems. (Author/MLF)

Describes seven detailed approaches to effective classroom discipline including: teacher assertiveness training, effective limit setting, priority problems approach, those games kids play, the eye-contact method, the paradox response, and the use of letters to parents as a discipline device. (JMB)

Research discovered six categories of adult behavior that lead to student discipline problems--inconsistent rule enforcement, noncompliance with discipline policies, insensitivity, lack of data, lack of classroom management skills, and inadequate administration of discipline policies. (Author/IRT)

School administrators in California and New York share views on what are the most pressing discipline problems--skipping class, truancy, and tardiness--but those views do not seem to be shared by teachers and students. The administrators are taking steps to resolve the problems. (IRT)

Those who accept some responsibility for the young owe it to them to search for alternatives to punishment as a means of assisting the progress of their education. Alternatives are discussed. For example, one appropriate alternative is the separation of children from particular environments where they do not do well. (RM)

Since the 1980's, fear of school violence has driven American public education toward increasingly punitive and exclusionary methods of school discipline. Yet recent research has begun to raise serious questions about the effectiveness and equity of suspension and expulsion. Despite such controversy concerning the use and effectiveness of…

Classroom discipline is one of the main study topics of contemporary educators. Even in developed western countries it is regarded as the primary problem of education. Classroom discipline is one of the many conditions that are necessary for reaching educational targets. Many factors like desired and undesired student behaviors, student-student,…