This study examined the amount of perceived stress and its dimensions on 121 elementary and secondary school teachers. Correlations were found between the "Emotional Exhaustion" dimension of stress and gender (males experienced more burnout) and years of teaching (teachers with more years at their present job experienced more burnout).…

Discusses recommendations relating to teacher education set forth in the James Report and the White Paper "Education: A Framework for Expansion" and, in particular, outlines the structure of the proposed "induction year" in which probationary teachers gain experience in the schools. (JR)

Uses existing research findings and a student experiment as a means to derive current information for the school faculty and administrators on students' opinions relating to personnel selection policy alternatives. (Author)

The purpose of a study was to determine (1) Montana high school home economics teachers' attitudes toward career education, and (2) if a significant relationship existed between selected variables and these attitudes. A previously tested questionnaire was partially redesigned and mailed to 200 high school home economics teachers in Montana.…

The author, a member of the Forum Editorial Board, discussed her educational experiences at the International School in Geneva where she has been teaching for the past two years. (Editor/RK)

Focusing on an inner-city school system, schools which include the poor, blacks, and immigrant children, this study examines some of the determinants and effects of teachers' expectations for class achievement: data consist of results from expectations measures administered to the teachers plus pupils' scores on the Stanford Achievement Test.…

This participant manual was developed to accompany a workshop to provide environmental protection professionals with skills needed to plan and deliver training programs. Each of the ten units contains a unit overview, content summaries, assignments, and figures. The materials are designed to strengthen skills in designing instructional objectives,…

This set of eight reports is a product of the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia Follow Through (FT) Program. Based on Piagetian theory, the MAP-FT projects are comprehensive education programs for children (K - 3) from low income families that are designed to continually challenge…

This paper points out that the puzzling nature of the evidence concerning the relationship between teaching experience and teaching performance is due in part to the research methodology used to study this relationship. Cross-sectional data reflects three different phenomena: learning by doing, teachers' academic excellence, and influence of the…

The study was undertaken to provide objective data for evaluating the educational relevance of short courses for teachers in literacy programs. Two short courses were organized for nonprofessional ABE teachers. Teachers in each course were divided in half to form an experimental group and a control group. Experimental groups completed an attitude…

This report is one of a series produced by the Science Education Center, University of Iowa. The series is designed to communicate results of research, developmental projects, and philosophical investigation to science educators. This particular report reviews the literature concerned with student teaching, with particular emphasis on the current…

The purposes of this school counselor preparation program were twofold: (1) to recruit, train, and certify as school counselors in Wisconsin individuals with strong behavioral science undergraduate training and experience in related helping professions; and (2) to ascertain if school counselors without teaching experience could be as effective as…

This is the final report of the Cycle 8 Teacher Corps Project of the University of Iowa. The project was designed for 20 bilingual interns, all third and fourth year undergraduates. The cooperating teachers were selected upon the recommendation of local superintendents and principals. The planning period of the program was August 1973 to May 1974.…