Five professionals in special education present their views regarding the conflict which arises between acting in the role of child advocate and functioning as a professional employee. Reference is made to suggestions for teacher preparation institutions from G. Frith. (SW)

The article examines the differing roles of the teacher and paraprofessional in the instructional process and suggests specific ways in which the paraprofessional can assist with instruction of special needs children. (SB)

The author examines the meaning of pedagogical caring as a role concept, and clarifies difficulties which have issued from a confusion of pedagogical and psychotherapeutic professional roles. (MJB)

This study characterizes how learning and teaching differs as the responsibility for choosing curriculum goals and the strategies to reach those goals shifts between teacher and the students. Three different pedagogical approaches were used with 125 seventh-grade and eighth-grade students. All three curricula focus on electromagnetism, and were…

This article argues that the chief challenge for developing and sustaining internationalization in the context of the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century is the engagement of the faculty. It argues that although higher education has been successful in providing mechanisms for student mobility because institutions have not successfully…

Five position papers developed by the Division for the Visually Handicapped, Council for Exceptional Children are presented. N. Bryant, in "The Continuum of Services for Visually Impaired Students," outlines program alternatives for visually impaired students. S. Spungin ("The Role and Function of the Teacher of the Visually…

A study attempted to determine how education students and beginning teachers differ in their role conceptions (descriptive modality), values (evaluative modality), and norms (prescriptive modality) and to observe the developmental patterns of these aggregate conceptions, values, and norms. Subjects were 405 enrollees and graduates of the…

This study explored social correlates of teacher reports of classroom behavior. Reported behavior correlated most strongly with perceived student needs. Results are discussed. (Author/JD)

Areas of role conflict between classroom teachers and administrators are educational expertise, authority structure and professional status, and ambivalence toward the leadership concept. Approaches to conflict resolution are defining the role of curriculum supervisor as a service function to teachers, empathy in role taking, and adoption of…

The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and feelings of teachers of family life and sex education seeking to determine how they perceive the role of the sex education teacher as it relates to other teaching roles in the educational system. (Author)

The author separates the role of the instructor into three distinct categories and examines the effect of each on the adoption of technological innovations. (AK)

Article describes lack of student teacher communication, the problems of the adolescent and how improved teacher attitude and proper guidance can help. (MM)