... are some characteristics of the parent-child relationship that have been found to be especially important in promoting desirable behaviors of the child (Howard, 1996). "The best source of good discipline is a loving family" (Leung, Robson, Lim, 1992). Consistency is an important part of the parent-child relationship. A more structured day with times and patterns for activities reduces ... to act in undesirable ways. Contrary, more intelligent children tend to interact more effectively, generate less stress on themselves, and have more acceptable behavior and are consequently easier to di...

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... , mental models, personal mastery, shared vision and team learning and dialogue which are the building blocks of a learning organization and are the five individual disciplines. Main Idea: The Fifth Discipline coins the watchword of "learning organizations". These are organizations where people continually expand their creative capacity, developing the results they desire. A "learning organization" is a place where new and ... conceptual, but it provides ways of understanding practical business issues, looking at systems in terms of particular types of cycles and provides system modeling...

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... relate it to these changes. Explaining in more detail the periods and writers mentioned briefly above. Also drawing conclusions on the more significant changes in the shaping of the discipline of geography and the nature of the relationship between these changes and the expansion. Geography's earliest known and recorded interest stems back as far as ancient Greece, a time ... Humboldt (1769-1859) and Carl Ritter (1779-1859) concerning themselves with the big picture' and the physical side of geography. "In the nineteenth century geography became an established discipline- (Crone, 1964:57...

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... and even to an extent, a form of abuse. In reality, these policies, if enforced properly, could be the solution to the growing discipline problems in our schools today. Already, there have been too many injuries and deaths of students in schools. Physical fighting and the possession of ... would bring the students to think a little harder before inflicting such irresponsible acts upon others. I am interested in this issue because I believe that greater discipline in schools will decrease the student violence and the growing crime rate. School dropout rates have been continuously increasi...

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... regarded by many scholars as the most contentious disciplinary method to students. Several scholars have raised debates on whether corporal punishment should be used to discipline students in school. Parallel to this, the application of corporal to discipline students has ignited fervent argument in pro-use and anti-use camps. This paper will focus on the ineffectiveness of using corporal punishments to ... is against human nature to show affection to someone that hurts their feelings or harm them. Gradually, children may start to fear adults who make use of physical means to discipline ...

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... study included a variety of occupations including warehouse workers, teachers, cashiers and accountants, among many others. Findings show that when a woman delivers discipline to an employee, the employee is less likely to believe that the punishment is fair, less likely to accept responsibility for their behavior or is ... information and evaluate it differently and then deal with situations in a different way than men do. New and improved training methods in administering discipline should be implemented to accommodate women managers. Based on the "person-centered theory" (p. 537) fema...

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... predetermined interpretation is that of "I am in trouble". This statement listening to it at the surface is probably true and when defining discipline with that shallow statement, the word punishment shines brightly. The progressive workplace environments in today's society view the term discipline more that punishment. Terms such as "orderly behavior" and "the training of employee conduct" are used in correlation with ... discipline. The phrase of training employee conduct can be simply compared to that of training an animal, better known as "conditioned response" or "behavior ... wit...

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The Supreme Court has ruled that where state law permits, union as well as nonunion employees have the right to sue over their discipline and dismissals. In a unionized employment relationship, a collective bargaining agreement normally incorporates procedures by which disciplinary actions can be appealed. In practice, union representatives spend a considerable amount of resources and ... same opportunity to terminate the employment relationship. In recent years important expectations to the at-will doctrine have emerged. For example, federal laws limit an employer's right to terminate or di...

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Children should be protected against all forms of physical punishment, including spanking. Discipline is necessary in raising children - requiring patience, time, and hard work by the parent. There are a variety of disciplines that ... quickest response that comes to mind, when a child does something that one strongly disapproves of. Pro-spanking advocates argue that it is the only method of discipline for toddlers who cannot grasp the idea of reason and explanation. Usually a single swat to a child's behind gets their attention, giving parents a time to ... stands that a parent should never...

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... students, office disciplinary referrals in comparison to students of other races are much higher. A study was conducted to determine "the rate at which male American Indian students received office discipline referrals compared to female and the leading behavior violations and how they compare across race/ethnicity, and the impact that the type of ODR and race/ethnicity have on administrative ... punished in the legal system harshly. What is most concerning, is wherever or not people see the correlation. What does that mean for our school systems and the way they discipline? Change must...

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... punishment is one of the most controversial parenting topics in today's generation. Since the seventeenth century, corporal punishment has decreased, but today many families still conduct this form of discipline within their home today (Andero and Stewart 1). The controversy stems from parents who support this issue and believe it is necessary and effective in raising children, and the parents ... is damaging and ineffective. Corporal punishment sends a negative and unclear message to children, worsens their behavior, and causes long and short term psychological effects therefore shoul...

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... to death and executed, potential killers will reconsider before murdering because of a paranoid fear of losing their own life. The death penalty is the legitimate curse of death as a discipline and since old times it has been utilized for a wide variations of offenses. Moreover, regardless of the possibility that a few studies with respect to prevention are uncertain, that ... ends up being guiltless. I concur that capital punishment is irreversible, however the possibility of committing an error in capital punishment is amazingly low. Capital punishment is viewed as a great discipline a...

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... hand, may reject the caregiver's use of physical punishment, which the adolescent views as illegitimate and invasive (Baumrind 857). Consistency in the discipline is another critical step in the use of spanking because the child will become confused with the rules and why they are being enforced ... learned as a child there is an increased chance the individual will carry this trait into adolescence then into adulthood. Spanking can be an effective discipline to illustrate to the child what happens if, for example, they steal a piece of candy from a store. Simply telling the child ... a...

