The teaching of pronunciation generally consists of selecting, presenting, drilling and correcting the sounds of the target language. The learning of pronunciation involves neuromuscular and some cognitive ability, but it also has affective and social components, which carry important implications for the role of the teacher. (Author)

Rather than being concerned with "why" Humanistic Education can be, the focus here is on "what" Humanistic Education can be, and, equally important, "who" may be involved in such an approach. Outlines the characteristics of the Humanistic Educator and his role in the context of current educational practice. (Author/RK)

Discusses educators' potential liability for verbal chastisement of students in elementary and secondary schools and suggests a legal standard that might be applied to such behavior. (Author/JG)

Reports the initial results of a longitudinal study of the organizational socialization of educational administrators. Part I claims that socialization through the life-cycle may be conceived as a series of learned interpersonal relationships through which individuals build up a repertoire of interpersonal responses that condition new…

An elementary school teacher, an independent free soul, stimulates his students toward a higher plateau of learning but also alienates his fellow teachers, including the school principal. Is it more important to conform or to motivate one's students? An elementary counselor attempts to solve the problem. (RK)

Observations of the behavior of children and their interaction with their teachers were carried out in five types of preschool settings. Findings point to the importance of the early childhood teacher's influence on the children's achievement motivation. (JMB)

The author investigated pupil reading achievement as related to teacher emphasis on individualized instruction, language development, comprehension skills, diagnosis, word attack skills, oral vs. silent reading, and other, not easily classifiable, skills. (MJB)

Teaching is one of the most stressful occupations there is. Author provides some helpful advice on how to avoid letting classroom pressures get you down. (Editor/RK)

Investigates the relationship between individual student rates of volunteering in the classroom and the differential rates of teacher questions directed to that student and the percentage of students volunteering approved by the teacher. Results imply that students control whether they receive a directed question and how frequently the teacher…

Seven teacher behaviors were considered in terms of their application in the classroom as well as how they humanize learning. The suggested questions at the end of each description were provided for assessing the particular competencies of a teacher using these behaviors. (Author/RK)

Academic freedom is a perennial issue in the public schools of America. As with most significant social issues, disagreements regarding the nature and extent of freedom appropriate in our society is reflected in our schools in various ways. Examines some of those conflicts with comments on John Dewey's convictions on academic freedom. (Author/RK)

Identifies negative or suspect teacher and administrator behavioral patterns that can be observed by the individual teacher or administrator, patterns that reduce the quality of education during the desegregation process. (Author/IRT)

Difficulties arising from attempts to convert educational research into practice are reviewed, with the conclusion that confronting teachers' subjectively reasonable theories with objective nontheoretical facts will result in a set of very confusing, ineffective theories. (Author/CB)

Recommends that teachers be more empathetic with their students, treating them as they would wish to be treated themselves. Compares classroom teaching with teacher education classes. (NKA)

Argues that a model of "belief systems" can serve as a framework for systematic and comparative investigations of teaching. Reviews current research in cognitive psychology and relates this to the key functions of beliefs in teachers' thinking. Presents a theoretically-grounded framework for field-based research based on the Teacher…