The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between teachers' charismatic leadership (i.e., strategic vision and articulation, sensitivity to the environment, sensitivity to members' needs, personal risk, unconventional behavior) in college classroom environments and resulting student resistance strategies. Participants were 165 college…

Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) is a professional development program designed to reduce stress and improve teachers' performance. Two pilot studies examined program feasibility and attractiveness and preliminary evidence of efficacy. Study 1 involved educators from a high-poverty urban setting (n = 31). Study 2 involved…

Borrowing from the field of organizational management, we propose that heedful interrelating offers a tangible framework for thinking about the psychosocial aspects of collaboration which entail moment-to-moment cognitions and behaviors of students in order to complete a joint academic task. Using conversational analysis, our objective was to…

This study examined the classroom participation behaviors of undergraduate students. Much of the existing literature had focused on student variables in determining participation in the classroom. Here, instructor variables were investigated. Students completed questionnaires and reported their own perceptions of their participation in class and…

A 2 x 2 experiment was conducted in which instructor nonverbal immediacy and verbal immediacy were manipulated in a college classroom to examine causal links with cognitive and affective learning outcomes. Previous criticisms concerning immediacy and learning research were considered and multiple operationalizations of cognitive learning (i.e.,…

One hundred fifty six participants enrolled in a mathematics methods course were involved in the study which specifically examined Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Mathematics Anxiety in Elementary Pre-service Teachers. Data collection involved findings from the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instruments (MTEBI), Mathematics Anxiety Rating…

This study was conducted on informal aspects of an inquiry-based physics course and reports findings about learning interactions and discourse observed during the first three semesters the course was offered. The course offered an alternative to the large lecture instruction typical in introductory university physics and promoted learning in an…