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Schroeder, Gary G. – 1980
The nature of educational settings and the relationship between educational settings and educational change is discussed. It is suggested that the standard linear organizational structure within most school settings is detrimental to the implementation and development of creative change strategies. The rigidity of this type of organizational…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Change Agents
Fleming, Margaret, Ed.; And Others – 1979
This proposed magnet school program is intended to provide a fundamental education to Cleveland students at both the elementary and secondary levels. Basic elements of the program's first semester operations are used to illustrate plans for an expanded program. A detailed description of the program covers staffing, staff development, curriculum,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum, Discipline Policy
Pettygrove, Willa Bowman – 1980
This report summarizes a research project on the Child Development Associate (CDA) assessment and credentialing system. The issues covered in the report fall under two general categories: validity (the ability of the CDA assessment/credential system to identify competent child care staff) and career development potential (the benefits of the CDA…
Descriptors: Career Development, Certification, Child Caregivers, Competence
Journal of Research Adaptation, 1980
Teacher Corps research adaptation projects were linked together as an experiment to determine the processes and problems of applying validated research to the needs of public schools and teacher training institutions. Various papers report the degree of change on populations and institutions caused by the projects. Section one addresses the…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution
Download full textWest Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1979
The Oregon component of a four-state project working towards the design of a staff development and school improvement support system is described. Information was gathered from various sources regarding the number and kinds of continued professional development activities engaged in by schools throughout the state. These data were fashioned into a…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Financial Support, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment
MITCHELL, CHARLES – 1964
TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF LIMITED BACKGROUNDS (COMPRISING ONE-THIRD OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN AMERICA'S FOURTEEN LARGEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS) THE GREAT CITIES HAVE EMBARKED ON A COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT, STUDY, AND EVALUATE AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. IN DETROIT THE PROJECT NOW INVOLVES 27 SCHOOLS, 1,250 SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Smith, Earle L. – 1978
These instructional units, developed in Oklahoma, are designed for training power line technicians for rural electric cooperatives. Planned to help current employees advance in knowledge and skill, the instructional materials are divided into seven areas of training: Laborer; Groundworker or Equipment Operator; Power Line Technician, Step 1; Power…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Electrical Occupations
Dillon-Peterson, Betty, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Six topics relative to staff development are discussed. The first chapter discusses staff and organization development in a 1981 perspective. Both staff and organization development are necessary for planned change and school improvement. Both are important processes in personal and professional growth. The second chapter views staff development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods
Figgures, Cleo – 1980
The Child Care Program was evaluated in terms of developmental activities, parent involvement, staff development, and supportive services. Results from the Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC) indicated that the Child Care Program's performance was better than the average of the other programs in language, for all age groups. Also indicated was…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Child Development Centers, Cognitive Development
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. District Planning and Accountability Services. – 1975
This Personalized Activity Kit presents a new dimension to staff evaluation. Staff appraisal becomes a procedure that promotes the human and professional growth of staff members. An alternative approach to implementing management by objectives in a large school system is also suggested. Finally, there is a summary of the management role, with…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Advisory Committees
Valenstein, Thelma; Miller, Martha – 1975
This bibliography of learning resources lists pamphlets, books and audiovisual materials by CDA competency area. The competency areas are: (A) Setting Up and Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment, (B) Advancing Physical and Intellectual Competence, (C) Building Positive Self Concept and Individual Strength, (D) Organizing and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment, Competency Based Teacher Education
Day, Sherman – 1979
Although there are several fine education and training programs in our nation's correctional institutions, most are substandard. There are two primary reasons for this: the confusion existing in our society over the purposes of imprisonment and the effects of reform on the correctional system. The focus of correction is continually shifting as…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Counseling, Correctional Education, Educational Programs
Garlock, Jerry C. – 1977
Three questionnaires were used at El Camino College to assess a flexible calendar that allowed ten days between semesters for staff development activities. A locally developed questionnaire on staff development drew responses from 245 instructors (68.6%), a state questionnaire on the flexible calendar was answered by 57% of full-time and 17% of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Enrichment Activities
Mehr, Joseph – 1977
From July, 1974 to June, 1977, a federally funded project to develop a competency based training program for human service workers was run at Elgin Mental Health Center, a 750-bed inpatient, state psychiatric facility. During the course of the project, over 500 discrete tasks were identified which such workers perform. Tasks were grouped into…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competency Based Education, Hospital Personnel, Human Services
White, Edwin P. – 1979
This study, which deals with the status of science education in the middle schools of South Carolina, is intended to be useful in: (1) developing middle school science teacher preparation programs; (2) revising certification requirements for middle school science teachers; (3) planning staff development activities for middle school science…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades
