Spring-semester students in engineering 2367, a second-year writing class taught by English lecturer Sue Oakes, recently interviewed a variety of Marion, Ohio business and industry leaders about technological advancements and the use of scientific principles in their career fields and industries.
Whether it’s the class clown’s constant disruptions, running in the hallway, hormonal pre-teens caught in a lip lock, fighting, teasing, cell phone use, or passing notes in class, student misbehavior is not a new concept, in fact there is a great deal of research examining misbehavior. Recent research, however, focuses not just on teen behaviors, but on their beliefs about behaviors.