A 10-page questionnaire was used to determine the characteristics of Kansas junior college personnel. The data collected were to provide a profile of the teachers and to be available in detail to anyone interested. The four categories of inquiry were: (1) biographical data on age, sex, marital status, residence, schooling, education and occupation…

An informal survey in 19 public elementary schools in Seattle, Washington, revealed what teachers and principals feel should be the basic preservice experiences and teaching responsibilities of reading specialists. It was summarized that reading specialists should be able to answer positively the following questions and their implied subquestions:…

The major purposes of this study were to analyze classroom behavior as a product of student-teacher interaction, and to determine teaching patterns identified with student mastery of stated instructional objectives in reading. A sample of twenty-two first grade teacher-student groups were video taped during instruction in phoneme-grapheme…

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of journalism in high schools, characteristics of teachers and advisers, and perceived needs of journalism teachers and advisers in three states with dissimilar certification requirements: Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. A four-page questionnaire was mailed to appropriate personnel in…

This study examined the effect of the student teacher's perception of and preference for the role of the cooperating teacher and the cooperating teacher's perception of his role on the student teacher's effectiveness and satisfaction with the student teaching experience. Subjects were 98 student teachers and 98 cooperating teachers. Responses were…

At least 250,000 elementary teachers in this country are unhappy about teaching. They are tired, weary, or let down about their jobs. Article described some ways that teachers can experience a deliberate retooling and again find teaching exciting and fulfilling. (Author/RK)

Eighty-one newly-appointed university teachers at the University of Copenhagen were interviewed about their concerns in connection with their forthcoming classroom debut. Analysis of the findings suggests that inexperienced teachers are teaching- or student-centered. (Author/LBH)

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) has called for a national commitment to educating the handicapped. An earlier article (EJ 163 681) described this law and many of its ramifications. Teachers were also asked to share their experiences with mainstreaming. Here are some of their responses. (Editor/RK)

Sixty-four children, eight mothers and four teachers traveled on a bus that blew a tire in the middle of the world's busiest freeway. What saved the trip from this unexpected "letdown" and expected chaos was a "bag of tricks" that the author developed from 16 years of experience in and out of the primary-grade classroom. (Author/RK)

After long experience as a teacher and head teacher in Devonshire, the author was appointed as Advisor for Primary Education for North and West Devon in 1975. He writes here of his experience in moving to flexible forms of grouping through cooperative teaching as head of Blue Coat Pilton at Barnstaple. (Editor/RK)

A recent number of FORUM (Vol. 17, No. 3), focusing on "The Question of Size", suggested the formation of "schools within schools" as a possible solution to the problems of large schools. Here two teachers from Countesthorpe College, Leicestershire, develop this approach, based on their own experience. (Editor)

The article deals with the problem of non tenured junior rank who man college faculties. It raises problems involved in obtaining the Ph.D., and its importance for teaching the undergraduate college student. Alternatives are suggested for those who remain at the junior faculty rank. (Author)

A fictional story about a teacher embroiled in controversy among parents, other teachers, and community members because of a course he teaches. Points out that commitment, sophistication, and courage are needed by teachers who deal with sensitive issues. (AV)

Graduate education produces individuals whose training is totally inappropriate for their goals and possible employment potentialities. Examines this problem and provides three recommendations for improving both the quality of instruction at the graduate education level and the resultant instruction and curriculum development at the secondary…

The English once again cast their influence upon education in America. This report on open education is the reflection of some first hand experiences of enthusiastic teachers. (Editor)