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)

This article reports findings from an exploratory study of how learning support and resource teachers perceive each other's role. The study was conducted during the debate on the proposed changes to allocation and deployment of support teachers, following the publication of Circular 24/03 by the Department of Education and Science. It sought to…

The various roles that a teacher enacts are examined from four perspectives in this paper. Part one: "The Curriculum Text" presents a series of observations of classroom activity, and part two: "A Student Perspective" includes a collection of interviews with students who had been previously observed. The teacher's tape-recorded thoughts are…

Summarizes a speech delivered at the opening session of the 1972 National Business Education Association Convention. (JS)

The teacher appeared to be perceived as more of an instructional manager than as solely a provider of direct instruction. Categories perceived not to be primarily the teacher's responsibility included curriculum, adaptive aids, and behavioral instructional approaches. (CL)

Beginning practicum counselors rated the frequency with which supervisors performed 42 supervisor behaviors. Counselors also rated effectiveness of supervision. Supervisors perceived supervision as providing feedback. Beginning counselors rated supervision as good if a personal supervisor-supervisee relationship existed and supervisors provided…

Both artist and teacher share many common qualities, and also differ in many ways. The important thing is not so much that art educators declare professional identity with either profession, but that we realize and strive for excellence in all areas of art education. (Author)

Focuses on the indicators of effectiveness in a case study of an alternative school. The clarification of staff roles in conjunction with the development of innovative roles is stressed as an important success factor. Includes a discussion of role theory. (APM)

The conceptualization of teacher role has led to the six-factor Role Dimension Profile Scale. When responses to the scale used with a Likert data collection format are analyzed, the resulting single dimension is interpreted as the teacher's "professional horizon." Implications of these results are discussed. (Author/GSK)

Reviews the work of Howard S. Becker who, in the 1950s, analyzed teaching as a service occupation and drew parallels with other such occupations in terms of worker-client relationships and authority structures. (SJL)