A successful project at the University of South Carolina uses faculty as problem-solvers through peer observation. It causes faculty members to examine critically both teaching styles and teaching effectivene ss, and the project is cost-effective. (LBH)

A study of the effects of different teaching styles on students with varying personal characteristics was announced. (GW)

In an institutional setting for retarded children, 14 staff members were observed during the administration of teaching programs. (Author)

Reports an attempt to observe, describe, and account for the ways in which four teachers planned their curricula and explores the relationship between the teachers' perceptions of some of the elements in the planning process and the ways in which they go about their planning. (Author/MLF)

Presents the first of a four part series of interviews of physics teachers who have won the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Innovative Teaching Award. This first review emphasizes the type of course taught and the teacher's role. (SL)

Providing teachers with training in interactive behavior skills (activities) is not sufficient to change teacher behavior in the classroom unless teacher beliefs about what is important (objectives) in the classroom are also modified. (MB)

Describes how to evaluate reading assignments so that teachers will know when and how to intervene. (MB)

Forty-two student teachers were asked to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers based upon statements of authoritarian or nonauthoritarian teaching philosophy, both before and after their student teaching experience. Results were compared to see if attitudinal changes had occurred. Findings are discussed in light of previous research. (Author/MT)

Student attitudes are affected by many aspects of classroom environment and attempts to change behavior must take them into account. By creating a nonthreatening classroom environment, teachers can address the motivational problems of at-risk students effectively. (JOW)

This article describes Project ORACLE which was research carried out at the University of Leicester begun in 1975 concerning (1) a longitudinal process-product study of teaching and learning in elementary schools; and (2) a study which concentrated on collaborative group work in the same classrooms. Results and implications are discussed.…

The author argues against the assumption that models of educational research that appear "scientific" must be correct. To illustrate this, he points out that teaching and learning in adult education are obviously related activites, yet, because of adherence to the "scientific," they are rarely related to each other in research. (CH)

States that the centrist position, emphasizing citizenship transmission, dominates social studies education. Claims that instruction is unstimulating as a result of its design and that teachers are educationally unprepared to adopt new methods. Advocates preservice teacher exposure to various models to allow an informed choice in teaching style.…

Describes an application of a checklist survey used to study teachers' activities in teaching computer studies. Teachers were profiled and then grouped into five distinct teaching styles. Results suggest that in-service training should be directed toward those teaching styles that have the strongest links with the desired objectives. (BSR)

Explores 60 children's perceptions of their teachers and reveals those areas in which students approved and disapproved of various teaching methods. Issues such as repetition of subject matter, and the balance between individual and group work were also explored. (Author/BSR)

This article seeks to identify the key factors that are important in being successful as a trainer and how to survive for tomorrow. It draws on research carried out in the United Kingdom and sponsored by the Manpower Services Commission and on many seminars, workshops, and conferences held with trainers and managers in the UK. (CT)