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Navigating Difference: Development and Implementation of a Successful Cultural Competency Training for Extension and Outreach Professionals
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Deen, Mary Y.; Parker, Louise A.; Hill, Laura Griner; Huskey, Melynda; Whitehall, Anna P. – Journal of Extension, 2014
As our world becomes more interconnected on international, domestic, and personal levels, our need to be more culturally competent increases (Samovar, Porter, & McDaniel, 2007; Ting-Toomey, 1999). Recognizing this need, Washington State University Extension sought to increase skills of its personnel by developing a set of cultural competencies…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Extension Education, Extension Agents, Cultural Awareness
Preschool Teachers' Insights about Web-Based Self-Coaching versus On-Site Expert Coaching
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Shannon, Darbianne; Snyder, Patricia; McLaughlin, Tara – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Implementation science defines training and coaching as two important competency components to support fidelity of implementation of evidence-based practices. The present study explores the perspectives of 21 preschool teachers, located in the United States, about the professional development (PD) they received, which included training and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Web Based Instruction, Coaching (Performance), Expertise
Preschool Teachers' Insights about Web-Based Self-Coaching versus On-Site Expert Coaching
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Shannon, Darbianne; Snyder, Patricia; McLaughlin, Tara – Grantee Submission, 2015
Implementation science defines training and coaching as two important competency components to support fidelity of implementation of evidence-based practices. The present study explores the perspectives of 21 preschool teachers, located in the United States, about the professional development (PD) they received, which included training and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Web Based Instruction, Coaching (Performance), Expertise
In-Service Training for Staffs of Group Homes and Work Activity Centers Serving Developmentally Disabled Adults
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Gage, Mary Ann; Fredericks, H. D. Bud; Johnson-Dorn, Nancy; Lindley-Southard, Barbara – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
Results are reported for 3 years of in-service training provided to managers and direct care personnel employed in community, residential, and vocational programs for developmentally disabled adults. The data demonstrate the efficacy of the training model in that 1015 (97%) of 1080 training objectives attempted were completed by the trainees at…
Descriptors: Training Objectives, Disabilities, Group Homes, Trainees