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Brooks, Douglas M.; Rogers, Constance J. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1981
Examines the relationship between teacher attitudes toward students and visual attending behavior in the classroom. Thirty-two students were identified in four categories, subsequently labeled accepted, indifferent, concerned and rejected. Results indicated significant differences in visual attending behavior and a two-way interaction with pupil…
Descriptors: Attention, Eye Movements, Nonverbal Communication, Student Attitudes
Pekel, Feyzi Osman; Demir, Yavuz; Yildiz, Mehmet – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions about their biology teachers' attitudes and communication behaviors in classroom environment in Turkey. A Likert type questionnaire was constructed consisting of 33 statements divided to three sub-sections. The Cronbach's alpha reliability for the instrument was 0.9076. Results…
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Teacher Attitudes
Van Rossum, J. H. A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2004
The dance teacher is a central figure in the world of dance; the impact of the dance teacher on the career of a young dancer can be decisive. A dance teacher is more often than not described as authoritarian. The present study investigated the various dimensions of the dance teacher's behavior. To map the teacher's behavior, a dance-adapted…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Dance Education
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Needle, Richard H.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1981
A conceptual framework for identifying stress variables includes: (1) systematically identifying causes of job stress; (2) identifying factors mitigating stress; and (3) identifying possible consequences of job stress. (JN)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
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Rickards, Tony; Fisher, Darrell – Research in Science Education, 1999
Presents an investigation into associations between students' (n=3215) perceptions of their interactions with teachers, the cultural background of students, and their attitudinal and cognitive achievement outcomes. Finds that students' attitude scores were higher in classrooms in which students perceived greater leadership, helping/friendly, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Ethnicity, Females, Foreign Countries