Studies of pupils' perceptions of school must give priority to pupils' interpretive processes. In one secondary modern school, this revealed different groups characterized by group perspectives. (Editor)

A questionnaire was developed to assess medical students and faculty with respect to several dimensions of their role expectations and perceived role enactments with each other. A comparison of mean scores on each of nine dimensions for faculty members from five departments in one medical school revealed significant differences on six dimensions.…

Several hypotheses concerning the effectiveness of teacher modeling are raised. (MM)

This study compares teachers' perceptions of parental expectations of the teacher's out-of-school role to actual parental expectations. Results indicate that parents are more liberal in their expectations than the teachers perceived them to be. (RW)

Some salient features of English intonation are identified and related to the process of teacher pupil interaction in class teaching. (Editor)

It is a well-known fact that teacher morale has a direct reflection on the operation of the school. Yet, the authors state, teacher morale is too often placed at the bottom of the list of administrative priorities. (Editor)

Compares three methods of assessing teacher classroom behavior in the teaching of reading. (Author/RB)

It was concluded, from this study, that the short-term training was enough to train the teachers to use an instrument for assessment, but not enough to bring about behavior change. (RC)

Work commitment behaviors were defined as a special class of socially acceptable work behaviors exceeding formal and/or normative expectations relevant to work. For a sample of 54 female elementary school teachers, work commitment measures demonstrated moderate correlations with two attitudinal measures of job involvement and a job satisfaction…

Various strategies are listed which an untenured English department faculty member must often employ in seeking a permanent place in his department. (Author/RM)

For years, instructional communication literature has been telling teachers to be verbally and nonverbally immediate and to achieve clarity in order to enhance student motivation and learning. Unfortunately, the primary source of these recommended instructor behaviors has been the traditional college undergraduate student between the ages of 18…

This book provides an inside look at an extraordinary teacher, Linda Rief--specifically, how she converses with students and promotes their conversations among one another. The book offers insights into Linda's teaching that even she had not seen. It presents an inside look at Linda Rief in action as she establishes goals, teaches, triumphs, and…

Teachers have always understood the critical significance of good teaching to their students' learning. However, the practical question for teachers is what this looks like in actual classroom lessons and how they shape a culture of authentic learning in schools, which prepares young people for tomorrow's world. Essentially, this paper establishes…

The Ross Educational Philosophical Inventory (REPI) is used to correlate students' general educational philosophy with their potential teacher attitudes, performance, and approach. (Author/NJ)