The Guide covers changing school programs, staffing for effective discipline, and cutting-edge approaches such as peer counseling for dealing with student values and problems that are drastically different from those of only a few years ago.

Robert D. Ramsey, (B.S., M.S., and Ed.D. degrees, University of Kansas), has front-line experience spanning 35 years as teacher, counselor, supervisor, curriculum director, assistant and associate superintendent, and acting superintendent in three award-winning school districts. He is the author of Educator's Discipline Handbook (Parker), Secondary Principal's Survival Guide (Prentice Hall), and 501 Ways to Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem (Contemporary Books).