History is one of the most difficult subjects to teach because it rarely fascinates the student. (Editor)

Describes the procedures and results of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1966-67 Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program (ETFP) at the University of Minnesota. A questionnaire was administered to 497 elementary students of the 22 teachers who were participants in the ETFP. Data concerning the nature of class activities,…

Presents procedures, results, and conclusions of two studies designed to determine (a) whether any relationship exists between the amount and kind of information available to students and the kind of verbal behavior elicited in problem solution, and (b) if differential effects are created by visual as opposed to kinesthetic stimulus materials.…

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

The role of the fine arts in the lives of physically handicapped children is discussed. (CK)

Economists and educators concerned with promoting economic literacy" in students have relied heavily on teacher training to achieve this end. This essay explores: 1) what it means to know economics and, 2) what a teacher should be able to do to exhibit this knowledge. (Author/JB)

Statistical study indentifying two different teaching styles, one of which correlates with academic success and the other with increased attitude sophistication. (RT)

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

Presents procedures, results and conclusions of an experimental study conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of teacher-described demonstrations as compared with discussion-type demonstrations in high school chemistry. The subjects were American students enrolled at the American Community School, Beirut, Lebanon. No significant…

Examines how communicative practice has been used and misused by some teachers in the classroom and how the importance of correction technique has been virtually ignored. Refers mostly to question-answer conversations and picture descriptions. (EKN)

Poses questions that are relevant to the division of labor in a team-teaching situation and offers suggestions for making team teaching a success. (FL)

A profile of a female industrial arts teacher at the elementary school level. (SJL)

The author suggests that it is vitally important for the teacher of composition to have an articulated philosophy of rhetoric, that a philosophy and a teaching practice are so interrelated that one validates the other. (Author/KC)