The focus of this seminar was on how teachers learn to teach academic subjects to diverse learners and what they need to know to be effective instructors. The following papers were presented: (1) "Policy Implications of Research on Science Teaching and Teachers' Knowledge" (Charles W. Anderson); (2) "What Teachers Need to Know to…

Given the importance of pupil control in the school's social system, it would seem reasonable to predict a significant relationship between educators' pupil control ideology and their reactions to disruptive behavior incidents. This study examines whether humanistically oriented educators would prefer to levy less punitive measures on disruptive…

A year-long teacher induction program was implemented in four inner-city parochial schools in the archdiocese of Chicago (Illinois). The program had three objectives: to provide new, first-year, and returning teachers with classroom organization and management techniques; to encourage the teachers to develop a support system for themselves; and to…

Recent policy on the training of primary school teachers has brought into focus the question of teachers' subject matter knowledge and its value and influence on classroom practice. With a sample of 8 students, this study collected data on four aspects of their practice with the aim of exploring the processes by which subject matter knowledge…

Group leaders of 10- to 13-year-olds may use this program guide to help the preteens interact with young children through six discussion meetings and five visits with a preschool child at home. Discussion topics concern (1) the family environment of young children, (2) children's play; (3) children's play areas at home, (4) safety at home, (5)…

The proceedings from a 1983 conference on severely handicapped and autistic persons are presented. Eight papers focus on research findings and on issues such as alternatives to punishment, employment opportunities, and curriculum content. The following papers are presented: "Employment Outlook for Severely Handicapped and Autistic" (P. Wehman);…

Part of a three-volume series, this guide is intended for parents of children in the first- through sixth-grade, who want to become involved in their children's education and to help their children learn. Discussion focuses on the following topics: (1) helping children to develop self-esteem and self-confidence; (2) helping children develop…

This paper delineates several of the major problems confronting teacher educators, public school instructors, and school corporations today: changes in public school populations; difficulties in recruiting quality teacher education candidates; and problems in initiating significant changes in teacher education programs. It makes a plea for the…

This study measured vocational high school teachers' tolerance of disruptive behaviors and examined the relationships of teacher tolerance to selected teacher traits and disciplinary effectiveness ratings. Ratings were provided by the teachers, students, local supervisors and building directors. The population included 164 vocational high school…

This paper considers the scholarly knowledge base that exists on classroom management in an effort to educate teachers about managing classrooms and students. The concepts of instruction, classroom management, student socialization, and disciplinary intervention as functions commonly performed by teachers are defined. It is argued that a sustained…

In this attempt to explain parental discipline behaviors from an interactionist viewpoint that includes person and situation factors, the relationship of parental discipline behaviors to situation-specific feelings and cognitions and objective situational characteristics were examined. Data obtained from 300 families included (1) social…

More information is needed about the quality of school life, especially as it affects students' attitudes toward school. This paper contrasts pupil control ideologies and the types of school climates they engender in order to determine their effects on the quality of school life. Pupil control ideology and teacher behavior are conceptualized along…

A survey was administered to 510 high school teachers, and completed by 302 French-speaking teachers (56 percent) in the Ottawa-Hull (Canada) region to examine their views regarding the degree of structuration in their school organization, to determine the relationship of these views to their degrees of stress, and to determine if a greater degree…

"The purpose of this article is to report a review of the developing empirical literature to explain "expert" teacher behavior, by analogy, from the cognitive psychology expertise literature. Emphasized is a review of the expert-novice cognitive psychology literature, encompassing the research on: chess, and other games; physics,…

This report, which contains information and observations gathered over a three-week period by participants in a 1981 seminar on discipline, outlines the discipline problems and policies of the Seattle Public Schools. Based on parental, staff, and student concerns that a small percentage of students are engaging in unacceptable behavior, the report…