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Guidelines for Mentoring Optimization
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Masalimova, Alfiya R.; Sadovaya, Victoriya V.; Flores, Ruben D. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
It's a common knowledge that the society and time we live in are characterized by continuous technological change and most of employee skills may become outdated fairly rapidly. Therefore, an enterprise that aspires to be successful and respond quickly to changes in the market environment should pay great attention to training programs of the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Mentors, Staff Development, Educational Quality
The Evolution of Peer Coaching.
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Showers, Beverly; Joyce, Bruce – Educational Leadership, 1996
Examines the history of peer coaching, describes changes in coaching practice, and makes recommendations for its future. Consultants have found that all teachers must agree to be members of peer coaching study teams, verbal feedback must be omitted, "coaching" must be clearly defined, and collaborative teamwork increases teacher learning in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Peer Teaching
Assessing Change: Can Organizational Learning "Work" for Schools?
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Austin, Manila S.; Harkins, Debra A. – Learning Organization, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure the effectiveness and practical utility of an organizational learning intervention for an organization that was not progressive, was not specifically chartered as a learning organization, and was situated in an urban, culturally diverse, and under-privileged community. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Intervention, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate
The Training of Staff Development Facilitators for the School Improvement Project.
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Wood, Fred H. – Journal of Staff Development, 1982
A model program, developed by the Institute for the Development of Educational Activities (/I/D/E/A), to prepare staff development specialists for school improvement projects is described. In this model, trainees experience the staff development processes they will be implementing in schools during their training.
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
The Early Childhood Mentoring Curriculum: Trainer's Guide.
Bellm, Dan; And Others – 1997
Mentoring programs offer new teachers and providers a practical and supportive way to learn and grow on the job. For experienced teachers and providers, mentoring programs create an opportunity to remain in the field and advance in their profession. This guide is one part of the Early Childhood Mentoring Curriculum designed by the National Center…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
The Family Child Care Training Study. Highlights of Findings.
Galinsky, Ellen; And Others – 1995
The Family Work Institute conducted a study in San Fernando Valley, California; Dallas, Texas; and Charlotte, North Carolina to examined the effects of Child Care Aware's Family-to-Family training program on 130 child care providers. These providers were compared to 112 regulated providers not participating in Family-to-Family training. Results…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Coordination, Day Care, Early Childhood Education