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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy A Practical Guide to Its Use in Education
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Robert T. Tauber
Book Code: C5502
ISBN: 0-275-95502-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95502-1
200 pages, figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/1997
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This volume is an invaluable tool for introducing and summarizing the vast literature into the impact of SFP....I would highly recommend Self-Fulfilling Prophecy as the definitive work on the subject.
    —Educational Studies
Description: 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 journal 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.
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/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
LC Card Number: 96-33192
LCC Class: LB1033
Dewey Class: 371
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