Discusses the anticipated shortage of teachers in elementary education and family and consumer sciences and the need to recruit men into these positions. Discusses gender stereotypes and other barriers for men in nontraditional teaching fields. (Contains 20 references.) (JOW)

Investigated differences among women and men (N=151) employed in traditional female occupations (staff nursing, elementary school teaching, librarianship) who took the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). Findings on the VPI Social, Investigative, Conventional, Enterprising and Artistic scales showed women, when compared to men in the same…

Examines the consistency of grade assignment by elementary personnel, finding wide variations. Shows greater consistency in assigning grades after training. (SR)

Presents six strategies for positively promoting good behavior among elementary students, including: surprise rewards for quiet classroom behavior; a compliment chain made of paper clips; behavior self-evaluation forms; consistent routines; a list of five things students must do in order for the teacher to be able to give out directions; and…

Used the four curriculum orientations defined by J. McNeil (1996) to demonstrate how hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis can be applied to measure the meta-orientation construct. The analysis of teacher data collected by a curriculum orientation inventory from 675 primary school teachers in Hong Kong provided clear support for the…

Conducted mini case studies of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) using classroom observations, teacher interviews, and focus group interviews. Findings show considerable variation in the quality of teaching and learning associated with these teachers. Discusses implications for the validity of…

This article reconstructs portions of the history of an elementary school teacher during the Depression and World War II. It points to procedural and methodological difficulties often encountered in studies of past teachers. It emerged from a search for sources that could remove or evade the barriers of silence that block access to the history of…

This study explored the efficacy of web-based workshops in topics in elementary school mathematics in fostering teachers' confidence and competence in using instructional technology, and thereby promoting more positive attitudes toward using computers and Internet resources in the mathematics classroom. It consisted of in-depth interviews of…

Integration of subject areas with technology and thinking skills is a way to help teachers cope with today's overloaded curriculum and to help students see the connectedness of different curriculum areas. This study compares three authentic approaches to teaching a science unit on bird adaptations for habitat that integrate thinking skills and…

Good teachers and good teaching have been shown by numerous research studies to be the critical elements which make the difference in effective early years education programs. Becoming a good teacher is a process that begins with initial teacher preparation and progresses through a series of stages from novice through to expert status. It is…

To explore the link between interparental hostility and adolescent problem behaviors, the current study examines four important maternal parenting dimensions as potential mediators: acceptance, harshness, inconsistency, and psychological intrusiveness. With a primary sample of 1,893 sixth-grade students, the measures included adolescent and…

To summarize the widely dispersed literature concerning Chinese teachers' mental status, the present paper conducted a quantitative research synthesis with a focus on the current situation and development in teachers' mental disorders. On one hand, the results demonstrated that many critical problems existed in the exploration of this issue, such…

The importance of standardized test results is becoming more prevalent in the structure of classroom instruction and the operation of schools throughout the nation due to pressure on educators and students from various levels of authority. This study looks at the relationship between classroom instruction and standardized test content and the…

This study examined variability in teachers' reported adherence to a school-based violence prevention program, Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment, and investigated the relations of teacher adherence to teachers' attitudes related to the intervention and students' attitudes about and responses to bullying. The results provide evidence…

Elementary school children in the United States are not developing acceptable levels of mathematical proficiency (National Center for Education Statistics, 1999), and a major concern of teacher educators is that teachers lack the depth and flexibility of mathematical understanding and the corresponding beliefs they need to teach for proficiency…