Teachers in eight matched schools, four experimental and four control, were videotaped to examine the effects of a staff development program utilizing knowledge of objectives and immediate videotape feedback to modify the behavior of classroom teachers. Concomitants of teacher success in the program were also investigated. (Author)

A series of sessions were devised to assist nursing home personnel to effectively help residents in nursing homes. Four sessions were scheduled over one month, one week apart. All levels of employees were involved in the series. The sessions were planned so participants had opportunities to practice and discuss the skills taught in each session.…

A mutual support model was developed to prepare teachers to meet the needs of mainstreamed handicapped children at the University of Akron (OH). In 1975 the university was among the first to receive funding from the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. Among the first tasks that year was the challenge of changing the attitudes of faculty who…

This report describes a continuing education program designed for trainers and supervisors working in community mental health centers, and is based on principles of community participation: grassroots planning, peer education, and accountability. Self-designed training, as a model of program development, has been successful in terms of its…

The report describes the activities of Model Vision Project, a Tennessee program which diagnosed multiply disabled children and adolescents with visual problems and provided services to those children and their families and workshops and conferences for staff training. The first section provides an overview of the project and descriptions of the…

This model for an inservice workshop is based on an ongoing relationship between a college or university (acting as consultant) and an instructional staff. The workshop is built around an actual problem situation facing the staff, in this case, the task of providing remediation in conjunction with the Florida State Assessment Test. The design of…

This book represents an effort to demonstrate, in a limited 60-minute experience, the type of staff development modules or packages which are being developed by the Mesa, Arizona Public Schools. It also represents a larger ongoing effort to develop a comprehensive career guidance model based on a systematic planning approach. The purpose of the…

Guidelines and forms used in staff and development efforts in Florida's public community colleges are provided. Following these are a tabulation and brief summary of the staff and program development activities at each of the community colleges. After the title and a brief description of each program, the following types of information are coded…

Current staff and program development guidelines and forms for the State of Florida are provided. The institutional activities supported through the staff and program development appropriation for 1971-72 for community colleges are reported in tabular form. The name and object of each activity are given, followed by the functional area primarily…

A progress report is provided concerning those 4-H Staff Development and Training programs conducted at the national level and partially financed by a W. K. Kellogg Foundation Grant. During the first three months of 1972, seven workshops or seminars were conducted at the National 4-H Center, involving 273 staff members from all 50 states, Puerto…

Describes an experimental child abuse training program developed for a wide range of community workers involved in the care of high risk families, and examines factors that interfere with the delivery of effective care. (CM)

Presents the objectives and philosophy, qualities of trainer and trainees, procedures and methodology, and evaluation techniques necessary for an effective writing skills program within a business organization. (RL)

The University of Cincinnati provides a workshop as a first step to computer literacy for thousands of faculty and staff members. The workshop uses a microcomputer laboratory with 24 work stations and audiovisual equipment. The curriculum builds both computer knowledge and positive computer attitudes with high-interest, low-threat activities…