Robert T. Tauber Professor Emeritus: Education rtt1@psu.edu Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Courses Regularly Taught while at Penn State

• EDPSY 014 Learning and Instruction
• PSYCH 130 Management of Interpersonal Relationships
• PSYCH 497E Psychology of Discipline
• HDFS 129 Introduction to Human Development & Family Studies
• EDTHP 115 Foundations of Education

Research Interests

• Classroom Management\Discipline)
• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Giving Children the Expectations Advantage)
• Teachers and Professors as Performers and Motivators

Book Publications

Classroom Management: Sound Theory and Effective Practice (1999) Greenwood Publications; ISBN 089789619X.  Note, this text has been translated into Chinese.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: A Guide to Its Use in Education (1997) Greenwood Publications; ISBN 0275955036
 

Classroom Management: Theory and Practice (1995) Harcourt Brace College Publishers; ISBN 0155013173
 

Acting Lessons for Teachers: Using Performance Skills in the Classroom (1994) Greenwood Publication Group; ISBN 0275948234
 

Oral Communication Skills for Vo-Tech Students: A Competency-Based Approach (1991) Prakken Publications; ISBN 0911168796. Note, this text has been translated into Spanish.
 

Classroom Management from A to Z (1990) Holt Rinehart and Winston; ISBN 0030300037

Sabbaticals

Served two sabbaticals, one at the Durham University, England (1984-85), and one at the University of Melbourne, Australia (1992).  The focus of both sabbaticals was the study of classroom management and related topics.

Travel

Dr. Tauber's travels include visits, most often academically related, to Chile, Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Germany (both East and West while the Berlin Wall was still up), France, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania.

Continuing Interests

Researching, writing, and presenting workshops and seminars for educators at all grade levels!

Dr. Tauber currently lives in Florida and teaches graduate courses in Education as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL and, during the summers, as an Adjunct Professor at Gannon University in Erie, PA.

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