The study culminated in a detailed and precise proposal of promotion and salary structures and other incentives that should induce teachers to undertake further education. The proposal offers teachers the option of remaining in the classroom to obtain formal recognition, status, and economic reward. (Author/IRT)

Elementary school teachers trained in a class management program changed behaviors and improved student performance in both handicapped and nonhandicapped pupils in mainstreamed classrooms. (JD)

The results of this study indicate that analysis of teachers' verbal behavior according to specific purposes reveals differences that are masked when the purpose is disregarded. (JD)

The thrust here is a plea to both teacher educators and practicing educators in the field to clarify their conceptions of what is involved in classroom activity and to accept responsibilities for assisting prospective and active teachers through the kinds of contributions they can make most effectively. (Author/RK)

"Why are so many teachers changed from reasonable, gentle human beings in the staffroom to raving monsters or neurotic zombies in the classroom?" Author explains. (Editor/RK)

Believes that classroom observation is, and will continue to be, the cornerstone of teacher evaluation. Offers nine suggestions intended to help administrators ensure that their observations are fair and representative. (Editor/RK)

Argues that the problems of urban education can be solved by improving the quality of teaching, and presents a list of teacher behaviors and attitudes that are indicative of good teaching. (JG)

Presents results of a survey of students and teachers that investigated whether white and black students prefer different characteristics in teachers and whether students' views of good teachers differed from teachers' views of good teachers. (JG)

Describes what a teacher learned when she asked her first-grade students weekly to recall what the teacher said to them. Notes lessons learned from doing this--children's work, behavior, attitudes and lives are all mixed together; children are listening even when they seem inattentive; and every category of response was connected to the teacher's…

Summarizes a study to identify stress experienced by 10 Australian elementary principals in their schools, record duration of stress periods experienced, and ascertain what particular administrative behaviors were associated with stress. The greatest stressors were certain teacher and student behaviors, executive staff performance, policy and…

After 20 years of working with "reluctant" readers of all ages, the author believes a teacher's own literacy is her best resource, best strategy, and only hope. Teachers with wide-ranging reading tastes can honor children's reading preferences while nudging them to try more challenging books. Encouraging a child to read Nancy Drew stories without…

Data from five campuses revealed an explicitly oppositional culture among faculty committed to undergraduate teaching, which questions both the Scholarship of Teaching model and the ethos of competitive achievement. The views echo the longstanding populist tradition within U.S. higher education and represent a potential counterforce to the recent…

Surveyed middle school teachers regarding their classroom food and eating behaviors. Using food (particularly candy) as student incentives was common. Most foods used did not support development of healthy eating habits. Many teachers did not role model healthy eating at school. Prevalent use of vending machines was reported. Correlates of…

Presents an 11-item alternative to the longer 25-item measure of teacher affinity seeking. Indicates that the measure is both reliable and valid for use with appropriate research questions. Presents broad guidelines for use. (SR)

Finds that the association between likelihood-of-use ratings and the perceived politeness of Behavior Alteration Techniques checklist items was significantly smaller in the experimental condition than the control condition; respondents in the experimental condition endorsed fewer polite items and more impolite items than those in the control…