This guidebook identifies supply and demand concepts and gives examples of how some National Education Association state and local affiliates are addressing the teacher supply and demand issue. While not intended as a how-to manual for conducting full-scale teacher supply and demand studies, the book focuses on some of the problems associated with…

This paper presents a report from the task force appointed by the Michigan Association of Colleges of Teacher Education to investigate induction programs for new teachers. It presents a comprehensive induction program model which involves collaboration between institutions of higher education, school districts, local education agencies, and the…

This publication compiles the findings and conclusions of the 3-year first phase (1980-83) of the Unesco Sub-regional Project for Special Education in Eastern and Southern Africa. It presents the state of the art of special education and prospects for future development in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia,…

The Opening Our Doors Project of the Pioneer Library System of Norman, Oklahoma takes public library service to preschool and day care facilities by means of learning kits housed in tote bags. The sturdy, zippered tote bags are full of books, games, toys, learning folders, and so forth. There is a tote bag for each of 75 different topics. Topics…

The focus of this book is on the planning of a comprehensive system of staff development and the governance, design, and implementation of specific programs within that system. Much of the book consists of recommendations that are based on the study of a wide range of staff development programs, research on teachers and teaching, information about…

A project was conducted at Manor Junior College, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, to design and implement a development conference for all faculty and staff who have a direct impact on vocational students. Emphasis was placed upon improving the quality of instruction, updating teacher competence, and introducing learning mechanisms for improving program…

In an effort to foster professionalism and staff development within the Technical and Further Education college staff, a voluntary appraisal program, Facilitated Appraisal for College Executives (FACE), was developed. A handbook is presented which gives background information and some suggestions users may find helpful in implementing the (FACE)…

A description is given of the training and inservice plan for Westmoreland County Public Schools (Virginia) which focused on the personal and professional needs of teachers and the issues of the at-risk student population with which they work. A staff self-esteem workshop was developed which focused on the need for persons to care for themselves…

In 1983, an institutional development approach was established in Swaziland with the goal of achieving universal primary education. The United States Agency for International Development, in cooperation with the government of Swaziland, awarded a contract to Ohio University (Athens) to provide institutional and technical assistance to implement…

Mountain Empire Community College (MECC), Southwest Virginia Community College (SVCC), Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC), and Clinch Valley College (CVC), a four-year institution, participated in a cooperative professional development program to enrich their support staff and explore support staff dynamics. The colleges used the…

The Kindergarten Oral Language Project (KOLP) is a program of the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District. The program is based on Teaching Activities for Language Knowledge and is designed to improve oral language skills of the kindergarten population, identify students at risk for language and speech problems, and decrease incidences of…

This planning document proposes that services to Vermonters with mental retardation be unified around the community mental retardation service system, in order to provide community placements for residents of the Brandon Training School (BTS) who are under court order for discharge between 1989 and 1993. The Department of Mental Health plans to…

The Institute of International Education outlines the forces behind the new wave of international cooperative ventures in higher education and the challenges they pose through a systematic focus on the Japan-United States transactions. Focus is placed on two prototypes: (1) U.S. accredited institutions setting up a cooperative venture in Japan to…

The conference program and the texts of 24 papers presented at the conference are provided in this document. Selected papers include: "The Use of the College Student Experience Questionnaire in Policy and Program Development" (Karen Bauer and Dale Trusheim); "Predicting Freshman Performance as Admissions Criteria" (David Zubrow); "Has the Middle…

A mentor-mentee program has been developed and is currently being implemented and evaluated through the collaborative efforts of the College of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota) and the Bloomington (Minnesota) School District. The program provides for specific training, support, and frequent formal and informal contacts which stimulate professional…