Finds that teacher immediacy scores were higher for African American college teachers than for Euro-American college teachers, but that the impact of perceived immediacy operated differently for the two groups. (SR)

Tells the story of Michael, an 18-year-old at-risk high school student who gradually transformed himself into an active learner with self-confidence and self-acceptance. Describes his teacher's befuddlement, and how the teacher learned from him to quit teaching and to begin coaching, guiding, challenging, listening, sharing, and giving students…

Interviews and observations of 11 peer-identified effective nursing faculty using a feminist framework of lived experience revealed that effectiveness was related to their valuing hard work, caring, interaction, sense of humor, and learning. They maintained effectiveness by growing and changing and trying to find a fit between organizational and…

Analyzed message strategies used by teachers while intervening in toddler disputes. Found that teachers rarely requested information from toddlers during or following conflicts, thus not allowing disputes to be resolved through negotiation. Instead teachers usually used "stop" commands. Teachers intervened in disputes every five minutes,…

Discusses literacy experiences in a multiage classroom, noting different kinds of groupings and showing how the teacher grouped and regrouped the children on a typical school day. Argues that flexible grouping is an effective organizational approach appropriate to any classroom. (SR)

Muses about teachers' reading habits and their ability to trust themselves as competent, literate individuals. Refers to Howard Gardner's book, "The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach." (SR)

Discusses how a drama teacher's life and teaching were changed during a summer course. Suggests that the role of the drama teacher is to give students the tools they need for active learning (the ability to concentrate, focus, and listen) and the tools they need for living (the ability to communicate, relate, and empathize). (RS)

Student learning is affected by (1) process variables--student-teacher interaction and its effect on student behavior; (2) product variables--short- and long-term outcomes; and (3) presage variables--effect of teachers' formative experiences on teaching behavior. (SK)

Presents the inner dialogue and debate about teaching between several voices within a teacher who is trying to listen better to the whole of himself. Points out that listening better to students is a way of modeling the importance of learning to listen to each other. (SR)

Describes how teachers can bring enthusiasm, excitement, and energy to their teaching through skills from oratory and theater, involving the practice and use of visuals, vocals, and verbals. Notes ways to learn how to do so. (SR)

Responses from 197 of 402 industrial/technical teacher educators yielded agreement on a common core of professional behaviors. Faculty from doctoral-granting institutions value research and publication more highly; faculty from nondoctoral-granting institutes were more optimistic about the future of the field. Associate professors differed from…

Discusses what was discovered by "Journal of Blacks in Higher Education" staff who sat in on some of Dr. Leonard Jeffries' classes following his freedom of speech court victory against City College of New York. Observations disclose that racially biased and controversial topics are presented in part by Jeffries' lecturers and by his…

A simple strategy for identifying the new college faculty who are effective and productive quickly in their jobs is offered. It consists of eight characteristic behaviors that may be taught to new faculty to facilitate their transition into teaching. Balance of emphasis on teaching, collegial interactions, and writing is encouraged. (MSE)

Describes how the Comprehension and Cognitive Development Program (CCD) has evolved in the middle and high schools of the Kansas City, Missouri, school district. Provides a rationale for including specific components of the program. Demonstrates (with selections from teacher portfolios) the effect that the program has had on teachers' thinking and…

Describes several types of literature-based language arts programs, and addresses major issues related to implementing such programs. Specifies the most significant characteristics of successful programs: those related to the classroom and the school, those related to the teacher and parent/caregiver, and those within the learner. Presents some…