This paper deals with six sets of concerns and suggestions that arise as attitudes toward urban teaching are assessed. The first set arises from the complexity of measuring attitudes. It is strongly recommended that critiques of attitude data be based on plausible rival hypotheses. The second set involves the identification of beliefs related to a…

Notions of critical thinking are examined particularly in relation to academic success. Current debate focuses on children's lack of critical-thinking skills, especially those in urban schools. Because teachers' beliefs form the foundational basis for critical thinking, shaping attitudes and values is needed in teacher-education programs. (MMU)

This document reports on the qualities of a good urban teacher as perceived by urban early childhood and elementary school teachers in 1988. A review of the educational literature indicates that the characteristics of good teaching reflected the time period in which the teachers lived and were prepared. This study focused on preschool, substitute,…

This two part transcript of a public radio broadcast deals with the topic of teacher burnout. Numerous personal interviews were conducted with teachers in order to understand the causes behind this problem from the vantage point of their personal experiences. A young teacher in a ghetto school relates his experiences. Another teacher cites the…