Examines whether the use of basal reading programs results in the deskilling of teachers. Provides background information and states the deskilling argument. Scrutinizes the argument by posing four questions. Concludes that the simple cause/effect relationship suggested by the deskilling argument fails to credit teachers with the intelligence and…

Replicates an earlier study of student teacher and supervising teacher response about using literature in elementary classrooms. Finds considerable differences between student teacher and supervising teacher response and between primary and intermediate grade response. Suggests implications for pre- and inservice teacher education. (RS)

Effectiveness in teaching is frequently linked with the teacher's behavior and attitude. Effective principles and processes include ensuring that teaching is appropriate, establishing student goals, motivating students, using varied strategies, analyzing learning patterns, planning for feedback, and varying questions. (JOW)

Responses from 370 nonvocational and 373 vocational teachers demonstrate agreement that teacher leadership is important, but they seldom act as leaders. The importance placed on leadership predicted behavior. Other influential variables were school stability, current assignment, presence of teacher aides, number of other roles, and vocational or…

Examines Carl Jung's concept of the "persona" (his term for the masks people wear). Notes how teachers use personae and suggests ways to restore the energy that teachers lose when hiding inside their personae. (SR)

Describes the methods of three eccentric teachers of Shakespeare and claims that Wordsworth, as one of those teachers, can serve as go-between in most transactions with Shakespeare. (NH)

School boards cannot regulate teachers' off-duty behavior just because they see a connection between immorality and teaching effectiveness. Teachers should not be held to outdated societal standards. Exceptions include behaviors that create risk of harm or actually endanger children. Eliminating ineffective teaching is an important, but separate…

Investigated the early socialization of a first-year lecturer at a South African university. Describes his behavior patterns and offers a model for the intradepartmental induction of novice lecturers. (EV)

Suggests that a way out of the current malaise of American education may be to locate educational excellence in accessible American fiction. Discusses Frances Gray Patton's "Good Morning, Miss Dove," in which the central character is an elementary school geography teacher. (RS)

A survey of 98 participants and 9 instructors in management training in a British government agency showed that trainees frequently sought information about their performance. Although feedback seeking was an important part of training, instructors tended to overestimate the frequency with which they provided feedback. (Contains 42 references.)…

Discusses challenges faced in teaching a curriculum based on multicultural theory: the large volume of scholarship on diversity, student resistance to diversity issues, and professor attitudes toward diversity. Presents a technique for meeting these challenges based on modeling appropriate diversity-sensitive behaviors that involves the use of…

Education is a moral enterprise and a right rather than a privilege. Teacher education should develop teachers' awareness of and concern for social justice and their capacity to teach democracy and teach democratically. The concept of social justice should guide curriculum development and implementation. (SK)

Enabling behaviors that encourage dependence should be avoided by nursing faculty. An empowerment model that includes collegiality, communication, accountability, and autonomy is more suited to the professional preparation of nurses. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)

Cooperative extension personnel (n=53) completed a Web-based survey analyzing the impact of the Character Counts! program on extension, their personal lives, and society. Results demonstrated that extension educators and assistants were more likely to make ethical decisions as a result of teaching Character Counts! The need for increased…

The aim of this essay is to discuss the effects of authoritarian and friendly attitudes of teachers on the design creativity of students in architectural education. The essay contains literary and comparative research on the relation between the authoritarian role of the teacher and the design psychology of the student which affects creativity. A…