Authors clarify the categories of non-verbal teacher activity and suggest how the individual teacher can increase the effectiveness of his non-verbal style. (Authors/CB)

Gives opinion on the imposition of moral values by teachers upon students. (LN)

A study focusing on verbal and nonverbal communication and interaction factors involved in teaching children with severe learning difficulties suggested that differences in teaching style or strategy are closely related to the way in which language's functional qualities are expressed. (CL)

Results of a study of the effects of negative criticism indicated that group criticism reduces the cognitive performance of college students. (DR)

The author of this paper proposes that a position paper by a course instructor be presented prior to or at the first session of the course in order to provide the student with information if the course will meet his needs. Such a position paper may also serve to provide a basis for dialogue that considers in a theoretical and in a personal way the…

Discusses the effectiveness of two teaching styles. (Editor/RK)

Story of what happened to a child when her creative ability was stiffled. (RB)

Teachers can accommodate differences in student learning styles by creating an environment in which individuals feel free to be themselves. (Author)

Learners enter a learning situation with a preconceived notion of what teaching style is best for them. For those learners perceiving congruency between their preferred style and the teaching style actually received, achievement was greater than for those perceiving incongruency. (Author)

The article discusses various studies relating to the University professor as a teacher. (MF)

The approach to discipline presented here suggests that optimal classroom discipline is directly related to teacher beliefs regarding pupils, himself, and teaching. (AJ)

Nathan Oliveira, a noted West Coast artist and professor of art at Stanford University, discusses his own training in art, his philosophy as an art educator, and his views on the student teacher relationship in art education. (SJL)