The study examined teacher accuracy and bias in referring 570 students (grades 2-6) for special education placement. Students perceived as handicapped were accurately characterized by low reading achievement, but disproportionate numbers of Blacks and a greater percentage of males than females were referred from a population of low readers. (JW)

Through a study of teachers resolving classroom dilemmas, a way of characterizing teachers' beliefs for fuller understanding of their practices is suggested. Examining a teacher's perspective as a dynamic complex of beliefs and assumptions demonstrates that successful change efforts must consider the perspective in its entirety. (CJH)

This article is a brief sketch of Lawrence Stenhouse's views on the relation of research to educational action. He argues that teaching is best conceived as a practical art form, and that the artist is a researcher whose inquiry expresses itself in performance of his or her art.(TE)

Thirty normal geriatric individuals, who had been randomly assigned to one of three feedback modes, were instructed to produce a phrase at slow, average, and fast speaking rates. Results suggest that visual-verbal and verbal-quantitative feedback lead to significantly better performance than verbal-qualitative feedback, particularly when the task…

Explains the purpose and function of the student-teacher memo, which puts both student and teacher into the composing process which produced the draft. Enables students to examine their own work closely, think about their composing processes, and address themselves to a reader. (MS)

Relates how one teacher used the writing and sharing of journals in a graduate education class as dialogue to promote an understanding of learning and teaching, and to "lead from behind" by sharing her journal with the class. (SR)

Presents the conclusions of a nationwide survey on censorship in the schools and enumerates the ways that teachers can best protect themselves from censors. (NKA)

The merits and limitations of expanding family choice of education for children are discussed, with emphasis on how such choice affects students and teachers, what are the competing objectives, and what regulates the choices families may make. (MT)

Episodes of children's crying and children's and teachers' responses to crying were observed in natural preschool settings using an event-sampling technique. Narrative descriptions of the episodes were coded as to cause of crying, teacher response, peer response, and context. (Author/NH)

Reports on an assessment study of secondary vocational education based on student testing and surveys of teachers, parents, students, and vocational administrators. Suggested improvements include (1) emphasis on basic skills, (2) more career counseling, (3) business-school partnerships, (4) local vocational plan development, and (5) cooperation…

Describes a study that examines the responses of teachers of English as a second language (ESL) to student writing. Results show that the ESL teachers misread student texts, are inconsistent in their reactions, make arbitrary comments and corrections, impose abstract rules and standards, and rarely offer specific strategies for revising the test.…

Uses two intensive case studies of teachers to examine factors precipitating changes in teacher attitude and behavior over time. Data analysis indicates that two core processes--humanization process and rationalization process--produce shifts in work perspective. Discusses implications for teacher education. (SA)

Reports the findings of a survey of 141 teachers that investigated whether public school teachers of subjects involving reading, writing, and literature read contemporary materials in these fields. (HOD)

Explores relationships between pupil miscues and the verbal feedback offered by teachers during group oral reading instruction in second-grade classes. Poorer readers were found to have less teacher contact, less engaged time, and less task success than the better readers during guided oral reading. Implications for changing teaching practices are…

Teachers and teacher educators must become more aware of the civics lessons instilled by the media and must learn to teach students how to use, rather than be used by, the media "curriculum." Four strategies for integrating media civic education into the teacher education curriculum are outlined. (PP)