Author attempts to understand the dimensions of the teaching art. He examines common sense and the cumulative teaching experience as two facets of that art. (Author/RK)

Author recommends activities designed to help teachers in some way become more creative, more sensitive in their responses to other people and their work, more flexible in developing environments for learning, and more confident of the value of their work in teaching and in other areas. (Author/CB)

Tests predictions that peripheral as compared with inner city and traditional schools will have the largest percentage of teachers who are not only younger, teaching in elementary grades, females, white, and less experienced but also positive toward students and teaching. (JM)

A researcher analyzed problems faced by beginning teachers in the Netherlands. The teachers' problems are viewed as the result of the need to adjust from a permissive to a custodial stance. Implications for teacher education curriculum are discussed. (PP)

Researchers analyzed changes in the self-confidence levels of beginning teachers, which occurred during their first term of full-time teaching. Effects of sex differences, discipline attitudes, idealism, and other variables were explored. Students assigned to lower grade levels experienced more problems with confidence about classroom management…

A study compared the abilities of gymnastics teachers, physical education teachers, and education majors to analyze filmed gymnastic performances and detect errors. While gymnastics teachers identified the most errors, physical education teachers did little better than the education majors did. (Authors/PP)

The Indiana Model recommends that preservice teachers take three one-hour methods courses concurrently with science content courses to integrate science they are learning with science they should teach as elementary teachers. Presents the response of an elementary school teacher participating in the program and teaching science for the first time.…

Numerous studies on the education of teachers indicate that, as students advance educationally, their attitudes and beliefs tend to become increasingly liberal and progressive. However, the impact of the college education is "washed out" by the teaching experience. (JN)

Preservice and inservice aspects of teacher socialization are reviewed in this annotated bibliography of journal articles and ERIC documents. (CJ)

Results of this study provide empirical support for the inclusion of early field experiences in teacher preparation programs. While the effects of early field experiences in subsequent course achievement are modest, these effects are substantially greater than those reported for field experiences in conjunction with course work. (FG)

An inductive analysis of studies on discipline reveal four characteristics of effective classroom management. Preservice teachers should be able to: (1) develop a workable set of rules; (2) respond consistently to inappropriate behavior; (3) structure activities to minimize disruption; and (4) respond to, but not denigrate, the disruptive student.…

Study results indicate that the ideal department administrator would be a single female of any age who had some experience at K-12 level, less than 15 years in higher education, less than 10 years of administrative experience in higher education, and on the present job less than 5 years. (Author/CM)

Questionnaires and interviews were used to study student teachers' anxiety and reactions to classroom successes and failures. From the questionnaire responses, it was clear that anxiety fell during the three-week practice session while custodial attitudes increased. (FG)

A wide range of teachers were sampled to study whether attitudes toward the profession change with age and/or generation, or the amount of professional experience. Attitudes concerning the fulfillment of altruistic and pragmatic needs were assessed both for present views and for when the career choice was made. (Author/GDC)

Eight former English teachers explain how their work and training as English teachers affect what they now do. (RL)