Chronicles a new director's experiences after accepting a position in a college career development center. Explains some of the issues that arose with staff, students, and professional colleagues, as well as matters occurring both on- and off-campus. Author presents what was learned during this time for anyone considering a similar career change.…

A 2-year study included interviews with 18 and survey of 160 nurses studying through open learning in the United Kingdom. They were challenged by returning to study, requiring time management and technological skills. Professional, academic, and social networks provided important support as life responsibilities and events impinged on learning.…

The teacher-researcher split must be overcome to help improve schools and instruction. Research and practice integration will involve attitudinal changes accomplished through specific activities to increase teacher reflection, familiarity with the knowledge base, inquiry, and collegiality. Researchers, teacher-training institutions, and school…

This article describes the origins of and the planning involved in a successful school-based staff development program called "Teacher Sharing." The program is simple, informal, and based entirely on teacher input. (IAH)

A survey of dental schools elicited information about course offerings in sports dentistry, opinions about offering such a course, dental school construction of mouthguards for campus or outside athletes, and provision of treatment for athlete dental trauma. A University of Illinois course is described and student reactions are discussed. (MSE)

University consultants to a school district developed a collegial support staff development program to help experienced teahers improve their instructional skills. The model's characteristics included voluntary participation, formative evaluation, opportunities for reflection, a summer training program, and monthly seminars. (CB)

The Mastery in Learning Project is helping teachers and administrators overcome the isolation of their traditional roles to become professional collaborators. (Author/TE)

Offers impressions about curriculum writing from eight years' experience coordinating and participating in local curriculum development efforts. Focuses on subjective aspects of curriculum writing: conversation, confrontation and experimentation, consolidation and compromise, and communication. (TE)

Personality's basic dimensions are: extraversion, agreeableness, emotional stability; conscientiousness, and openness. Rated items of Adjective Check List for psychological importance, then rated hypothetical applicants described with different combinations of personality dimensions. Applicants described with extraversion and agreeableness…

Meeting the challenge of providing supported living for people with developmental disabilities calls for new relationships among people receiving support, those providing support, and families. The focus should be on assisting people with developmental disabilities to establish a sense of place, security of place, and effective personalized…

Professional traits include having goals; a desire for continuous learning; the ability to hire the right people; and attributes such as initiative, integrity, far-sightedness, and the ability to create quality products and services. Continuing professional development can be fostered through the American Camping Association Professional…

A case study of a teacher committee collaborating on development of school policy illuminates such barriers to teacher collaboration and school-based management as time constraints and lack of inservice support. A major difficulty is that the culture of teaching is based on privacy and individualism. (SK)

The phenomenon of teacher mentoring is examined from a micropolitical point of view. Data from 58 mentor teachers in a career ladder school district in the Southwest are used to explore alternative views of collegiality and collaboration and the nature of the mentor relationship. (SLD)

The ways in which teachers interact with the expressed intent of increasing their own or one another's understanding and abilities are explored. The focus is on how conditions for collaboration as they pertain to professional growth and renewal can be enabled. Emphasis is placed on teacher education and beginning teachers. (SLD)

Responses were analyzed for a social distance scale and questionnaire on attitudes of 106 registered occupational therapists (OTs) and 98 certified occupational therapy assistants toward OTs with physical or mental disabilities. Results showed generally favorable attitudes toward coworkers with disabilities, except for those with drug dependencies…