Based on a survey of attitudes and characteristics of 563 part-time instructors in North Carolina community colleges, the authors conclude that part-time faculty play a vital role in the community college but are not fully appreciated. More administrative and instructional support services for part-time faculty are advocated. (JDS)

Revised version of a paper presented at the RELC Regional Semculum Design

A conscientious teacher needs positive growth in human relationships to be successful in the classroom. (PG)

The problem was to examine career patterns of the rural secondary school teacher versus the city secondary school teacher and to identify significant relationships. (Author)

Describes a study conducted to examine the characteristics of the instructional programs and the personal backgrounds of award winning biology teachers. (PS)

The author, one of the pioneers in early childhood education, describes her early experiences. (SP)

Describes the life of Nadia Boulanger and her influence on musicians and the twentieth century musical scene. A simulated lecture consisting of quotes from lectures, interviews, and conversations over the last 50 years presents Boulanger's outlook on education, teaching, music, art, and life. (AM)

The relationship of certain teacher background variables to their attitudes priorities, expectations, and instructional practices regarding botany and zoology was investigated. Teachers were grouped into three categories: botanists, zoologists, and neutrals; the academic achievement of the students of the teachers in the three categories was…

Proposes that in addition to entertaining, film offers up subject positions; mobilizes desires; influences its audience unconsciously; and helps construct the landscape of American culture. Notes that film can provide a pedagogical tool for offering students alternative views of the world. Concludes that as a form of public pedagogy, film combines…

Describes a conversation with a versatile children's artist and writer during a visit to his home on an island off the coast of Maine. Shares his experiences on the power of using and integrating poetry and art in writing. (BAC)

This paper is based upon a unique mixed methods 4-year research project which focused upon the variations in teachers' work, lives, and effectiveness of 300 elementary and secondary school teachers in a range of 100 schools across seven regions of England. Its findings challenge linear conceptions of teacher development and expertise and provide…

As curriculum standardization escalates, teachers' agency in relation to teaching to student diversity takes on increasing importance. This article draws from an international study that investigated the multicultural and antiracist teaching practices of 15 English teachers in two racially diverse schools, one in the United States, the other in…

This article narrates and interrogates some of the responses of a group of English teachers, and their lecturer, to an assignment in a post-graduate course entitled Language and assessment. The assignment required the teachers to respond to a text in a mode other than writing, and to design the assessment of this representation. Three of their…

Public Montessori elementary schools have two challenges: They strive to achieve a child-centered Montessori environment and must also address the demands of state and federal requirements developed for more traditional educational settings. This study analyzes how schools were operating on both fronts. On the one hand, the study measured the…