Briefly discusses violence and vandalism in the nation's schools. Specific suggestions are offered for teachers on how to handle various types of attacks. Several methods of discouraging vandalism are also described. (JMB)

Factors influencing a teacher's decision to join the profession are operant throughout the teacher's pre-professional life. Both good and poor teachers affect one's decision to join the profession, and these motivating factors manifest themselves in the new teacher's classroom behavior as well. (MJB)

A group of student teachers and their subgroups were categorized on the basis of priorities assigned to expectations arrayed in a 60-item Q sort. Highest priority was attached to items reflecting direct and positive interaction with pupils. Based on lower level priorities, three types of student teachers were distinguished. (JC)

This experiment explored the applicability of naturalistic methods of ecological psychology to the study of teacher behavior. Some differences were found between teachers who had been identified as effective or ineffective. The ecological methodology is thought to be a fruitful one for the study of teacher effectiveness. (Author/JKS)

The principal should recommend that the teacher regularly and consciously apply the self-fulfilling prophecy--the idea that one person's expectation for another's behavior can come to serve as a mechanism to help that expectation be fulfilled. (Author/IRT)

Describes difficulties inherent in defining superior teaching performance and summarizes results of a study to identify master teacher behaviors. A list of 18 behaviors was developed, centering on superior preparation, exceptional teaching strategies, motivation and communication skills, sound curriculum knowledge, interpersonal competence, and…

Observation of seven resource teachers of learning disabled and educable mentally disabled students revealed that four teacher behaviors had a substantial impact on task involvement: teacher positioning, effective surveillance, provision of consequences for task involvement, and management of transition times. (CL)

This article lists recent research and literature on effective lesson introductions and preinstructional activities on student learning. (JL)

Analysis of the coaching behaviors of more and less successful high school boys' tennis coaches during practice sessions revealed that the more successful coaches asked players significantly more questions than did less successful coaches. All coaches generally demonstrated more instructional behaviors than any other type. (Author/CB)

This study assessed the stability of student/teacher interactional behavior over one academic year. A total of 52 classes with the same teacher were observed, and teaching behavior was quantified using the Cheffer Adaptation of Flanders Interaction Analysis System. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

This study surveyed 226 secondary school students in Barbados to assess student expectations of what a teacher should be and should do. Results are discussed in terms of implications for teacher education. (MT)

Ten rural elementary schoolteachers participated in two weekends of intensive seminars focused on effective instruction research findings. All teachers were observed three times, both before and after the seminars, and half were given feedback. Results on teacher implementation of teaching behaviors from the seminar are presented. (MT)

Special education teachers should demonstrate to their students that reading and writing are purposeful and enjoyable activities. Physical environment, assignments, and teacher behavior all demonstrate attitudes about literacy. (CL)