The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study, Phase II, was a research project on effective teaching behavior--what teachers do that significantly affects what and how pupils learn. The purposes of Phase II were to (1) develop an assessment system for measuring teacher and student behaviors and other factors which could influence each of them and their…

The hidden persuaders (teacher values and attitudes, the choice of classroom materials, what is indirectly omitted in teaching, negative learning in problem solving, and teacher behavior) teach lessons that influence and modify students' attitudes and feelings about themselves, other students, their schools, and teachers. (Author/BP)

Far from being divisive, academics with left-wing orientations in Australia appear the most supportive of traditional academic structures and the most successful in integrating the multiple demands of an academic role. (Author)

Examines the concepts of freedom and responsibility from several angles, separately, together and in relationship to other basics in the discipline of democracy. (ED)

Provides educators with scenarios or hypothetical fact patterns depicting issues that have potential for litigation. (Author)

A descriptive study to determine the continued effectiveness of a program of cognitive verbal awareness training was carried out over a three year period. It was found that ability to use cognitive verbalizations above the level of stating, or eliciting information remained whether or not interim feedback was given. (Author)

The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) and the Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) were administered to 395 undergraduate teachers-in-training. The MTAI and the 16PF contained three related factors accounting for 41 percent of their total variance. It was concluded that teachers' attitudes toward their pupils are determined…

Too often, elective programs are simply a matter of new terms applied to old methods, materials, and arrangements. (JH)

Teachers were anonymously surveyed for their views on the ethics of teacher discussions of individual students in formal and informal settings, the latter signifying the teachers' lounge, hallways, etc. (SJL)

Describes a training program in interpersonal skills for teachers and its effects on teacher-student relationships and interaction patterns. Results indicate that the self-instructional module offered an effective alternative to traditional approaches to communication skills training. (Author)

The relationship of continuing personal growth and improved self-concept on the part of the teacher and effectiveness in teaching is discussed. (JD)

This study of school violence presents data establishing the extent of deviant behavior, a theory explaining deviance in the schools, and some policy variables. (JMF)

From the perspective of the student audience, the general results of the study suggest that, as teacher custodialism increases, the more robust are acts of student brinksmanship, the less robust is the teacher's pupil control behavior, and the less the teacher is liked by students. (Author)

Teaching requires nonauthoritarian personalities and, unfortunately, most Jamaican teachers are both authoritarian and conformist in their attitudes. Teacher training colleges must become aware that this is a problem and modify their programs to discourage the existing rigid approach to education. (WI)