Examines Lionel Crocker's contribution to the speech communication field as a scholar, author, and teacher, focusing on his choice to teach at a small liberal arts college for almost 40 years. Discusses Crocker's unconventional teaching approach and profound impact on his students, and suggests implications of his career for the speech…

Relates a number of Don Cushman's former and current students' experiences that capture part of his spirit as a teacher. Three themes emerge: (1) Cushman's embodiment of the highest standards of quantity, energy, and commitment; (2) the congruity between his teaching and living; and (3) his profound influence on others' lives. (JD)

Discusses a recent study that examined the impact of teaching style and of learning style on the academic achievement of health professionals returning to continuing education courses. The effects of teaching and learning style were measured by examining each student's grade at the end of the course and adjusting it for the student's overall grade…

Examines how six "sway" students, that is, students who have learned how to interact verbally with the teacher in a foreign language, affected the organization of interaction and language development in a high school Spanish class. The effect was that they allowed the teacher to progress effectively through the lesson. (Author/SED)

Nonverbal messages provide information to students about the instructor's preferences for interpersonal support, genuineness, and power, and have a direct impact on students' motivation to learn and attitudes toward content. (Author/MSE)

If schools are to combine the goals of equality and excellence, teachers and curricula must teach students to think in a structured and supportive environment. Problems with the education system are discussed. Cognitively oriented curricula and teaching strategies have had positive results in some programs. (DF)

Argues in favor of the lecture method of presenting information to students. (FL)

Presents a twofold approach to teaching basic geology based on five principles to make science accessible to students who think they are bored with or afraid of the subject. The approach focuses on: appealing to the mind (to attack boredom) and appealing to the emotions (to attack fear). (BC)

Critiqued is the article, "Teacher as Shaman: An Educational Criticism," (Studies in Art Education, v25 n1), containing a case study of an art teacher who employs performance-based ritual to stimulate thinking about art's meaning and history. The problem that ethnographic researchers have conveying credibility when summarizing…

In this study of 40 fourth graders and two teachers, the influence teacher ideological differences have on how children learn to write during classroom lessons was investigated. Analysis of narrative compositions based on a picture sequence revealed significant differences between student compositions for an academic teacher and a…

Potential correlates were investigated to discover variables that identify or discriminate among good and poor solvers of simulated teaching problems, thereby aiding preservice and inservice teacher selection. (MB)

Extracts from a conversation with the author of "Teaching Styles and Pupil Progress" and a group of distinguished educationists on the validity of the book's research, its effect on teachers, the implications for public policy, and some new directions for educational research. (Editor/RK)

The first-day jitters. The first encounter with an angry parent. The first performance review. As a seasoned teacher, you remember each of these "firsts." But how can you relate your experiences to a new teacher? Find answers to these questions and the research to back them up in this tool-packed guide. "What Successful Mentors Do" offers sensible…

This report is intended to remind those involved in the teaching and learning enterprise that the business of education is complex and involves an intricate interplay among individuals, organizations, and diverse life situations. The report focuses specifically on teachers and the perspectives they bring to the discourse on education. The book…

This book presents one method for identifying mind-sets, learning styles, and motivation patterns, and using the patterns in planning instruction and other helping processes, with the objective of helping people find and use their strengths to ameliorate weaknesses. The approach presented is based on Carl Jung's ideas about psychological types, as…