Illustrates how child caregivers and preschool teachers have positively affected the lives of young children. Cites two examples in which teachers helped children who needed meals and who needed a haven from a violent home. (BB)

Offers seven stories about one teacher's preschool and elementary school children to demonstrate that it is from their students that teachers learn to be better teachers. (SR)

Discusses eight books which illustrate different approaches teachers are using to continue learning from their colleagues, from their teaching and their students, and from writing. (SR)

Suggests way for directors, principals, and NAEYC affiliate groups to promote the association's Code of Ethical Conduct. Also suggests ways for early childhood care and education professionals working in state government to incorporate the Code into the training and technical assistance they provide. (HTH)

Examines the roles and relationships involved as a first-grade teacher and her students built a classroom community that supported the children's acquisition of literacy. Shows how the teacher helped the children and how she got out of their way to allow them to take control of their own learning and curriculum. (SR)

Survey finds: (1) recreational and academic reading attitudes became gradually more negative over the elementary school years and were steepest for least able readers; (2) girls possessed more favorable attitudes than boys; (3) ethnicity played little role; and (4) extent of teacher's reliance on basal readers was not a factor. Suggests that…

Discusses the development and implementation of an approach to studying classroom practice called "video visits," used in a research project on portfolios. Casts light on specific information about portfolio use and considers the possibilities and potential of video visits as a research tool. Notes disparities and reinforcements between…

Finds that communication professionals, in the treatment of communication apprehension, hold the highest standards in terms of what they believe they should do in comparison to what they believe they would do when faced with particular ethical conflict situations. Finds the highest level of ethical response to informed consent issues as compared…

Investigates the range of teacher behaviors students see as motivating and demotivating influences. Finds 20 categories of each, reflecting context factors, structure/format factors, and teacher behavior factors. Concludes that motivation is perceived as a student-owned state and lack of motivation as a teacher-owned problem. (SR)

Describes cases of child sexual abuse by teachers on the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Discusses culturally appropriate techniques for an investigator to use when interviewing Indian children and the importance of understanding distinctive tribal customs and the cultural context when making judgments about the appropriateness of specific behavior…

Observes two writing teachers, enthusiastic about computers, teaching for the first time in networked computer classrooms. Finds resistance to change attributable to unfamiliarity with hardware and software, the need to cope with print text and electronic text, and conflict between models of writing instruction brought to the facility and that…

Investigates the extent to which fund raising is taught in public relations programs. Measures the attitudes and behaviors of educators toward teaching public relations students about fund raising. Concludes that fund raising is a generally accepted topic in public relations curricula, yet receives relatively little attention. (SR)

Reviews research on (1) reader response theories; (2) innovative approaches to literature-based reading instruction; and (3) literary experiences and literary analysis presentations. Discusses teachers' concerns and success as they implement literature-based programs. Discusses challenges facing the literature-based reading revolution. (RS)

Describes the remedial reading instruction received by students in in-class or pull-out programs with respect to the instructional behaviors of teachers, the nature of lessons, and the reading behaviors of students. Finds overall differences between what students experienced in each setting, although students received a great deal of skill-related…

Discusses how allowing ourselves to demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for a project in front of the children in our care can motivate and inspire them to strive in ways they might not otherwise attempt. (HTH)