Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: A Practical Guide to Its Use in Education / Edition 1

by Robert T. Tauber

Overview

What we expect, all too often, is exactly what we get. Nowhere is this more true than in education, where teachers' expectations of students are crucial. The self-fulfilling prophecy should be of great interest to teachers, both those in training and those in service. Whether or not a teacher is aware of it, the self-fulfilling prophecy is at work, impacting students either to their benefit or their detriment. It follows that teachers should be made aware of the SFP and how it can be used effectively in education. Using the new on-line research facilities, Dr. Tauber has compiled over 700 doctoral dissertations and countless jourbanal articles on stereotyping, perception of social differences, race, gender, ethnicity, body features, age, socioeconomic levels, special needs, and other personal and situational factors. The last part of the book presents a collection of testimonials written from the viewpoint of practitioners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275955038
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/25/1997
Series:	School Librarianship
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)
Lexile:	1340L (what's this?)

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).

Table 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/Surbaname & 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