This study presents an experimental analogue of resistance in the consultation process. Using an ABAB reversal design, the experimenter measured the ecological effects of teacher resistant behaviors on consultant therapeutic behavior. The study defined therapeutic behaviors as teaching, confronting and problem identification, analysis, and…

The present study attempted to determine which system, behavior contracts or behavior proclamations, would be more effective in upgrading the academic and social behaviors of students in a typical suburban high school. (Author/RK)

Two constructs of behavior, interpersonal sensitivity and interpersonal strength, are separately examined, revealing that they are multidimensional and bear some relationship to each other. Significant for teachers is the idea that making contact with a learner is a matter of reading his/her behavior, "decoding" it to understand the…

Relationships between educators' innovation-adoption behavior and five attributes of innovation (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, observability) were examined. The attributes, developed by Rogers and Shoemaker, emerged from research in disciplines such as sociology and anthropology, and the present investigation was…

The evolution of collaborative work relationships among teachers was studied in 13 elementary schools implementing the Wisconsin plan for Individually-Guided Education in a Multi-Unit School. Two hypotheses were entertained: that task interdependence in the teaching of students would (l) raise the level of work-related communication among teachers…

This study investigated the validity of measures of teacher brinkmanship behaviors. These are behaviors which challenge the authority system of the school while avoiding its negative sanctions. These acts are generally satirical in nature. The subjects were teachers and principals representing schools located in a metropolitan school system in the…

Suggestions are made to help the substitute teacher successfully cope with problems that may arise in the classroom. Examined are techniques for retaining control in the classroom, dealing with specific "games" students commonly play with substitutes, and how to apply the permanent teacher's lesson plan. (JD)

A test was made to determine the impact of positive or negative expectations on individuals conducting formal observation of teachers in the classroom for the purpose of evaluation. Two groups of graduate students who were receiving training in classroom observation viewed a video tape of a teacher instructing her class. Group one was given the…

This report describes the results of an experiment on teacher structuring, soliciting, and reacting behavior. Four teachers each taught eight groups of sixth-grade students using eight different variations of the classroom recitation strategy. The eight variations differed in the amount and kind of structuring, soliciting, and reacting behavior…

This study investigates the effects of awareness training on the attitudes and behavior of elementary school student teachers. To determine causes for a decrease in connectedness in the teacher training experience, 10 clinical interviews with 10 ex-student teachers were conducted in 1971-72, the first two academic periods following teacher…

This report discusses the attractive reputation of the physical education teacher and why many instructors lack job satisfaction. Long vacations, high job security, and a pleasant work environment are only several aspects of the profession which reinforce high expectations in students becoming gym teachers. However, little has been stressed in…