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Oser, Fritz; Althof, Wolfgang – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Asserts that professional morality deals with decisions, strategies, products, and by-products in teaching. Reports on interviews with 60 teachers and discusses 5 types of decision making. Concludes that appropriate teacher training programs can help develop conceptual frames of professional responsibility. (CFR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics
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Bergem, Trygve – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Reviews research on the nature and development of the professional morality of preservice teachers. Reports on a longitudinal study of 284 education students regarding an ethical dilemma about teacher interrelationships. Maintains that one barrier is the lack of a well-established professional moral language. (CFR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Codes of Ethics, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
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Rousmaniere, Kate – History of Education Quarterly, 1994
Asserts that, in the urban classrooms of the early 20th century, women teachers faced two contradictory images: (1) the idealized view of the gentle, nurturing teacher; and (2) the reality of the harsh working conditions in city schools. Concludes that administrators were content to let classroom teachers deal with disciplinary issues. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classrooms, Corporal Punishment, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
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Woods, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1994
Asserts that new government policies must be mediated and implemented through teachers. Maintains that research among some teachers reveals a number of creative adaptations to the English National Curriculum. Describes four aspects of this adaption and argues that they are all related to self-determination. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Kuhmerker, Lisa – Moral Education Forum, 1995
Summarizes the "Free to Learn, Free to Teach" program which draws linkages between considerate and compassionate behavior relevant to young children, and democratic values. Various charts and activities illuminating class, school, and safety rules also instruct the students in such democratic concepts as compromise and consensus. (MJP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Democratic Values
Sax, Linda J. – 1992
This study examined mathematical self-concept of college students and how it may develop differently between men and women. The study used data from a 1985 Cooperative Institutional Research Programs Survey and a follow-up survey in 1989 which included information from over 27,000 college freshmen and incorporates information acquired directly…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Students, Educational Environment, Educational Experience
Hannon, Peter – 1995
This book discusses what can be done to extend literacy and raise literacy standards for all sections of the population, the relationship between home learning and school learning, and the role of parents in their children's education, focusing on the situation in England. It is designed to assist teachers who work cooperatively with parents in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Literacy, Family School Relationship
Bacharach, Samuel B. – 1983
Conceptualizing stress as an interaction of organizational or work characteristics (stress stimuli) and individual characteristics (stress resistance), this paper reports a study of teacher stress in 42 elementary school organizations and 45 secondary school organizations. Organizational stress is operationalized as the aggregate average response…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, High Schools, Multiple Regression Analysis, Organization
Berger, Michael A. – 1982
Previous management research supports the view that comprehensive planning and participative decision-making are important factors in reducing community opposition to educational policies. To investigate the possibility that neither of these strategies necessarily has this effect, a survey was undertaken of 53 school districts that had experienced…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Declining Enrollment, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1983
A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program to help teachers instruct students in finding the relationship between questions designed to test their comprehension of a text and the location of possible information for answering those questions. Specifically, the study examined whether training would enhance student…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Discovery Processes, Grade 4, Information Sources
Stein, Terri; Frankiewicz, Ronald G. – 1985
The evaluation of the content validity of the Functional Academic Skills Tests (FAST) are described. The FAST was designed to assess the competency of inservice teachers in the Houston, Texas Independent School District in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Validation standards were based on the Equal Employment Opportunity…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Job Analysis
MacGregor, S. Kim – 1985
This review of the research on concerns associated with the use of computers in school learning environments focuses primarily on issues related to the impact of computer technology on equity, especially the reasons for differential use of computers by boys and girls and the effects of economic disparities among schools and students; differences…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Lunstrum, John P. – Social Studies, 1990
Examines the "Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning's" section on context effect. Reviews influences that shape social studies, including research, student groups, family environment, mass media (especially television), testing, curriculum mandates, and local-to-national community pressures. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Influence, Context Effect, Educational Research
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Farivar, Sydney – Social Studies Review, 1995
Maintains that group work is an integral part of the California History-Social Science Framework's three central goals. Reviews research studies on the effectiveness of small group instruction. Discusses teacher role, factors that affect interaction, student characteristics, and teaching methods associated with effective group instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
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Gilbert, Diane C. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1992
The integrity of research conducted in academic institutions should not be compromised in the conflict between the scientific community, public agencies, and legislators over oversight of federally funded projects. Integrity can be protected through prevention of abuse in researcher recruitment and training and through partnership between faculty…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Faculty, Ethics, Evaluation Methods
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