In 1980, five institutions received contracts to implement a comprehensive demonstration program of educational equity in a local education agency.A 3-year implementation phase was completed in September 1983. The contractors and their five demonstration sites were: (1) the University of Tennessee, and the Reidsville (North Carolina) City School…

The feasibility of incorporating teletraining into a statewide staff development program was examined in a comparison of four training approaches: traditional instruction and audio instruction enhanced with either slides, videocassettes, or slowscan. The training population consisted of directors and caregivers from Head Start and state-subsidized…

A detailed report is given on the mechanics involved in conducting a successful bi-regional workshop for educators. The theme of the workshop was designed around two Research Within Reach (RWR) documents dealing with oral/written communications and secondary mathematics; however, papers and discussion generated by the workshop are not included in…

Described and analyzed the educational contributions derived from the staff development program at Parkland Community College. (RK)

Concerned with the growing utilization of part-time community college faculty and their isolation from full-time faculty and institutional support, an inter-disciplinary team of community college and university faculty investigated current part-time faculty development efforts. Five models emerged, including "benign neglect", a workshop approach,…

If a partnership between business education and career education is to be successful, teachers, staff, and community may need some retraining. Students will benefit from an educational program that makes them aware of life roles and provides the skills necessary to fill those roles. (Author/BP)

The working paper discusses the purposes and problems of staff appraisal and recommends guidelines for the creation of an active and effective appraisal and development scheme in organization. Charts illustrate the principles around which management training can be oriented regarding appraisal interviews and observation of behavior. (Author/JB)

Consultation in organization development offers methods for encouraging staff members to collaborate humanistically in solving their own problems. (Author)

Four issues (1980/81) of Views, an early childhood special education newsletter published by Project Sunrise Outreach in Montana, are collected in the document. Each issue contains one or two feature articles, and sections on early childhood programs, news from the states (Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho), comments from colleagues, research summaries,…

This guidebook presents an overview of the Youth Advocacy Training Resource materials developed by the Teacher Corps to provide flexible training materials to assist Teacher Corps grantees to serve troubled youth. The primary target population for these materials are those Teacher Corps educational personnel who are concerned with the education of…

The guide lists approximately 100 resources concerned with group homes for mentally retarded or otherwise disabled persons. Resources are organized into the following categories: manuals, staff training resources, bibliographies, technical assistance projects, audiovisuals, program materials, pamphlets and booklets, evaluation materials, books,…

To increase understanding of teacher staff development in the United States, a research study of staff development programs and their associated costs was undertaken in three large urban school districts. These districts were selected as having, respectively, high, medium and low apparent levels of staff development activity. The study was…

Advisory work and its relation to teachers' centers is described. The following topics are considered: (1) differences between advisory work and other staff development; (2) purposes of advisory work; (3) methods advisors use; (4) realistic expectations of the advisor role: dilemmas and discouragements; (5) characteristics, skills, and experiences…

A survey of a sample of 141 of the 423 academic and public libraries, information centers, and media centers in its operating area was conducted by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Area Continuing Education (SPACE) Council to identify library continuing education priorities for both professional and nonprofessional staff. Questionnaires were sent to…