The school psychologist's job is to insure that the school setting is as conducive to learning as possible, stimulating children to respond to instruction and discouraging misbehavior that serves to avoid instruction. Many teachers do not realize the full implications for children of their actions and verbalizations. A teacher's behavior can…

The misbehavior of children often presents a severe problem to the classroom teacher. An attempt is reported here to eliminate such misbehavior by strengthening a competing and educationally relevant class of behavior, namely academic performance. A classroom was sleected in an urban school which included children with the most severe behavior…

The program guide for elementary and secondary educators describes new social studies, language arts, and teacher behavior projects and ideas. The purpose is to provide compilation of current innovations in the three areas mentioned above. The four major sections are: 1) Language Arts; 2) Social Studies; 3) Language Arts and Social Studies; and 4)…

This study examines the various sources of influences over 290 faculty members at a large public university. It was found that: (1) both the role expectations a faculty member has for himself and the role expectations of the employing organization predict positively and significantly the role behavior of the respondents; (2) the departmental…

A study was devised to assess the impact of two teacher aids--"teleseries" teacher manuals and "communiques"--used in conjunction with in-school television series. Teacher manuals, in addition to providing lesson related information, cross-referenced the programs and units to state approved textbooks and provided suggested student reading. The…

This paper attempts to aid students in communicating and understanding some of their perceptions on human relations with students and teachers of other races and groups and to help teachers understand and show concern for the human relations needs of the students. The method used was an objective and quantified survey feedback. Data were collected…

This paper is an extended example of transactional evaluation; extended to show not only that the narrow purpose of a particular evaluation can be a means to further ends, but also to document the developmental character of process in a dynamic setting. The primary purpose of the study was to determine what preceptors or advisory teachers…

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal One of the Quality Education Program (regarding student self-esteem and understanding) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study, Phase II, was a research project on effective teaching behavior--what teachers do that significantly affects what and how pupils learn. The purposes of Phase II were to (1) develop an assessment system for measuring teacher and student behaviors and other factors which could influence each of them and their…

The hidden persuaders (teacher values and attitudes, the choice of classroom materials, what is indirectly omitted in teaching, negative learning in problem solving, and teacher behavior) teach lessons that influence and modify students' attitudes and feelings about themselves, other students, their schools, and teachers. (Author/BP)

Far from being divisive, academics with left-wing orientations in Australia appear the most supportive of traditional academic structures and the most successful in integrating the multiple demands of an academic role. (Author)

Examines the concepts of freedom and responsibility from several angles, separately, together and in relationship to other basics in the discipline of democracy. (ED)

Provides educators with scenarios or hypothetical fact patterns depicting issues that have potential for litigation. (Author)

A descriptive study to determine the continued effectiveness of a program of cognitive verbal awareness training was carried out over a three year period. It was found that ability to use cognitive verbalizations above the level of stating, or eliciting information remained whether or not interim feedback was given. (Author)