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Role Perception in Teaching and Learning
Guskin, Samuel L. – Viewpoints, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Research, Role Perception, Stereotypes, Teacher Attitudes
Sex-Role Stereotyping and Catholic Education
Patrick, Anne E. – Momentum, 1972
Educators cannot afford to ignore the question of whether sex discrimination or limitations based upon sex-role stereotyping are built into the educational system. (Author)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Educational Practices, Goal Orientation, Role Perception
Don't Shut a Stereotype Skeleton in Your Classroom Closet.
Brown, George S. – 1979
Teachers need to be aware of the stereotypes that their textbooks promote. An informal survey of the illustrations in a sampling of third grade textbooks revealed numerous examples of ethnic and sexist stereotypes. A knowledge of children's learning patterns can help teachers lead their students away from stereotypes by introducing them to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes, Instructional Materials, Role Perception
Come Along Then the Naughty Boys: Perspectives on Boys and Discipline.
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Meyenn, Bob; Parker, Judith; Maher, Katie – 1998
This paper offers an analysis of the complexity of the interrelationship of boys, schooling, and the construction of identity. Boys often respond to cultural cues, and teachers' management strategies cannot be used in isolation from the larger social context in which boys are situated. Insights from literature and research should form the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Role of the Adult Student.
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Harries-Jenkins, Gwyn – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1982
A sociological analysis of the concept of "role" is applied to adult students. The disparity between adult students and teachers' subjective expectations of them is examined. A framework for analyzing student role from social, personal, occupational, and institutional perspectives is presented. (Availability: Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, Educational Objectives, Individual Characteristics
The Work Experience of American College Professors: Some Data and an Argument.
Ladd, Everett Carll, Jr. – 1979
Survey data on professional activities, concerns, and commitments of the professoriat show that as a group faculty spend only a modest amount of time on scholarship and much more on teaching, by preference. This is especially true of older faculty and those in two-year colleges. In general this appears to fit with faculty responsibilities. Their…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Higher Education, Interest Research
Confronting the Stereotypes: Kindergarten to Grade 4. Volume I.
Kirk, Lynn; And Others – 1985
This handbook explores ways of creating unbiased educational experiences for students in non-stereotyped learning environments for kindergarten to grade 4. An examination is made of the sexual, racial, and cultural biases displayed by textbooks and curricula currently in use, with suggestions offered on how to present these materials in an…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Ethnic Bias
Confronting the Stereotypes: Grades 5-8. Volume II.
Kirk, Lynn; And Others – 1985
This handbook explores ways of creating unbiased educational experiences for students in non-stereotyped learning environments for grades 5-8. An examination is made of the sexual, racial, and cultural biases displayed by textbooks and curricula currently in use, with suggestions offered on how to present these materials in an unbiased manner. New…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Evaluation, Ethnic Bias, Foreign Countries