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Renée DePalma; Juan-Miguel Ortega-Herráez; Maribel Del-Pozo-Triviño; María-Isabel Abril-Martí – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2024
Non-governmental development organizations (NGDOs) are responsible for ensuring basic human rights for socially marginalised people. In situations of migration, people's opportunity to regularise their migratory status and to secure their fundamental rights to key public services is entirely dependent on communication with the local…
Descriptors: Translation, Program Descriptions, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nulty, Elizabeth C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Special education programs vary in the quality of services provided across states, cities, and school districts. There are three major components necessary for a quality special education program for children with complex learning needs. These components include systems level analysis, capacity building for staff, and strong individual student…
Descriptors: Special Education, Program Evaluation, Guidelines, Educational Quality
Turner, Tandra T.; Butler, Alisha N.; Russell, Christina A. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2015
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) recognizes the role that its Comprehensive After School System (COMPASS) programs can play in supporting the educational success of youth, including literacy development. Since 2011, DYCD has required COMPASS programs to offer at least two hours a week of either literacy or…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, STEM Education, Elementary School Students, After School Programs
Yong, Minglee; Cheney, Douglas A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
The purpose of this study is to identify the essential features of Tier 2 interventions conducted within multitier systems of behavior support in schools. A systematic literature search identified 12 empirical studies that were coded and scored according to a list of Tier 2 specific RE-AIM criteria, related to the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Literature Reviews, Program Effectiveness
Bubb, Sara; Earley, Peter – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2010
With the current emphasis on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers, it is important to ensure that every member of staff has the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding as outlined in the professional and occupational standards for the school workforce. As your practical guide to developing your staff,…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Student Centered Learning, Time Management, Personnel Needs
Barkan, M.; Toprak, E.; Kumtepe, A. T.; Kumtepe, E. Genc; Ataizi, M.; Pilanci, H.; Mutlu, M. E.; Kayabas, I.; Kayabas, B. Kip – Educational Media International, 2011
ELBEP (Eliminating Language Barriers in European Prisons Through Open and Distance Education Technology) is a multilateral project funded by the European Union (EU) Lifelong Learning, Grundtvig (Adult Education) Programme. It aims to overcome language/communication problems between prison staff and foreign inmates at European prisons via online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Problems, Distance Education, Correctional Institutions

O'Banion, Terry – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Provides guidelines for organizing staff development programs, covering assessment, statement of philosophy, organization and staffing, various activities to meet the needs of constituencies represented within the institution, incentives and rewards, adequate funding, and an overall program evaluation. Stresses staff development as a means to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Needs Assessment, Program Design, Program Development

Churchman, David – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1980
Describes four major types of evaluation: needs assessment, formative, implementation, and summative evaluation. Suggests the general categories of information that must be collected, analyzed, and interpreted, as illustrated by the example of the evaluation of staff development at a two-year college. (AYC)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Formative Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation
Hilton, Cheryl D.; And Others – 1988
This collection of four interrelated papers is the record of a conference session which describes a staff development model jointly designed by the Franklin County Department of Education (Ohio) and Ohio State University. The session uses a three-tiered model to examine (1) a teacher cadre comprised of teachers instructing teachers; (2) mentors…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Mentors
Brookfield, Jeffri – 1981
The manual is intended to aid programs funded by the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) in designing and implementing staff development programs. Section I presents a working definition of staff development and outlines the preliminary steps necessary before a program is designed and administered. The section delineates the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Inservice Education
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1979
This document explains the West Virginia system of continuing education, describes the role of West Virginia in the Four State Project for staff development, and provides a list of resource documents available in the West Virginia Department of Education. In the first section an abstract of the program is presented along with a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Governance, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment, Program Budgeting

Thompson, Jay C., Jr.; Cooley, Van E. – Educational Horizons, 1986
Describes results of a national study designed to determine both the perceived importance and the current practices of ongoing effective staff development programs. Results concern needs assessment, teacher involvement in planning, staff development objectives, administration of staff development activities, and follow-up and evaluation…
Descriptors: College Credits, Needs Assessment, Program Administration, Program Evaluation

Simmons, Joanne M. – Journal of Staff Development, 1982
A six-stage evaluation model is described for gathering data concerning the relative cost-effectiveness of alternative professional development activities which share common objectives. The model specifies the type of cost effectiveness data to gather and the analysis procedures to use in comparing the relative costs and effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Databases

Griffin, Gary A. – Teachers College Record, 1978
The difficulty of evaluation of staff development programs is examined in terms of the goals of staff development, the individual and contextual goals, and structural properties inherent in staff development programs. Several guidelines for evaluation are offered. (JMF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Guidelines, Inservice Teacher Education
Champion, Bobby – Journal of Staff Development, 2000
Traditional needs assessments strategies are inadequate today. Today's needs assessment involves determining problems, priorities, opportunities, and learning needs before making decisions about professional development. Four questions to guide discussions on needs assessment include whether it was planned collaboratively, whether multiple sources…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment