Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - A Practical Guide to Its Use in Education

List of contents

Introduction
The Mechanisms of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The SFP: Global Perspective
Gender & the SFP
Race (African American) & the SFP
Ethnicity & the SFP
Given Name/Surname & the SFP
Dialect and/or Primary Language & the SFP
Attractiveness & the SFP
Body Build & the SFP
Socioeconomic Levels & the SFP
"Special Needs" Students & the SFP
The SFP from the Students' Side of the Desk
Preservice and Inservice SFP Training
Practitioner Testimonials
ERIC & the SFP
References
Figures and Tables
Index

About the author

ROBERT T. TAUBER is Professor of Education at The Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University at Erie. He is the author of five books, including Acting Lessons for Teachers: Using Performance Skills in Education (Praeger, 1994).

Product details

• Authors: Robert T. Tauber, Tauber Robert T.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.1997
• EAN: 9780275955021
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95502-1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Sociology and anthropology, Current Events and Issues: Education