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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

Using Concerns Data to Design a Staff Development Program.

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Matthews, Robin J. – Journal of Staff Development, 1993

Data obtained from the Change Facilitators Stages of Concern Questionnaire were used in the Philippines to select content in a one-month staff development program for department heads. The training program was strongly influenced by participants' concerns. The article describes the change facilitator stages of concern. (SM)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Department Heads, Educational Change, Educational Improvement