The Instructional Development Project at Harper College from 1970 to 1973 is described. The objective of the project was to improve instruction by providing a framework and an inservice training program for faculty members. A total of 30 instructors participated in the project at a total cost of $35,223 including released time costs, and…

THIRTY PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING TEACHER EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ATTENDED A 2-WEEK TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE DESIGNED TO CONSIDER CRITICAL ISSUES IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAMS OF TEACHER PREPARATION IN SMALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE PRESENTATIONS BY SPECIAL CONSULTANTS WERE--(1) "CRITICAL…

This booklet provides information on short courses, seminars, summer schools, scholarships, and travel grants available each year to students, teachers, and other young people and adults planning to study or train abroad during vacations. Study programs for periods longer than three months and short-term activities unlikely to be repeated…

In discussing agencies for the improvement of teachers in service, one's mind naturally turns first to those periodical meetings of teachers, such as institutes, that are established by law. The data pertaining to meetings of this nature that have been collected are summarized in this paper. These were gathered primarily from State and Territorial…