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)

Determined whether educators' judgments of problem behaviors are influenced by classroom contex (disruptive x nondisruptive) and teacher type (regular x special). After viewing videotaped behavioral segments presented within a disruptive or nondisruptive classroom setting, teachers rated behavioral severity, tolerance, manageability, and…

Describes database development, teacher reaction and use, and goals of a pilot study by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), which provided Minnesota secondary school social studies teachers with complete lesson plans based on and accompanied by articles reprinted from newspapers to supply contemporary examples of the issues…

Teacher affective sensitivity was studied in an examination of the effects of a videotaped interpersonal skill development program on teacher behavior. Results indicate that this model of human relations training is successful. Implications are discussed. (Author/DF)

Reported is a study comparing black and white teachers' perceptions of eight factors that comprise the organizational climate in recently desegregated schools. (GW)

In this book 100 dynamic educators share some words that are important to them and what those words mean for teaching--here are the ideas that can start a teacher's day or stimulate new ideas for class activities. According to the book, each educator was asked to select a term that reflected an important idea for teaching; the terms appear in…

One of the ways in which tutors can help students improve their academic writing is to give them positive and constructive feedback on their work. D. Hounsell, however, suggests that written comments may fail to connect because tutors' and students' perceptions of marking criteria can be very different. This paper reports on two research studies,…

A study explored the underlying narratives, public and personal, that shape subject matter in U.S. history. It drew on strategies used in grounded theory, life history, and narrative inquiry. It specifically sought stories that history teachers teach students about what in the past matters and why. Teachers (n=62) from 32 schools were surveyed in…

This study examined preservice elementary teachers' understandings of the role of caring in educational contexts. Rather than attending to process variables (the teachers' emergent practices), the study focused on presage variables (the teachers' beliefs and understandings) and the teachers' reflections on their classroom experiences. Participants…

Suggested a positive approach for teachers in confronting the problems of students afflicted with epilepsy. (RK)

In this article, the author discusses the application of factor analysis as a technique in the investigation of multidimensional educational problems and presents the results of one such application. (Editor)

Guidelines in handling student discipline problems. (SP)

Article describes an investigation regarding issues and problems of human behavior and the educational process. (MM)

Article describes an investigation determining the relationship between academic achievement, creativity and teacher judgment of the student. (MM)