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... still present today is clear evidence that there are limitations of the panoptic model. Before we can further discuss on the limitations of surveillance in discipline we have to understand how surveillance work under the Panoptic model. Panopticism, as put forward by Foucault, is a principle based on the Panopticon, ... accidents and the consequence of traffic jams. The fact that speeding is common in our society makes us question the power of surveillance in discipline and its contribution to a better traffic system. The power of the panoptic model works when drivers who observed the spe...

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... of Family Relations reported an experiment in which they explored mothers" and fathers" differential treatment (PDT) of their adolescent offspring in five areas: privileges, chores, affection, discipline, and temporal involvement. They then observed how siblings" personal qualities were associated with PDT. Participants included 188 families with first and second born adolescents. The equal treatment ... of the siblings was the normative parental style except for the areas of privileges and discipline. Where equal treatment was the norm, a significant percentage of parents reported diffe...

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... . The 5th category of Academic Dishonesty is Supplying or receiving answers on semester exams, AP exams, etc. The 1st offense consequences are no credit on test, etc., 5 hours detention, mini discipline board hearing, and possible technical suspension and/or loss of honors. The 2nd offense consequences are no credit on test, etc., 10 hours detention, referral to full ... at providence high school is supplying or receiving papers, answers, or information taken from a teacher's desk, file, etc. The 1st offense consequences are 0 credit on test, etc.; referral to full Discipline Board, and ...

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... in a sense, been its own purpose, operating almost exclusively in the interests of the ruler. With this new knowledge of the populus, government (discipline) then began to be more directed at the population. A second key area of change occurred with the rise of liberalism. Many areas of government ... strategy aimed at the correct training of young people?. Now that management of the external environment was established as an excellent means of discipline, the conduct of the mind was to be the next area educators set about measuring and monitoring. As before, the same concepts ... the to...

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... and even to an extent, a form of abuse. In reality, these policies, if enforced properly, could be the solution to the growing discipline problems in our schools today. Already, there have been too many injuries and deaths of students in schools. Physical fighting and the possession of ... would bring the students to think a little harder before inflicting such irresponsible acts upon others. I am interested in this issue because I believe that greater discipline in schools will decrease the student violence and the growing crime rate. School dropout rates have been continuously increasi...

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... out of school completely (Bock, Savner, and Tapscott, 1998). The National Center for Educational Statistics collected data from school-based administrators to identify their perceptions of the most common school discipline problems (Sautner, 2001). They identified student tardiness, absenteeism or skipping, and physical altercations amongst students as there top three concerns. Looking at these issues one must question whether these ... that has been gaining more recognition in recent years is the use of in-school suspensions. In this method the student is removed from the classroom setti...

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... while placing the burden to succeed collectively on each individual within the SHG. Three central ideas are apparent in the SHGs semi-autonomous team structure; shared purpose, individual and team discipline, and personal accountability to each other and to the team. Once formed, ICICI requires each SHG to establish a savings account, elect leaders, and to start saving. Each SHG is actively ... ensure she contributes the full amount to the SHG each month, pays back any short-term loan the SHG may have granted, and actively contributes to enhancing the team. Personal discipline may mean ...

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... this growing problem in our public school systems. The before mentioned, along with numerous other proponents, believe that the implementation of school uniforms would "promote school safety, improve discipline, and enhance the learning environment- (manual 1). However, opponents to the implementation of school uniforms feel that at this time there is no "empirical evidence to support the ... -- even life-threatening situations -- among students over designer clothing or expensive sneakers; Helping prevent gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia at school; Instilling student...

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... too young to make their own decisions so they try to convince the students that their parents and the school know what is best for them. Nolan says; "Tradition Discipline" meaning that the students should uphold previous traditions but if students keep following the previous generations unquestioningly they will be perpetuating the same mistakes rather than taking responsibility and learning ... they will not always be accepted in life, but by standing by their principles, they will live a much happier life, as opposed to just conforming blindly and unquestioningly. Welton uses Discipli...

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... you do/don't do this, my opinion of you will be enhanced/lessened), power-assertive discipline (do/don't do it because I said so), and inductive discipline (do/don't do it for this reason) (cited in Schaffer, 2000, pp. 305-306). Hoffman's research has shown that inductive discipline is usually the most effective, because it not only explains the rules, but also appeals to ... , cited in Schaffer, 2000, p. 306). I found that, in order to effectively maintain control over a larger group of children, I sometimes assumed the role of the enforcer, using power-assertive discipline along with i...

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... example of modern day panopticism as they have been invading Americans privacy by reading there text messages and listening to phone calls. Michel Foucault gives his opinion on power and discipline in "Panopticism". He begins by explaining what measures were taken to control the plague, such as quarantine and forced separation. These forms of ... discipline used during the plagues have been the basis for much of the discipline that was evident during that time. From there, Foucault describes Jeremy Bentham's "Panopticon", a tower in the center of a room which has vision to every cel...

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... which includes: "an over-reliance on punitive methods of control, unclear rules for student deportment, weak or inconsistent administrative support for staff in carrying out student discipline, academic failure experiences, not assisting students lacking critical social skills that form the basis of doing well academically and relating positively to others, a misuse of ... development of conduct disorders. These preventative measures apply to both parents and educators and include: reducing punitive methods of control, providing clear rules for conduct and discipline, assuring support f...

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