Article described a program that challenged music teachers in areas of endeavor with which they had not been involved for some time. (Author/RK)

VIA QUESTIONNAIRE TO 200 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS IN KENTUCKY, 2,004 TEACHERS WHO HAD RESIGNED THEIR POSITIONS DURING THE 1964-66 PERIOD WERE IDENTIFIED (7 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S FULL-TIME CERTIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF). ON THE BASIS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 780 (39 PERCENT) OF THESE TEACHERS, IT WAS FOUND THAT ECONOMIC FACTORS WERE THE…

A REPORT IS GIVEN OF THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF A FIELD STUDY CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEVERAL PROTOTYPE, SECONDARY MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS THAT WERE PRODUCED BY DIFFERENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GROUPS. MATHEMATICS TEACHERS WHO HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH "MODERN" OR EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO MATHEMATICS TAUGHT A SELECTED…

THIS PRELIMINARY STUDY WAS DIRECTED TOWARD (1) DEVELOPING A RATIONALE AND SERIES OF COURSES FOR A 5-YEAR PROGRAM IN THE FINE ARTS FOR ABLE STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, (2) FINDING WAYS TO RELATE THE EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS TO OTHER CURRICULAR EXPERIENCES, AND (3) DEVELOPING WAYS TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR THE NEW FINE ARTS CURRICULUM. A SERIES OF…

IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND FACTORS LEADING TO COMPETENT ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE OF 11TH-GRADE STUDENTS, A STUDY WAS INITIATED WHICH TRIED (1) TO SHOW GAIN OR LOSS OF ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING IN THE 11TH-GRADE U.S. HISTORY COURSE, (2) TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUMBER OF RELATED STUDENT COURSES TAKEN AND ECONOMIC LITERACY ACHIEVED, AND (3) TO…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXPERIENCED COLLEGE TEACHER WAS EVALUATED AS HE LECTURED TO STUDENTS OVER TELEVISION. FOUR PAIRS OF EXPERIENCED AND INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS WERE SELECTED FOR FOUR EXPERIMENTAL LECTURES PRESENTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EXISTING LIBERAL ARTS COURSE. ELEMENTS WERE SO ROTATED THAT STUDENTS WERE EXPOSED TO BOTH THE…

THE BACKGROUND, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND COMPETENCE OF A SAMPLE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS WERE REPORTED IN A PILOT STUDY. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE COMPLETED BY 621 TEACHERS IN THE SURVEY SAMPLE. EIGHT TABLES WERE INCLUDED ON--TEACHING LOAD, ACADEMIC TRAINING, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, TEACHING EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION, CONTINUING PREPARATION, SOURCE SITE…

Twenty suggestions are given to help university sociology departments develop procedures for hiring good teachers in the field. The first five ideas are about publicizing the position and initial screening of applications. Jobs should be announced in professional journals and at graduate departments with good reputations. Standardized forms should…

Classroom behavior of student teachers who had training in discussion techniques and in interaction analysis was observed and compared to the behavior of their cooperating teachers. A significant difference in types of communication patterns in the classroom of student teachers who had this special training and those who had not was observed. It…

A challenging problem for educational administrators has been the identification of effective teachers for purposes of reward. The lack of agreement on what an effective teacher is or does is a major reason for teacher opposition to merit rating. A study of 21 fifth grade classrooms in a Midwestern school system having homogeneous socioeconomic…

Increasingly, those individuals and institutions working with teachers-to-be are assuming responsibility for the performance of their graduates. One measure of an undergraduate teacher education program is the perceptions of its graduates. In studies using G. Thomas Baer's questionnaire for program evaluation, several recurring themes or common…

This study attempted to determine whether those who enter teaching remain in the profession or use teaching as a stepping stone to other occupations. The study was conducted at Harris Teachers College in St. Louis, Missouri. The following two groups of graduates were identified for followup: (1) those who received a Bachelor of Arts in Education…

This three-part document examines Project Change, an early childhood and developmental education graduate program funded by the U. S. Office of Education. Purposes of the project were to develop a Master's program for teachers of young children ages 3-10 and to work with teachers and schools in central New York to develop good educational…

Data were collected from approximately 1,600 teachers to get a statistical picture of Australian science teachers. Questionnaires provided information on sex, age, qualifications, experience, mobility, teaching conditions, lesson preparation, professional development, perceived syllabus freedom, and professional association affiliation. Results…