Describes a study conducted to determine what dissatisfies and what motivates vocational teachers and to discover the similarity of the teacher motivation problem to industry's worker motivation problem. (GR)

Examines some of the failings of educational television and discusses the Television Guidelines for Early Childhood Education, which suggest directions for furure development. (MM)

Appeared also in Educational Opportunity Forum," vol. 1, no. 4 (Fall 1969). (Editor/RD)

Discusses the causes of teacher burnout, specifically as they apply to reading teachers. Offers suggestions for avoiding it. (FL)

The teacher's day amounts to six or more hours of isolation from other adults, and the special education teacher is more lonely than the regular classroom teacher. Parents need to be called frequently, and evaluation team and individualized education program sessions need to be attended. (SEW)

Answers to questionnaires about teaching by 105 regular and special educators revealed that both groups considered burnout a problem and maintainance of discipline a hard part of the teacher's job. Special educators voiced concern over too much red tape. Generally, both groups felt support and satisfaction in teaching. (CL)

Many midcareer teachers feel trapped in their present positions, knowing they are unlikely to go further. Five ways to help teachers feeling trapped include encouraging them to write, speak to community groups, teach in community adult education programs or local higher education institutions, and attend workshops and conferences. (RW)

Discusses the value of computer-related work by English teachers as demonstrations of professional development for tenure, promotion, or merit. (JL)

Studied the nature of diurnal mood variations in 173 persons aged 13 to 82. Results indicated adolescents and young adults tended to report better moods toward evening while middle-aged and elderly persons reported better moods in the morning. Limited findings suggest the opposite trends for depressed psychiatric patients (Author/JA)

Focused on the exchange of aid between older persons and their children. Hypotheses regarding relationships between mutual aid and the morale of the elderly were developed and tested on a sample of 403 parents aged 60 and over. No relationships between morale and the exchange of aid were found. (Author)

Relates the difficulties of part-time faculty, particularly the problem of maintaining a positive attitude and a sense of humor. (RL)

The only way to deal with the inevitable failures involved in teaching is to acknowledge them and attempt to work within the limits of the situation. (Author/GC)

Suggests that a positive relationship exists between encounter group experience and the soccer team performance--a conclusion worthy of consideration in further research in the fields of psychology and sociology of sports. (Author)

A school principal discusses ways in which principals can offer emotional support to teachers under stress and can help to prevent its occurrence. He suggests that principals can provide emotional distance. (CL)