Purpose of this study was to determine whether undergraduate students enrolled in Secondary Education who participated in counseling interview sessions during a semester would view the concepts of counseling and the counseling process as significantly more favorable than would undergraduate students who did not participate. Results support this…

Examines the responses of 238 prospective secondary teachers to the Personality Types and Occupations questionnaire which asked them to rate the degree to which each of the 18 types would be likely to be satisfied or frustrated in secondary teaching. Finding consistent with Kuhlen and Dipboye (1959) which found moderate to considerable…

Describes the involvement of pupils in increasing the frequency of teacher attention to appropriate classroom behaviors. Results indicate pupils can be successful intervention agents in aiding the teacher modify her behavior. (Author)

Focuses on teachers placement and discusses employer attitudes toward the importance of prospective employees' grades. Results indicate grades are of less importance than professional and/or training references. (Author/HMV)

This study tests the relationship between teachers' philosophy of human nature and the congruence of their verbal - nonverbal behavior. Results were inconclusive. (Author/HMV)

Suggests that educators must recognize the reality of antischool public opinion and, through the development of differentiated education and alternative schooling, seek to reinvolve the community with their schools. Condensed from "Principal," November 1980, pp 8-14. (SJL)

Responses of 140 Illinois superintendents to the PROBE survey were compared to the public views on education and its problems expressed in the 1979 Gallup Poll. Results indicate disparate perceptions. Implications for school/community communication are discussed. Condensed from "Illinois School Board Journal," November-December 1980, pp 17-18.…

Citing selected studies and experiences at the Gesell Institute of Human Development, the author argues that grade repetition benefits children whose behavior age is less than their chronological age. She emphasizes parent cooperation for dealing with the child's temporary emotional upset over being retained. Condensed from "Early Years," December…

Using the example of a ten-year-old boy working on a science project, the author discusses the question of when and how much the teacher should intervene and direct a child's independent learning activity. (SJL)

The author asserts that teachers must interest children more directly in the actual process of learning. She suggests having students keep "learning logs" in which they reflect back over their classwork and examine their intentions, observations, and feelings during the school day. She presents examples from several such student diaries.…

The author, who changed her French class from a traditional, teacher-directed format to independent study, explains the benefits she found in this new system, particularly in the change of her own role. (SJL)

The Principal of Rawlins Upper School and Community College in Leicestershire, England, documents the recent effects of retrenchment on his school and questions the government's claim that state funding cuts would not harm the academic program. (SJL)

Proposes locally-generated service-learning networks which will allow disadvantaged communities both to capitalize on existing resources and to develop new vehicles for education. Condensed from "Synergist," Winter 1981, pp38-41. (Author/SJL)

Cites benefits of using teacher aides in the classroom and discusses four important aspects of the aide-teacher relationship. Condensed from "North Carolina Education," January-February 1981, p2. (Editor/SJL)

A study of student attitudes towards computers in a mathematics class found significantly positive relationships between such use and their attitudes towards mathematics, the instructional setting, achievement in mathematics and programing, and previous programing experience. No significant relationship between students' intelligence and attitudes…