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Van Schoiak, Glen – 1984
A report is given of a major study on effective staff development and its role in school improvement efforts. A review of research literature identified key process variables that foster effective staff development activities within successful school or district change efforts. Questions guiding the review of research included: (1) What processes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Improvement
Wood, Fred H.; And Others – 1985
A model for staff development called "Staff Development/Organizational Development" (Wood/Thompson/Russell, 1981) describes a process for designing inservice that is systematic and comprehensive. The model was developed through an analysis and synthesis of the literature and research related to staff development. This paper briefly describes the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Inservice Education, Models, Needs Assessment
Carsrud, Karen Banks – 1984
Several tools exist that school districts can use to help solve current or potential problems in compensatory programs. The school district should begin by conducting (1) a study to determine the extent to which students are served by multiple compensatory programs, (2) on-site observations of the programs, and (3) a review of the curriculum and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
Geller, William W. – 1989
In response to the expressed need for staff development and improved communication in a college, a 2-year program series was developed. The sessions included: valuing each other; supporting each other; motivation; how to get things done; decision making; and communicating student responsibility. The major focus of the sessions was on attendees…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Higher Education, Professional Development, Program Evaluation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1988
This document provides information about five adult basic education (ABE) staff development programs that illustrate the use of the principles identified in a research report. (The 70 principles and 39 corresponding techniques relate to planning and conducting training for ABE teachers and other staff.) Each of these staff development projects…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Houston, W. Robert, Ed. – 1986
Ten separate articles reviewing the training programs operated by 10 corporations and agencies are collected in this booklet. The articles describe the programs and assess their implications for teacher education. An introduction and a summary of the implications complete the document. The titles and authors of the articles are "Introduction:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Industrial Training, Inservice Education, Motivation
Ward, Beatrice; And Others – 1985
This paper looks at the ways in which the role of the teacher is expanding in schools across the country. The report also discusses the reasons behind such changes in the roles and responsibilities assigned to teachers and describes places where teachers are actually carrying out these expanded roles. The knowledge base which answers the question…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Responsibility, Staff Development, Teacher Centers
Dickson, Richard L. – 1981
The author discusses improvement in quality of special education through the use of the individualized education program (IEP) as a placement, instructional, and planning tool. Conditions necessary for using the IEP effectively are listed. Implementation of the IEP as placement, instructional, and planning tools is noted to depend on four…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Organizational Change
Goldfarb, Alvin I. – 1976
This document represents transcripts of a series of workshops presented for the staff of a long-term care facility for aged patients. A specialist in geriatric psychiatry leads the discussions, which cover topics such as the definition of brain syndrome; testing procedures; emotional and behavioral problems; and the optimal environment for the…
Descriptors: Age, Geriatrics, Guides, Institutional Environment
Beale, John R. – Photolith, 1975
Consists of seven questions high school journalism advisors should ask before choosing a newspaper, yearbook, or photography workshop for their staffs or themselves. (RB)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Journalism, Secondary Education, Staff Development
Garten, Edward D. – 1981
This paper maintains that staff needs which are both implicit and explicit within the automation-laden technical services work in a library setting most often do not receive adequate attention from the library's supervisory staff. It argues that analysis of problem areas within a given unit in the library can better promote positive strategies for…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Library Automation, Library Technical Processes, Library Technicians
McClain, Doris G. – 1978
This report describes a model for the training of Family Day Care Providers who will care for infants and toddlers. Section I of this report includes a discussion of the child care issues and theoretical background which resulted in the development of the Infant Family Day Care Training project. The grantee is also described in this section. In…
Descriptors: Family Day Care, Infants, Personnel, Program Descriptions
Stevens, Rolland E., Ed. – 1979
This document comprises the nine papers presented at the 24th annual Allerton Park Institute, which was sponsored by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science, November 12-15, 1978, in Monticello, Illinois: (1) "The Importance of Good Supervision in Libraries"; (2) "Contributions from the Theory of Administration…
Descriptors: Interaction, Leadership, Librarians, Library Administration
Taylor, Eleanor K.; And Others – 1968
The quality of services provided by a public welfare agency is directly related to the competency of its staff, which is, in turn, directly related to agency efforts to recruit and retain personnel and to provide for their continuing professional growth, for staff development. The importance of a staff development program in the agency…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides, Inservice Education, Planning
Parham, Jerry D.; And Others – 1977
The instructor-free, empirically-based training package is designed to teach personnel at all levels to develop and implement individual program plans for severely handicapped, developmentally disabled persons in their own agencies. The package consists of a six-chapter trainee workbook (individual program planning and the interdisciplinary team,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials, Program Development