Surveyed secondary school students regarding their perceptions of college student drinking. Most 7th graders had normative perceptions of collegiate drinking. Adolescent substance use most closely related to peer norms. Perceptions of collegiate drinking independently related to alcohol use intensity, drinking onset, and indicators of tobacco and…

Courts have tended to find that more and more behavior can be classified as sexual harassment, and many academic feminists have also pressed for a more inclusive conception of sexual harassment. Phyllis Crocker has argued that institutions of higher education should remove distinctions between "more and less" serious forms of sexual…

The effectiveness and applicability of student discipline and attendance policies in Massachusetts' public schools are addressed in this report. Following an introduction, the second section presents a review of research and examines seven assumptions about current statewide discipline and attendance practices in light of recent findings.…

This compendium contains information on current policies and practices relative to issues of conflicts of interest and accreditation. Information was submitted, in response to a questionnaire, by 53 national, regional, and specialized accrediting bodies that are recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. The compendium presents each…

Cohort differences in perceptions of age appropriate behavior during adulthood were examined. The specific question was to what degree members of three different cohort groups who share a common familial background differ on the degree of acceptance expressed regarding age appropriate behaviors. The sample consisted of three groups of women:…

A formally conducted field study was used to investigate the work of vice-principals of eight large Southern California high schools and the relationship of their work to the school as an organization. Most of the vice-principals studied deal with student discipline, but four have important discipline responsibilities, which they exercise by…

How teachers' incentives affect the way they go about their work is the subject of this report. Data (originally collected for another related study by the author) were obtained through classroom and nonclassroom observations and teacher interviews. The report consists primarily of a comparison of the teaching of two teachers. Material from lesson…

DEVIANCE IS AN INTERACTIONAL PROCESS IN WHICH THE NORMS OF A SOCIAL GROUP HAVE BEEN VIOLATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SUBSEQUENTLY LABELED DEVIANT BY THE GROUP. THUS SCHOOL DEVIANCE--UNDERACHIEVEMENT, MISBEHAVIOR, AND EARLY SCHOOL-LEAVING--IS A CONSEQUENCE OF AN ADVERSE SCHOOL-PUPIL INTERACTION IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS AN EQUAL PARTNER. SEVERAL…

This guide for teachers, in English and Spanish, examines the role parents play in the socialization of sex roles. A pre-test and post test are included to measure the user's awareness of sexual stereotyping. Five object lessons cover the following topics: (1) stereotypes which exist prior to a baby's birth; (2) behavioral standards on which…

A FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING CURRICULUM PLANS IS TO CONSIDER THE BASES OF THE CURRICULUM DECISIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR OBJECTIVES, LEARNING EXPERIENCES, TEACHING AIDS, AND EVALUATION. THESE BASES INCLUDE BELIEFS ABOUT HOME ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION, SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS, LEGISLATION AFFECTING EDUCATION AND FAMILIES, NEEDS OF…

When parents in Cupertino, California, became dissatisfied with the nontraditional, unstructured education offered in their district's elementary schools, they created the Academics-Plus alternative program. This account of the history of the 3-year-old A+ alternative school is written by one of its original promoters. The elementary level A+…

The effects of a tutor-tutee relationship on the reading achievement and achievement motivation of underachieving black male children were investigated. A group of 41 tutees and their controls as well as a group of 41 tutors and their controls, all from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, were randomly selected. All subjects were given a nonverbal IQ…

Describes the types of teacher coordination that are necessary for survival in open space. Teachers successful in open-space schools have provided the best and most useful information on how to survive in open space and their suggestions are discussed in five basic categories. (Author/RK)

Normal children, aged 3-8, were observed during free play with anatomical dolls under three conditions: with an adult present, without an adult, and with the dolls undressed. In contrast to clinical observation of abused children, the doll play of the normal children was not characterized by aggression or sexual concerns. (Author/JDD)

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the sports-governing body for over 500 small colleges and universities, will weigh a series of major alterations in rules and procedures concerning standards for freshman athletes, separate competition divisions in all sports, an accreditation system for monitoring academic standards,…