The purpose of this study was to identify teachers' expectations of schooling and their causal attributions regarding the academic performance of their students. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire administered to 451 elementary school teachers. Analyses led to the following conclusions: (1) teachers hold high expectations of schooling…

School faculties are complex social communities consisting of countless social interactions that weave the larger web of social relationships. Collective observations of 16 teachers and the author, in an Indiana elementary school over 1 year, identified several distinct forms of social encounters: affirmations are interactions that, while serving…

This document presents results of a research study designed to determine teachers' levels-of-use of two selected curriculum guides, "The Program and the Six-Year Old" and "Social and Environmental Studies (Grades 5-6)." The study also addressed the validity of using a teacher self-report procedure in assessing levels-of-use.…

Although inappropriate computer experiences emphasizing things more than people are frequently introduced into elementary school classrooms by inadequately trained administrators and teachers, computers can be appropriately used to liberate or empower thinking abilities. Certainly, computers should be used for specific reasons, but…

Reports a study designed to assess the correlation of science knowledge and science attitude of third-year preservice elementary teachers (N=92) using Christman's Science From Concepts Achievement Test (SFCAT) and Shrigley's Science Attitude Scale for Preservice Teachers. A low positive correlation was found to exist between science attitude and…

Articles by Grade Teacher's fourth annual summer travel - summer workshop contest winners: Lea Levi, Elsie G. Murray, Elizabeth Dorband, and Emma A. Palminteri.

An interview with three black teachers.

This survey gathered data about the teaching specialties of those who, between September 1, 1977 and August 31, 1978, had completed all requirements to teach at the elementary or secondary education levels. Parallel estimates for the year September to August, l979 were also obtained. This survey of persons newly qualified to teach provides a view…

This manual for self-instruction in basic library skills for elementary school teachers focuses on the organization of the library and the finding aids available to the library user. The manual consists of a collection of six information sheets with illustrated examples on these topics: Organizational Systems, Library Classification, Library…