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Dettmer, Peggy – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1986
Attitudes of teachers regarding inservice and staff development focused on gifted/talented students range from negative to hostile. Research and programs which encourage the development of effective inservice and staff development and which motivate teachers to be receptive and positive about developing skills to identify and teach gifted students…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Myrick, Robert D.; And Others – Principal, 1986
Describes a 1982 program at Sarasota County School System (Florida) that trained teachers as student advisors when five junior high schools became middle schools. Explains measures to overcome teacher resistance to advisement sessions, the benefits of developing teacher-trainers, and resultant gains in teachers' self-confidence. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counseling, Guidance, Inservice Education
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Doyle, Walter – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Focuses on issues related to using recent findings from research as a knowledge base for making decisions about teacher mastery. Suggests that if the present body of knowledge about effective teaching is used to select master teachers, some excellent teachers will be overlooked and some ineffective teachers will be designated as masters. (RH)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Master Teachers, Models, Staff Development
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Barney, William J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Describes a concept called the "professional circle" which is modeled after the quality circle management technique. It works as a support group and helps teachers feel less isolated. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Networks, Professional Development, Social Isolation
Hillman, Gary L.; Tepper, Marjorie B. – Executive Educator, 1984
Staff development specialists worked with elementary school personnel to improve school morale by gathering information to assess the current climate, establishing task forces to deal with the problems, and training staff members in techniques for ameliorating the problems. (MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Inservice Education
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Armes, Nancy; O'Banion, Terry – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Highlights the strategic knowledge and skills needed by community college chief executive officers in order to lead open-door institutions and offers suggestions for gathering this information and building these skills. Considers the importance of a staff philosophy and a clear statement of staff expectations in staff development. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Presidents, Community Colleges
Donald, Arthur S. – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1984
Studies show a lack of evaluation as a fundamental element of curriculum design in further education. To this end, a model is proposed and its advantages outlined. The importance of relevant evaluative skills as objectives within college staff development programs is discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Flanagan, Stephen G.; And Others – Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 1983
A mobile interdisciplinary consultation and training team trained residential staff in behavior modification and program development. Involvement of top and middle administration as well as of direct care staff was critical to program success. Training emphasized active and direct methods, emphasized maintenance, and confronted political/social…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Consultation Programs, Disabilities, Interdisciplinary Approach
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MacKenzie, Donald; Urich, Ted – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
To generate support and improve efficiency of school support staff, weekly workshops in one Florida school district addressed previously assessed needs among the staff. (JW)
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Needs Assessment, School Based Management, School Personnel
Poteete, Nancy B.; Taylor, Stephen A. – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1984
Describes the training program for hospital personnel at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Emphasizes the importance of improving the communication skills of health care employees. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Hospital Personnel, Hospitals
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Criscuolo, Nicholas P. – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Improvement, Staff Development
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Banks, James A. – Educational Leadership, 1976
A new typology suggests staff development guidelines for helping educators work more effectively with ethnically and racially diverse groups of students. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations
Devine, Donald W. – Personnel, 1976
Organizations must recognize that training and development managers can and should play a role in organizational problem-solving. They can be quite effective in directing the jury technique of analyzing and solving unexpected contingencies. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Models, Organizational Change, Problem Solving
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Chadwick, Evelyn H.; Chadwick, Sandy C. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Programs
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Harris, Albert J. – Reading Improvement, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
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