Most discussions about special education leadership address the work of principals and district administrators, without reference to the collective and distributed forms of leadership that have taken center stage in contemporary discussions about improving schools. To explore the contributions of and roles for teacher leadership in special…

A role definition instrument was administered to experienced and future teachers at the Universities of Wisconsin (Madison) and Houston in an attempt to identify areas of conflict between the expectations of these groups for the role of teacher. Unlike previous studies, this one focuses on the expectations of the future teacher. The factors of…

The role of teachers in the social, personal and moral development of students apart from education is discussed.

A substitute could enhance the educational experiences of children, if the substitute's role were not perceived as one of babysitter or disciplinaria n. Because of their unique position in the school setting, substitutes, with specialized training, could provide feedback to teachers which would result in improved instructional situations. (HMD)

The effect of higher education upon student attitudes is one of increasing liberality and decreasing authoritarianism. The early part of the course is seen as particularly signigicant in changing attitudes. (Editor)

Forty child study teams were observed and verbal behaviors of classroom teachers in those teams were analyzed. Teachers in an experimental program stressing role clarification spoke significantly more than any other participants. Parents were most frequently addressed by other team members. (CL)

This article traces a decline in CCCC sessions on language along with a shift toward more reductive definitions. It analyzes early CCCC treatment of language issues, the Students' Right document, changes in demographics and linguistics, and shifts within English departments that have left us overdue for professional reexamination of our role as…

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…

Interaction in the teaching team, team status structure, and teachers' perceptions of the team's decision-making authority were investigated as important dimensions of the team-teaching organization. Relationships between these dimensions and the teacher's sense of his own influence and autonomy are described. Each of 17 teams in six team-teaching…

The aims of this study are 1) to survey and summarize reports on predictions of teacher role changes, 2) to check the predictions against available empirical investigations, and 3) to discuss consequences of teacher role changes for teacher training, research on teaching, and the refinement of innovations. Some rationales for role prediction…