Survey responses from 333 of 616 accounting faculty indicated that over 78% experienced teaching anxiety; 38.5% had experienced physical symptoms and 80% psychological reactions. Anxiety was associated with rank, age, teaching experience, and type of institution (doctoral/nondoctoral granting). Inexperience or lack of familiarity with the material…

Presents arguments against discipline-based state learning standards, including their effects on learning and the limits they impose on teachers' intellectual and moral attentiveness to student development. Makes a case for locally developed standards, including the state's role. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Presents findings of a study examining how an elementary school faculty made sense of its principal's replacement. Teachers' understanding was affected by two sets of research-based factors: a group norm and characteristics of the succession process. A general expectation of change and presuccession sense making also affected teachers'…

Discusses the problem of criticizing students' interpretations of poetry. Argues that faulty interpretations should only be ignored for artistic reasons, but should be called mistakes for factual and experiential reasons. (MM)

Discusses how the author was influenced by poet William Stafford. Discusses what she learned about the value of writing with her students, of responding to writing, of being open to all the possibilities a writing classroom might present. (RS)

Shares some personal reflections about the causes of adolescent resistance to changing behavior and the principles of response, based in part on what students have said to teachers about why they do what they do. Discussed are both responses to avoid and alternative responses. (JPS)

Curriculum integration is a systemic phenomenon that traverses both traditional and nontraditional territories. Scottsdale (Arizona) Public Schools' strategic plan includes curriculum integration elements in seven categories--community relations, curriculum and instruction, funding, human resources, management, communication, and technology. The…

A Sioux Falls (South Dakota) project that supplied middle school teachers with Macintosh computers and training to use them showed gratifying results. Easy access to portable notebook computers made teachers more active computer users, increased teacher interaction and collaboration, enhanced teacher productivity regarding management tasks and…

Many classroom teachers and administrators ignore state education departments' curriculum guides and depend heavily on textbooks. Curriculum committees should devote considerable time to textbook review so that teachers have opportunity to examine books from many publishers or create their own units. Principals and supervisors must share…

Thanks to a collegial training program conducted in their school's computer labs, teachers at a Sussex County, New Jersey, high school have grown comfortable with using computers for everything from lesson planning and recording grades to designing graphics and manipulating databases. A teacher-led committee developed the program, appointed…

Shares with readers the responses of several teachers and teacher educators whom were asked to comment on some of the books that have been important to their work. Draws upon these comments to offer reading suggestions. Notes that expanding teachers' interests and attention offers the best hope of making books matter in a complex teaching world.…

Modeling faculty meetings after the "rugtime" format used in primary classrooms has helped the faculty and principal at an Illinois elementary school regain their sense of smallness and concentrate on single-topic reflections and discussion. The emerging quality of conversation defines and extends the faculty community. (MLH)

The field of education has recently recognized the importance of investigating how issues of race impact equity in mathematics education. Historically there has been great emphasis on researching how to support teachers in their practice. Specifically examining the intersection of all these components is a growing focus of a cadre of researchers.…

Persistent academic dishonesty has perplexed researchers who focus their studies on why students cheat. There are limited studies regarding the faculty perspective of this issue. This study explores factors that influence faculty action when faced with dishonesty or evidence of dishonesty. A questionnaire consisting of thirty-five items was sent…

Article provided the school administrator with an evaluation of findings concerning the level of teacher participation in decisions in his organizational unit and listed some steps for using such data. (Author/RK)