The thrust here is a plea to both teacher educators and practicing educators in the field to clarify their conceptions of what is involved in classroom activity and to accept responsibilities for assisting prospective and active teachers through the kinds of contributions they can make most effectively. (Author/RK)

The article suggests a Network of Educational Support Services Team (NEST) to provide adequate educational services for acoustically impaired children. (SBH)

This paper describes the roles of mentors to meet the need for mentors in electronic learning (eLearning) environments. The existing literature has documented factors impeding effective eLearning and the multiplicity of the faculty's roles that demands too much time on the faculty within eLearning environments. This paper argues for the need for…

Reports results of a questionnaire designed to discover the similarities and/or differences among academic training and development curricula in U.S. colleges and universities. Results concern role clusters, types of degrees and average years offered, training and development roles by department, and rank of competencies taught. (CT)

This book is meant to be practical. It attempts to clarify what one should keep in mind and to describe what courses of action are open when one confronts a particular situation. It is stated that teachers and principals encounter discipline problems not because they are deficient in skill or in virtue, but because they have inherited misleading…

The text of this syllabus, addressed primarily to American Indian teacher aides (TA), defines the role of the TA in the classroom and provides information that will assist the aides in carrying out their duties and will assist the teacher in understanding and effectively utilizing the TA. Information covers: the aide in American Indian programs,…