The Developing A Partnership (DAP) training for teachers and aides was designed to assist the teachers who have been trained to teach students and find themselves managers of other adults in the classroom. Evaluation subsequent to the training by a single measure post-test of teachers and aides from five elementary schools in Los Angeles County…

Eleven authors, writing from different vantage points and offering different kinds of expertise, were asked to respond to a teacher-initiated professional development activity. Researchers were chosen who hold very diverse views and conducted very different kinds of studies. Other professionals were also asked to respond. They included a classroom…

If the teaching profession is to attract the most promising teacher candidates and retain those who are exemplary in practice, it is imperative that teachers' personal needs be attended to throughout their professional careers. In order to adequately address these needs, those designing preservice and inservice professional development must…

Intended for mentor teachers who assist beginning teachers, this handbook includes a description of the mentoring process, including its definition, purpose, and application to professional development in education. Characteristics of good mentors, their relationships with their proteges, and typical activities associated with mentoring are…

Intended to be used as part of the existing school bus driver training program in New York State, the guide sets forth responsibilities and suggestions for transporting students with handicapping conditions. School district and BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) responsibilities for transportation are outlined. General guidelines…

The manifesto establishes human resource development as a legitimate professional endeavor. It defines the nature of human resource development in organizational life and creates a significant place for this type of activity in all types of organizations. (Author/BP)

A preschool program for 14 handicapped children in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, is described and evaluation findings reported. Program objectives are listed for instructional, parent-family, staff development, and demonstration and dissemination components. Among findings were that mentally retarded children showed greater than anticipated…

A recently completed study of staff development provides the basis for an overview of the staff development process as observed in 16 districts and a description of the roles central office administrators usually assume. The staff development process includes needs assessment and program planning, delivery, and evaluation. While the vast majority…

The first of a series of special reports produced by TADD (Technical Assistance in Training Developmental Disabilities Personnel Project), the document provides planning councils and staff with an overview of financial resources available for the training of personnel involved in the delivery of services to developmentally disabled individuals.…

A dozen suggestions to improve school district inservice programs are made. (1) Bring a university program to the district; the teachers and administrators who participate will pay for it and earn college credits on their own time. (2) Be sure to provide some time for people to meet by grade level or subject area. (3) Use teachers as presenters…

Through an agreement between the School of Librarianship of the University of Washington and the Seattle Public Library (SPL), an on-going system for staff development at SPL was implemented. The study contains four parts: (1) the research methodology used to identify staff developmental needs; (2) the needs identified; (3) the elements of a staff…

This paper presents three objectives designed to increase teachers' knowledge about Cuba, its political refugees, and Cuban Americans. For each objective, specific activities and materials are listed. Suggestions for using these materials in the classroom are made. (EB)

The paper is designed to help managers of mainstreamed programs set up intensive staff training courses on mainstreaming. A brief analytic survey of the literature is followed by a discussion of practical applications of mainstreaming (including philosophy, curriculum, support services, and evaluation). The remainder of the paper reviews…

SPECIAL RESEARCH TRAINING WAS PROVIDED FOR 85 INDIVIDUALS IN FOUR, 2-DAY TRAINING PROGRAMS HELD AS PRESESSIONS TO THE 1967 AMERICAN VOCATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION. TWO-THIRDS OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH PERSONNEL FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND THE REMAINDER WERE FROM RESEARCH COORDINATING UNITS, STATE…

At least five topics are relevant to the professional development of school principals in Australia. First, the Deputy Principalship might well be considered an internship for guided experience in the skills of administration and in the art of leadership. Second, although programs of study in administration vary from institution to institution, a…