Because teachers are expected to take more and more blame for conditions that are not their fault, they are leaving the profession. (CRH)

Drawing upon the framework of symbolic interactionism, this article highlights several elements of commitment to the teaching role. The elements of commitment include the intrinsic and extrinsic satisfactions, as well as the self-identity invested in the teaching role. Considered are the ramifications of multiple commitments within the academic…

Based on an analysis of teacher clarity as a process-product variable, suggestions are made to enhance the concept of clarity as a factor in classroom learning. Clarity is referenced to learning theories and other theories accounting for student learning as a way to understand more fully the role of clarity in effective teaching. (Author/PN)

Reflects on the experience of training teachers from non-English disciplines to teach writing by inviting them to take a freshman level, basic writing course. (AEA)

Difficulties of defining the attributes of a good teacher are identified through a critique of current research efforts. (GW)

Results of this study indicate that teachers of classes with mean and above mean I.Q.'s tend to encourage more responsiveness from their students, give more feedback on student performance, teach more difficult material, summarize important components of lessons, and answer fewer of their own questions. (Author/RW)

In a critical examination of competency-based teacher education, the author suggests that it should be placed in a wider framework recognizing that the learning process includes conceptual and perceptual thinking and subjective individual values and purposes. (JD)

Two data-sets were used to assess the relation of teaching performances to pupil learning: (1) direct observations of teaching; and (2) teacher's reports on teaching activities and measures of pupil achievement. (MM)

This summative evaluation of Teacher Corps' training programs assesses the overall effectiveness of the training in terms of changes in intern teaching behavior. Five behaviors changed in frequency significantly and support is provided for the use of modeling, feedback, practice and reinforcement to influence teacher behavior. (BT)

Interpersonal functions of everyday caretaker speech usage are examined when addressed to toddlers, threes and fours. Results support hypotheses derived from Piagetian theory concerning early developments in ego-differentiation. (Author/RM)

This third edition offers timely solutions for successfully dealing with marginal teachers. Lawrence illustrates the proper actions that principals should integrate into the evaluation processes to successfully gather documentation to help improve or terminate an ineffective teacher. Complete with tools and resources to streamline the evaluation…

This paper explores how states have addressed the issue of judging teachers' off-duty behavior through statute and what the courts have said about this issue. The statutory schemes of the 50 states and the courts' analysis of the same indicate that educators are held to a higher standard of behavior than people in other professions. Teachers play…

This paper describes a university research program, the Teacher Model Group, which developed a theory of teaching in context, examining how and why teachers make specific decisions and take specific actions as they teach. The teacher model includes descriptions of teacher beliefs, goals, and knowledge. Two core assumptions underlying the model are…

This study investigated the consistency of classroom process variables. Four teachers representing the primary, intermediate, middle, and high school levels of instruction were observed for extended periods of time. Information about four classroom process variables was collected using the Five-Minute Observation component of the SRI Classroom…

Most very young children seem to have a natural interest in books. As children grow, some maintain this disposition, learn to read early, and become lifelong lovers of books; however, some children lose the disposition or do not develop it at all, and they never experience the joy of the written word. This paper looks at the educator's role in…