In this chapter the authors examine how the social group identities of faculty members are reflected in their pedagogical encounters and practices. More particularly, they consider how faculty members with different social group identities deal with two issues commonly faced by all faculty: questions about their subject matter expertise and…

A discussion of the relationship of three key factors to the role of the media specialist in curriculum development. (Author)

Other school personnel have significantly different perceptions of the school nurse's role when compared to the perceptions of the nurse herself. (JD)

The role of a practicum supervisor of early childhood students has received limited research attention in discussions of professional practice in this field. This article discusses four phases in the author's personal journey towards professionalism in this role. The phases reflect an ongoing research-practice cycle: Phase 1 involved a research…

In the first part of this paper, conceptions of trainee teachers are defined, together with their importance for the process of teacher education. Many studies concerning teacher conceptions and models of teacher development show that the conceptions of instruction, knowledge, and teacher and learner roles are a key part of the teacher's…

A study was conducted (as one aspect of an intervention program in Head Start classes) to explore the consequences of the interjection of the observer into the classroom, with particular emphasis on the teacher's reactions to this attempt to supply a dimension of understanding about the classroom to supplement his own perspective. In a case study…

Results illustrate that teachers view the psychologist as a specialist in emotional problems whose major diagnostic procedure is testing, who recommends treatment but does little himself. Statistical analysis indicates that both the factors of teaching experience and contact with psychologists differentiate between teachers' perceptions of the…

The perceptions of teachers in black high schools as compared to teachers in white high schools and the perceptions of black teachers in black high schools as compared to white teachers in black high schools were examined using five variables. (Author/RK)

This study sought (1) to explain variations in (a) faculty acceptance of the junior college role and (b) the degree of faculty consideration for their students and (2) to see if those who accept the junior college concept also show a higher degree of consideration for students. It was hypothesized that faculty members acquired their attitudes to…

A study attempted to detect any significant relationships between student teachers' perceptions of their roles as teachers, their needs and attitudes, their observed behavior in the classroom setting, and their students' perceptions of the classroom climate. Student teachers (N=39) were administered the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI),…

This paper reports an exploratory investigation of the comparative effects of situational characteristics on first-year teachers' perceptions of their preservice preparation, teaching situation, and educational attitudes. Community size and type and percent of white pupils in the teacher's classes were formulated as independent classification…

An educator describes a syndrome affecting professionals involved with autistic children. (CL)

Survey results concerning the role of university supervisors as perceived by student teachers, classroom supervisors, and principals of schools serving the student teachers reflected positively on present program administration, on the role of the supervisor student teaching programs, and the continuation of the supervisory position. (MB)