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McConnell, David M.; LeCapitaine, John E. – 1985
This study examined the effects of group creativity training upon teachers' empathy and interactions with students as perceived by students and teachers. A group of 26 secondary teachers were divided into an experimental and a control group and were administered the McConnell revised Teacher Behavior Description Questionnaire (TBDQ) and the…
Descriptors: Empathy, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Program Effectiveness
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McConnell, David M.; LeCapitaine, John E. – Reading Improvement, 1988
Examines the impact of creativity training--emphasizing experimentation, ideal development, positive interaction, and empathetic responses--upon teacher empathy and interaction with students. Concludes that after training, teachers were more open to student ideas and responses, reinforced students, allowed more experimentation, and listened to…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Creative Development, Creativity