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Fessler, Ralph; Burke, Peter J. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1987
Presents a conceptual model for teacher supervision and staff development for both practitioners and researchers. Constructs can also be used to diagnose problems and plan appropriate strategies for professional improvement. The model offers researchers opportunities for analysis and hypothesis testing. Includes 16 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Models
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Cumming, Chris; And Others – Scottish Educational Review, 1985
Used 34 teachers in 3 schools to identify teacher inservice needs. Described means to translate aims into action in context of collaborative staff development model proposed by Scotland's National Committee for In-Service Training of Teachers. Proposed concept of professional staff development whereby responsibility for learning/changing lies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Models, Needs Assessment
Sparks, Georgea Mohlman; And Others – 1984
The Staff Development for School Improvement Project (SDSI) combined the resources of Wayne State University with 19 schools from 15 school districts in the Detroit (Michigan) metropolitan area. The university provided a facilitator to guide each school through the following six-step change process: (1) awareness, readiness, and commitment; (2)…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
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Guskey, Thomas R. – Educational Leadership, 1985
A new staff development model postulates that teachers' beliefs and attitudes change as a result of changes in learning results, which in turn stem from changed classroom practices. Evidence supporting this model is summarized, and implications for staff development practice are discussed. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Influences, Models
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Cicchelli, Terry; Baecher, Richard E. – Computers and Education, 1987
This study of 18 high school teachers focuses on personal dimensions of the change process and on teacher concerns about using microcomputers in the classroom. Stages of Concern Questionnaire and interviews were used to design a staff development model consisting of inservice activities that addressed teacher's concerns about computers.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Change, Inservice Teacher Education
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Caduto, Michael J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Proposes educational guidelines and a teacher training model for Environmental Values Education (EVE). Suggests proficiency areas to consider for EVE program development and implementation. Parameters involving student and teacher background and type of program strategy are discussed. (ML)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Ethical Instruction, Guidelines
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McAfee, James K. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1987
Therapists and educators in early childhood special education programs have several potential sources of conflict ensuing from differing professional backgrounds, quality control, coordination problems, material equity, and lack of policy. A model for intensive and extensive training to improve the integration of therapy and therapists into the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Conflict, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Vaughan, Eva D.; And Others – 1985
Purposes of this study were: (1) to examine patterns of implementation of an innovative educational program with a built-in staff development component over a period of three years; (2) to compare patterns of implementation of the Adaptive Learning Environments Model's (ALEM) three types of teaching skills, including generic, adaptive, and program…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
Misko, Josie – 2001
This paper, on the returns on investment (ROI) in training, introduces some practical examples for enterprises or organizations wanting to find out whether the money they have spent or intend to spend on training is necessary. It provides strategies for researchers who would like to undertake research in this area. The paper begins by examining…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
Spector, Barbara S., Ed. – 1987
Designed to assist science educators in improving inservice teacher education, this yearbook contains resources and ideas addressing the application of recent research into a format suitable for practitioners. The eight chapters comprising the document deal with: (1) meeting the needs of science teachers for continuing education; (2) guidelines…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Ellis, James D., Ed. – 1989
Designed to assist science educators in improving preservice/inservice teacher education, this yearbook contains resources and ideas addressing the integration of recent research into a format suitable for practitioners and students. Topics of the papers included in this volume are: (1) applications of microcomputers in science teaching; (2)…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Uses in Education, Continuing Education, Elementary School Science