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Patterson, Jerry L.; Czajkowski, Theodore J. – Educational Leadership, 1979
Successful implementation of new programs requires planning, an appropriate strategy, and staff development. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development

Frey, William Paul – Educational Leadership, 1979
The basic principles of program survival include one person assuming responsibility for a new program, continuing staff development, and altering a new program to benefit and improve student achievement. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development

Servatius, Joanna Dee; Young, Shareen E. – Educational Leadership, 1985
As an example of successful training in teacher coaching, this article describes a program conducted by the Santa Clara County, California, Educational Development Center. Aspects of the program discussed are its design, the selection of participants, the training process, the program's results, and the program's future. (MCG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Program Content, Program Design

Edwards, Sara A.; Barnes, Susan – Educational Leadership, 1985
Describes Research In Teacher Education (RITE), a staff development model that uses school district staff to train teachers and that identifies effective teaching and staff development practices. Information is presented on the model's characteristics and implementation, research contributing to the model, a field test, and San Diego's adoption of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Linking Agents, Program Content

Rhodes, Gregory L.; Young, Donald B. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Development teams in Hawaii are using local emphasis, teacher training, and field support to create successful new curriculums. (Author)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education

Robbins, Pam; Wolfe, Pat – Educational Leadership, 1987
A California school district used the Hunter teaching model for a study to measure the effect of the model on teachers and students in two schools over a four-year period. Evaluation shows that student achievement and teacher behavior improved during the first three years then dropped during the fourth. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Killian, Joyce E. – Educational Leadership, 1985
School systems can promote computer literacy among teachers by starting at the administrative level, making inservice comprehensive and long-term, providing concrete support, and offering opportunities for participation. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness

Showers, Beverly; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1987
A meta-analysis of nearly 200 research studies, plus a review of the literature on staff development, point to the importance of program design in providing insights that teachers can use in their classrooms. Appended are 32 references. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Meta Analysis, Program Effectiveness

Showers, Beverly – Educational Leadership, 1985
Discusses the use of coaching to establish a communal learning effort among teachers and reinforce skills introduced through inservice. Issues examined include the length of coaching, who should coach, training coaches, coaching's effects, the relationships of evaluation and supervision to coaching, the principal's role, and implementation. (MCG)
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship

Wade, Ruth K. – Educational Leadership, 1985
A meta-analysis of inservice teacher education research determines the significance of the following factors for learning effectiveness: training objectives, training duration, training group characteristics, location and scheduling, sponsorship, participant incentives, structure, and instructional technique. Suggestions to help staff developers…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location, Incentives