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The Training of Staff Development Facilitators for the School Improvement Project.

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Wood, Fred H. – Journal of Staff Development, 1982

A model program, developed by the Institute for the Development of Educational Activities (/I/D/E/A), to prepare staff development specialists for school improvement projects is described. In this model, trainees experience the staff development processes they will be implementing in schools during their training.

Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs)

Assumptions about Staff Development Based on Research and Best Practice.

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Wood, Fred H.; Thompson, Steven R. – Journal of Staff Development, 1993

Staff development programs should be established by using a set of assumptions grounded in research and best practice. The article examines faulty assumptions that guide too many programs, then presents 14 new assumptions that should guide effective practice and successful staff development. (SM)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement