This study examined the degree to which the structure of school organizations and the personal dispositions of teachers are related to the occurrence of militant conflict within or against school organization. This study was a part of a larger project studying the process of instituting change in school organization. A four-part questionnaire…

This study defined teacher attitude factors using an instrument made up of attitude items which had been found to have high factor loading in four other studies, investigated the similarity of these factors to factors defined in other studies, and assessed the effects of the male-female and teacher-undergraduate dichotomies on the stability of…

The principle objective of this study was the investigation of the impact of teacher behavior on the mental health of elementary school children. Three questions influenced the design of the research: 1) What is the influence of different instructional approaches in a teacher-training program upon the perceptions and verbal communication behavior…

This study investigated the relationship of elementary teachers' priorities given to behavioral objectives of instruction and their practice in the classroom. Thirty teachers, representing six school districts, were administered a 100-item structured Q-sort comprised of five theoretical categories: low cognitive, high cognitive, tool-skill,…

This study investigated prediction of teacher behavior by attitudinal variables and was based upon a theory currently being researched in social psychology. The sample of 103 teachers of grades K-6, representing about half of the elementary schools in a large public school system, had attended a summer social studies institute which stressed the…

By understanding the purpose of a student's misbehavior, letting him experience the logical consequences of his actions, letting him choose, and getting a commitment to an alternative action, the disciplinary process can systematically modify purposes and create responsible students. (Author)

The results of this study indicate that an increase in "good" behaviors by the teacher does not alter bottom reading group pupil performance. The results also suggest that investigators of the mediation of Pygmalion effect are considering behaviors which may have little effect on pupil performance. (RC)

This study investigated discipline problems as perceived and dealt with by student teachers. (RC)

Common grading practices are parodied. (JH)

Suggests that teachers need practice in differentiating their responses to student behavior in order that they may enhance the effectiveness of their responses. The author gives some alternatives to the use of praise and also examines four types of praise. (Author/HMV)

The socializing effects of the institutional culture of public schools may be the most powerful single influence in the development of teachers, yet the teacher education profession has largely ignored what happens to its students after they leave college. (DS)

The program of research summarized in this paper attempts to shed new light on the viability of the protocol concept for teacher education. (DS)

A vocational agriculture teacher discusses characteristics of professional and unprofessional teachers in terms of attitudes toward students and other staff members, job responsibilities and extra duties, and philosophy of a student-centered or teacher-centered school. (JH)

Examines recent California court cases that deal with the problem of public and private morality, and with homosexuality. (Author/IRT)

Nine paradoxes in teacher renewal may make the evaluation of renewal programs seem to be a useless activity, but evaluators must continue because any attempt to improve the quality of instruction is better than none at all. (MM)