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ERIC Number: EJ300291
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in the Classroom: Dead End or Promising Beginning?
Smead, Valerie S.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v30 n2 p145-56 Jun 1984
Reviews research on the concept of self-fulfilling prophecies in the classroom, noting some past research difficulties. Presents findings within an interactional framework. Considers teacher and child effects on the relationship of expectations, achievement, and behavior. Speculates on monitoring the expectancy effect over the course of a child's school career. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Fulfilling Prophecies