Professionalism and its relationship to scholarly productivity was studied. Specific areas of analysis were the degree of professionalism of criminal justice educators, rankings of a series of selected publications, and the relationship between professionalism level and journal productivity. Data were derived from responses by 1,028 of 1,274…

A study assessed the relation of potentially stressful objective job characteristics and perceived psychosocial job stress and the relation of both of these to a variety of indicators of physical and mental health. The study also determined whether any of these relationships were conditioned by a variety of individual characteristics (age,…

Individual differences in the motivation and skill to manage impressions can be measured by the Self-Monitoring Scale. "Blind" dating encounters were established to investigate whether complementarity rather than similarity in partner's self-monitoring would lead to greater attraction and satisfaction with the relationship. College students (N=64…

The purpose of this educational research project is to assess whether teachers actually encourage and foster (invite) their elementary students to solve problems. Teacher invitations are verbal and nonverbal messages sent to students either intentionally or unintentionally. Teacher invitations are significant because they indicate the teacher's…

Instructional techniques are outlined, as utilized in a remedial algebra course offered at the Community College of Allegheny County. The paper first provides background information concerning the college, the characteristics of its students, the content of the remedial course, and the testing procedures used to place students in the course. The…

This collection of activities shows how teachers can help pupils develop problem-solving techniques or strategies using a basic four-function calculator. The techniques "look for a pattern,""make a chart or organized list," and "guess and check" are used repeatedly in activities that range from discovery to application to strategy games. The…

The potential of using calculators and microcomputers successfully with exceptional children is addressed. This document features specific devices and models when referring to applications of calculators in the classroom. For the exceptional or handicapped student, calculators are viewed as the "least restrictive" learning device; which are…

Research has shown causal and correlational links between teacher enthusiasm and student achievement, and between student at-task behavior and student achievement. This study tested the causal link between teacher enthusiasm and student achievement, using teaching as an independent variable and at-task behavior as a dependent variable in…

The study of coping may lead to a better understanding of how children develop adaptive or maladaptive behaviors. Cross-cultural studies were conducted in 1965 and in 1968 with 10- and 14-year-old children from Brazil, England, Italy, Japan, Mexico, West Germany, Yugoslavia, and the United States. Attributes of attitudes, motivation, and coping…

Ethnographic observations of secondary school teachers were conducted during the implementation of new curricula. Interviews identified relationships concerning: (1) teachers' experiences and convictions concerning support before and during the innovation period; (2) teachers' training and/or retraining experiences relating to the curriculum…

The impact that early practicum students working in elementary schools had on the instructional process, the supervising teacher, and the school as a whole was examined. A questionnaire for the student teachers was administered as soon as they completed their practicum assignment. Cooperating teachers completed their questionnaires when all…

This four-chapter survey of research on the incentives for "knowledge utilization"--defined as the adoption and use of new information, products, and practices in education-- focuses on incentives inside and outside of schools and on the need, in studying incentives, to take educators' perspectives, sensibilities, and aspirations into…

Research identifying strategies and factors that facilitate or inhibit interagency collaboration helped the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and Research for Better Schools (RBS) discover whether they could work together. In a one-year experimental project, MSDE and RBS staff attempted three tasks: identification of common priorities,…

Inservice training, even if brief, should have long-lasting effects. In regard to developing behavioral teaching skills, research with classroom teachers suggests that rehearsing and practicing appropriate skills is superior to listening to lectures and participating in discussions on behavior theory. If teachers are taught self-control techniques…

The purpose of this study was to compare the self concept and achievement motivation of children with speech disabilities undergoing therapy and children with normal speech patterns. A total of 35 boys and 20 girls in grades one through four, from three elementary schools, were selected as having speech problems. A random sample of children…