This study examined the relatedness of teacher candidate's personal preferences to their perceptions of videotaped student misbehavior and to their responses to the misbehavior. Responses were identified as nonassertive, assertive, or hostile. Results and implications regarding an individual's interpretation of teacher training experiences are…

This report from the University of Mississippi determined the personal characteristics of prospective teachers by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) and compared these characteristics over a 4-year period. The freshman and senior year EPPS scores of 37 secondary education majors and 19 elementary education majors were statistically…

Students (98) choosing careers in special education-behavior disorders or elementary education were given standardized tests to attempt to identify personality traits presented by good special education teachers of the behaviorally disordered. Subtests on teaching humanities and counseling/guidance of young people showed higher means for special…