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Stice, James E. – Engineering Education, 1984
Discusses factors related to developing successful programs for training faculty in various aspects of college teaching, indicating that some tangible advantage for faculty participating in such programs is needed. Illustrates this by showing how a successful program was related to paying faculty one week's salary for attending the program. (JN)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Engineering Education, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Nyquist, Jody D., Ed.; And Others – 1991
The 56 papers in this volume address issues central to the preparation of graduate teaching assistants (TA) as both scholars and future professors. It is noted that the majority of TA programs are infrequent workshops with either limited or no follow-up, and that the task of preparing the next generation of professors appears to be more complex…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Download full textDaresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1989
In nine chapters, this guide provides planners of professional development programs for school administrators, directors, and supervisors with background information for assistance with the design of local entry-year programs and activities by employing school systems. In chapter 1, the legal basis for entry year programs is examined through a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs, Inservice Education
Logan, Lloyd; Sachs, Judyth – 1988
Drawing on evidence from literature on professional development of teachers in Australia, this document discusses the essential aspects of inservice education and provides a checklist, with illustrative applications, by which to design and evaluate inservice education proposals. The checklist is based on four sets of assumptions relating to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Check Lists, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning
Prieto, Loreto R., Ed.; Meyers, Steven A., Ed. – 2001
This book is designed for college faculty, staff, and administrators who train and supervise teaching assistants (TAs). It presents a collection of papers with information on designing, implementing, and improving TA training programs. Section 1, "The Training and Preparation of Graduate Teaching Assistants," includes (1) "Conceptualizing and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student), Ethics, Feedback
Helm, Ted – American Jails, 1993
From the mid-1970s to 1982, Washburn University of Topeka (Kansas) offered training programs for jail employees and other interested public officials, beginning with topical seminars and later, extending to courses for academic credit at a number of sites. In 1992, the university will begin offering courses again. (MSE)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Faculty Recruitment, Government Employees, Higher Education
