This paper examines the cultural and philosophical roots of competing interests in the proliferation and implementation of computers in the schools of Quebec, Canada, and specifically addresses the effect of this technology on teacher autonomy, professionalism, and the learning/teaching experience. In particular, it considers the implications for…

This research report examines the current use in secondary schools of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) nine-chapter booklet, "Understanding Taxes," and the complementary six program videos, "Tax Whys," and offers suggestions for updating the video programs. The review begins with telephone interviews of the IRS Taxpayer…

Results suggest that knowledge of student learning outcomes and reduction of intent action discrepancy have minimal impact on teacher decisions to modify classroom procedures. (Author/BJG)

This paper presents an overview of the literature concerning discipline in the classroom, focusing specifically on the root causes of discipline problems and the development of problem-specific responses. A bibliography and suggestions for further reading are also included. (DS)

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOUND FILM RECORDINGS OF PUPILS IN TEACHING-LEARNING SITUATIONS CAN BE USED AS A BASIS FOR TRAINING TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCURACY IN INTERPRETING NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE EXTENT OF DIFFERENCES AMONG TEACHERS, NEW TEACHERS, AND NONTEACHERS IN THEIR ABILITY TO INTERPRET NONVERBAL…

The study to assess the status of elementary and secondary home economics programs in Massachusetts and to determine the inservice needs of the teachers also had the objectives of: determining desirable types of inservice activities, determining desirable subject areas, gathering information on teacher education and experience, and sharing the…

The purpose of the study was to determine the causes for the paucity of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) chapters in the State of Oregon. Seventy trade and industrial teachers were asked to respond via mailed questionnaire as to why VICA clubs were absent in their schools. It was concluded that the presence of VICA in Oregon seems to…

In an attempt to determine the actual knowledge of, implementation of, and interest in individualized instruction, a two-year survey was recently completed, involving 284 public school classroom teachers with a degree in either elementary or secondary education from an accredited college or university. The following three survey instruments,…

In spoken and written situations which focused the teachers' attentions on information rather than on their language, samples of 100 English teachers' actual language were obtained with respect to five debatable usages: "everybody...their,""reason...is because,""who" as an object pronoun, "will/would" with the first person subject to express…

This paper is a preliminary report of a small research project undertaken to follow up some observations of Head Start classes. The project, which is in the early stages of developing procedures and techniques, hopes to investigate the preliminary observation that teachers' verbal responses to children have the function of ending a child's…

A sample of 30 male and 124 female prospective teachers were given a battery of inventories prior to teacher training. Included in this battery was a 300-item Educational Opinion Inventory (EOI). On the day immediately following the administration of each inventory, each subject taught a 40-minute lesson to 20 to 30 secondary school students.…

Teachers should respond to children's writing in positive, encouraging ways. (DD)

Compares the use of video technology in schools to sound filmstrips, 16mm films, and computers, and finds video to be more significant because both software and hardware aspects of the technology are accessible to the individual classroom teacher. (EM)

Presents the views of three secondary-level teachers regarding the use of textbooks in geography instruction. (JDH)

Studies staff members' perceptions and performances of their roles in an Israeli residential school which adopts a liberal ideology. Exploration of this central aspect of institutional organization contributes to our understanding of how liberal ideologies operate within total life situations. (Author/LHW)