The Social Science Observation Record (SSOR) is an interaction analysis-systematic observation scheme enabling users to engage in interaction analysis as a descriptive record. Pilot studies suggest that the knowledge of the system enables pre-service social studies teachers (using microteaching simulation) to modify their own behavior in…

This dissertation discusses teaching English to the adult (24 years old or older) undergraduate. The purposes of the paper were to make a statement on teaching the adult; to survey adults for their perceptions of their needs and the ways the courses met them; to review findings of schools offering special adult degree programs; and to develop a…

Teacher behavior is not likely to be "valid" in general, but rather only under specified conditions, such as the nature of the learning objective which is being pursued, the personal and demographic characteristics of the pupil being taught, the length of time during which learning takes place, and probably the context of other classroom behaviors…

This bulletin is one of four containing reprints of working papers used in developing the teacher performance specifications for the Georgia educational model for the preparation of elementary school teachers (ED 025 491). "Teacher performance specifications" are defined as descriptions of behaviors regarded by the Georgia study as…

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of social reinforcement by the teacher on the classroom behavior of economically disadvantaged adolescents. The study also investigated the length of time necessary to demonstrate marked changes in behavior and the effect of social reinforcement on non-target class members. Subjects were six…

This doctoral dissertation examines the question of whether student classroom behavior influences teachers' classroom behavior, and if so, whether the direction of change is predictable, as has been suggested by previous research. The four hypotheses tested were: 1) There will be a significant change in teacher behavior when there is change in…

This monograph reviews and analyzes relevant decisions dealing with the control of student activities by public school authorities. The report focuses on recent court cases that reaffirm, amplify, or extend entrenched constitutional and common law principles undergirding the public educational system in the United States. After setting the legal…

The Stanford Career Planning Project designed and tested the effectiveness of three competing experimental treatments for promoting career exploration in adolescents. They were: (1) group structured stimulus materials, (2) group social modeling, and (3) a combination of the two. Planned stimulus materials were prepared and used in four group…

After arriving at college with anticipations of the kinds of attitudes and behaviors they will favor as students, students sometimes transform their initial orientation into an actual student role and sometimes undergo a change and adopt a new set of orientations toward the student role. This study was directed toward determining the ways in which…

Phase 1 has been completed of a five-phase project to develop a model of teacher role behavior in individualized classrooms, to develop teacher training courses (including workshops) for behaviors specified by the role model, and to train teachers (inservice and/or preservice) to fulfill the role provided by the model. The classroom management…

The Special Trustee Committee was charged with investigating the seizure by black students of Willard Straight Hall at Cornell, and all surrounding circumstances, underlying issues and forces that have been troubling the campus. Their report describes the events that occurred between the morning of April 18, through the afternoon of April 23,…

The university reflects the revolution in the world. Large numbers of "find out" students are not goal oriented and are affected by malaise; many approve of the use of violence in certain situations. Part of the revolution must be accepted and part rejected. The university is extremely vulnerable to violence and, unless it is contained, American…

The verbal behavior of teachers and students in elementary stenography classes is described. Observational data, consisting of the verbal behavior of teachers and students in 30 elementary stenography classes, were categorized and analyzed. From this initial analysis, a basic model of teacher-student behavior was defined. Deviations from the basic…

The purpose of this study was to determine if any differences exist in inquiry skills between science students using the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials and those using a more traditional approach. The Tab Science Test was administered to seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade science students in both ISCS and non-ISCS groups.…

Reported is a study of differences in the observed verbal behaviors of various groupings of teachers (four pre-service and four in-service) and pupils (fifth- and sixth-grade in science and social studies) in a series of creative and non-creative lessons. The factors studied were: (1) creativity of lessons; (2) subject matter (social studies…