The American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure recommends every institution assure legal representation and indemnification to its faculty subject to lawsuits stemming from their professional performance in institutional service. Proposed specifications include legal representation and defrayal of…

A study of five ethnically mixed elementary New Zealand classrooms showed that, while teacher expectations did not severely bias children's learning, negative perceptions and expectations for Polynesian children led to them being treated similarly to others of low ability and helped to maintain the status quo of lower achievement. (Author/RM)

A study is described that examined the outcomes of implementing peer clinical supervision in one urban elementary school over a semester's time. (JMK)

A brief review of research is given, with points on characteristics of effective teachers. (MNS)

In a factorial survey of university teachers' and students' perceptions of sexual harassment, judgments of harassment were most influenced by the behavior and intentions of the male instructor in a given situation. Information about past relationships between student and instructor, and about the student's suggestive behavior, tended to modify…

Investigated whether teachers involved in a classroom management inservice program would demonstrate more of the recommended teaching behaviors than teachers not so trained, and whether students in the classes of those teachers would spend more time engaged in appropriate learning activities than those in other classes. (FL)

Findings of two studies indicate that: (1) teachers were more likely to respond to classroom problems by providing direction (standards) than by building commitment (warmth); (2) teachers were less likely to communicate warmth involved in their decision making than to communicate standards; and (3) standards and warmth were negatively related.…

To produce a curriculum guide that is practical calls for an awareness of the working context of the practitioner and an ability to translate that intuitive awareness into an explicit description which captures the essence of what teaching is. Health education project materials are used to illustrate the translating demands. (RM)

Discussed are reasons why teacher beliefs-practice congruency is desirable. An argument is presented for teacher beliefs-practice congruency; reasons are established why congruency is neglected; and "dialogue" is presented as a process for arriving at congruency. (Authors/JM)

Secondary school students who experienced fear of physical aggression were more likely than other students to: (1) avoid certain locations; (2) have few friends in school and little social support at home; (3) receive low grades; (4) have low self-esteem; and (5) have negative attitudes toward school, teachers, and fellow students. (Author/MJL)

Interviews were conducted with elementary secondary teachers, who used a new curriculum management system, to ascertain how the teachers perceived their work and the degree to which they reflected upon the purposes behind what they were doing. The perceived alienation of the teachers toward the new system is discussed. (CJ)

Data regarding various lifestyle and health habits were collected from physical education and health faculty in higher education. The majority of those responding to a questionnaire systematically engaged in some type of physical activity each week. (PP)

Determined degree to which Malaysian biology teachers (N=26) perceived they understood and used inquiry teaching. Data indicated that these teachers perceived they had a moderate amount of knowledge about inquiry and occasionally used the 21 inquiry-related behaviors assessed by "A Generic Problem Solving (Inquiry) Model" (Hungerford,…

A recent national study of the influence of openness of school buildings on teaching practices and pupil outcomes has found that open area schools were associated with lower scores on basic skills tests. Several possible explanations are suggested based on the history of the open building innovation and observed school use patterns. (MSE)

Points out that all good teachers can use kidwatching in the classroom to monitor children's knowledge and growth in literacy. (JL)