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

by Robert T. Tauber

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275955036
• ISBN13: 9780275955038
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"