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Fouchey, Gerald S., Jr. – 1991
One common error plagues the staff development planning process. This error is the general failure to provide a way to transfer new information and skill to the classroom. Activities that target the application of skills learned in staff development or inservice activities are commonly referred to as "followup" activities. This study explores the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Models
Katz, Malcolm; Kimbrough, Ralph B. – 1991
From 1985 through 1989, studies were made annually of the administrative needs of school leaders in Georgia. This document functions as a guide for the Georgia Education Leadership Academy, as it looks ahead to the future of staff development for Georgia's school leaders. In 1985-87 and 1989, superintendents were asked to rate 61 common…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Training, Needs Assessment
Peer reviewedSimmons, Betty Jo – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Offers 11 concrete approaches to improve the quality of substitute teacher programs and provides sample evaluation forms. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Staff Development, Substitute Teachers
Download full textCalhoun, Emily F. – 1984
This report describes teacher response to selected aspects of supervision as it exists for teachers in grades one through four in one Georgia school system. Teachers were surveyed to determine their responses to assistance provided by a supervisor to individual teachers or groups of teachers through activities relevant to teacher development,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Resource Staff, Staff Development, Supervisor Qualifications
Nettles, Mary Frances – 1996
A multi-year project was initiated to examine production equipment issues related to implementation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The purposes of the research project were to determine foodservice directors' opinions regarding use and appropriateness of equipment in school foodservice, to identify the number and variety of menu…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment
Gqibitole, Alice, Ed.; Nala, Nompumelelo, Ed. – 1987
This manual represents part of the results of the first curriculum development workshop organized by the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession for members of the African Teachers' Association of South Africa. This "train-the-trainers" workshop had the goals of: critical analysis of the prevailing social…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Canizaro, Beth C. – 1985
The skills, understandings, and attitudes necessary for an effective instructional supervisor were identified in the literature (using, for the most part, those materials written since 1975). Twenty-six elements were identified and clustered into six areas for a self-evaluation instrument that can give supervisors a means to describe and analyze…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instrumentation, Principals
1991
The purpose of this quality of life training curriculum is to enhance staff's understanding of the concepts of choice, integration, and advocacy; the importance of these qualities; and how staff can promote these qualities within the daily lives of persons with developmental disabilities. The curriculum includes topics for group discussion and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Developmental Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Alfano, Kathy – 1989
Information is provided on San Diego City College's Flex 89 Program, a 3-day staff development effort offered for the college's administrators, full-time and adjunct faculty, and classified staff. The packet includes the flyer sent to all participants, the Flex Catalog and registration form, an example of an enrollment confirmation, the program…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Naiman, Adeline – 1982
This general introduction to educational uses of microcomputers provides basic information to assist educators, parents, and concerned citizens in implementing microcomputer programs in the schools. An overview and brief history of educational computing is followed by suggestions which emphasize the need for planning, including pitfalls to avoid,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Decision Making, Information Sources
Olson, Thomas A.; And Others – 1991
There is growing public recognition that the most important route to educational improvement is through enhancing the skills and status of adults who work within the education system. The purpose of this document is to provide a resource to school personnel who are attempting to improve their professional development efforts; hence both sections…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development, Outcomes of Education, Professional Development
Cooper, John D. – 1981
A study was conducted to determine the important components of a comprehensive staff development program. To guide the investigation, a paradigm was constructed which identified the content areas of staff development as personal/professional, program/instructional, and organizational development; and which specified a statement of purpose or…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Models, Organizational Development
American River Coll., Sacramento, CA. – 1989
California Assembly Bill (AB) 1725, the 1988 community college reform bill, set aside funding for locally developed and implemented staff development programs. Though staff development has been a priority at American River College (ARC) for the past 10 years, the additional monies from AB 1725 will allow the college to expand existing programs as…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Faculty Development
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1983
Based on the comprehensive library self-study method developed by the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Office of Management Studies (OMS) and first used as the Management Review and Analysis Project (MRAP), this resource notebook presents surveys and diagnostic aids, OMS self-study reports, and ARL member library documents related to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Library Administration
Mayo, Kathleen, Ed.; O'Donnell, Ruth, Ed. – 1994
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) formed an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Assembly in 1992, and one of its first projects was to prepare this publication by collecting samples of library-produced ADA-related documents. Its aim is to help libraries increase levels of compliance and public awareness. The…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Hearings
