Purpose of the article is to capture the flow of a process of persons working toward the goal of bringing TORI Theory into educational systems. TORI is coined by joining together the first letters of each of four factors which seem essential for growth within organizations made up of interacting human beings--trust, openness, realization, and…

A means of reducing teacher anxiety is explored. Administrative policy geared toward a warm and friendly atmosphere that fosters group supportiveness is recommended. (JC)

Emphasizing humanistic approaches, this essay proposes to: analyze and develop the need for supervisors and teachers to be dialogic rather than monologic communicators; analyze and develop the necessary conditions for dialogue with self and others; and apply dialogic communication to the supervision process in the school. (JC)

Authorities indicate people need to feel loved and to believe they are performing a worthwhile task before they can feel successful in today's society. Applying this dictum to teachers, discussion centers on interaction belonging, building self-worth, the real life of and staff member involvement with the lonely teacher, and solutions. (JC)

This study seeks to determine the extent to which elementary school children utilize the approaches which were taught them in their word-analysis (Decoding) program. (Author)

A close-up of 257 teacher-student dyads shows predominantly "Happy Classrooms", in which teachers and students like and respect one another's evaluations and perceptions. The criteria of respect and liking consist of strictly conventional definitions of student roles. (Author/NQ)

Data collected in both classroom and open design schools suggest that teacher-pupil interactions in classrooms are not as routine as is often assumed, and that open plan schools may not provide for dynamic and fruitful teacher-teacher interaction to the extent that was earlier thought to be the case. (Author/NQ)

Pre-licensure, graduate intervention specialist majors participated in an introductory assignment, reporting their reactions to ten hours with an individual who had a moderate to intense disability. Research questions included: 1) How do pre-licensure, graduate students connect theory to practice? 2) What was it about the pre-licensure, graduate…

Three large, unstructured workshops (500-800 people) demonstrated how large groups of people can participate together and collectively choose ways of action aimed at satisfying all. Particular significance given to participants' shift away from looking for outside sources of answers, values and standards to discovery of strengths and answers…