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Focuses on the theory and research on self-fulfilling prophecies and other aspects of the effects of teachers' expectations in classrooms. This book covers expectation-related issues, such as: teachers' efficacy perceptions with respect to difficult-to-teach students; expectation-related phenomena in urban high schools; and more.
List of contents
Teacher expectations (L. Jussim et al.). The antecedents and consequences of teacher efficacy (J.A. Ross). Teacher efficacy and the vulnerability of the difficult-to-teach student (L.C. Soodak, D.M. Podell). Expectations and beyond: the development of motivation and learning in a classroom context (P. Salonen et al.). Shared expectations: creating a joint vision for urban schools (C.D. Ennis). Preferential affect: the crux of the teacher expectancy issue (E. Babad). Expectancy effects in "context": listening to the voices of students and teachers (R.S. Weinstein, C. McKown). When stigma becomes self-fulfilling prophecy: expectancy effects and the causes, consequences, and treatment of peer rejection (M.J. Harris et al.). Research on the communication of performance expectations: a review of recent perspectives (T.L. Good, E. Thompson).
Summary
Focuses on the theory and research on self-fulfilling prophecies and other aspects of the effects of teachers' expectations in classrooms. This book covers expectation-related issues, such as: teachers' efficacy perceptions with respect to difficult-to-teach students; expectation-related phenomena in urban high schools; and more.
