Judgements of the behavior of boys and girls in relation to the individual teacher's own standard of Ideal Student shows that female teachers significantly saw the behavior of girls as closer to the Ideal Student than that of boys, while male teachers did not. (Author)

This report presents estimates of the distributions of perceptions of teachers and other school officials on selected behavioral characteristics of youths 12-17 years of age in the noninstitutional U.S. population by age and sex. These findings are based on questionnaire responses obtained from last schools attended by youths examined in the…

This study investigates the extent to which students and faculty members feel that they procrastinate, as well as faculty perceptions of student procrastination. Factors such as age, sex, and area of study expertise are examined in relation to procrastination. (Author)

Extensive research has been conducted examining the effects of teacher expectations on student performance, revealing reasonably consistent patterns of differential behavior by teachers toward high and low expectation students. Few theories which integrate isolated research findings into a causal sequence have emerged, however. One such model…

An ethnomethodological study with children aged 10-11 reveals that childrens' view of school, of school values and of friendships differs markedly from the adult view of these matters. In some cases these differences may lead to irreconcilable conflicts between teacher and learner where the teacher is unable to recognize the child's point of view.…