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Download full textMestenhauser, Josef A., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The 18 author contributed papers examine orientation programs for foreign college and university students studying in the United States and for U.S. students preparing to study abroad. The marriage of theory and practice in addressing the two major issues of: (1) lack of agreement on standards for orientation; and (2) the common lack of student…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture, Foreign Students
Huling-Austin, Leslie; And Others – 1985
This document reports the proceedings of two conferences pertaining to the Model Teacher Induction Program (MTIP), developed by the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education (Austin, Texas). The two conferences were for network participants of the MTIP Satellite Network. The proceedings of the conferences, including conference…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Teacher Education Programs
State Univ. of New York, Albany. School of Education. – 1987
Attempting to address the unique situation of beginning teachers and respond to increasing interest in teacher training, certification, support systems, and teacher empowerment, the Select Seminar for Beginning Teachers drew together 11 new teachers, 4 returning teachers, and 5 administrators from 16 school districts in upstate New York. This…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Needs Assessment
Hord, Shirley M. Ed.; And Others – 1985
Participants in the "Beyond the Looking Glass" Conference established a set of objectives for each of the three teacher education constituencies: practice, policy, and research. The teacher education continuum of preservice, induction, and inservice served as one dimension of a framework for structuring dialogue, discussion, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Inservice Teacher Education, Policy Formation, Preservice Teacher Education
Hall, Gene E. – 1986
A synthesis is presented of the outcomes of the "Beyond the Looking Glass" Conference which brought together educational practitioners, policy makers, and researchers to make concrete suggestions for what should be done to improve the conditions, processes, and effects of teacher education. Three major points of agreement formed the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Change, Inservice Teacher Education, Policy Formation
Hord, Shirley M.; And Others – 1979
These papers describe recent techniques used in followup studies of teacher education programs and suggest issues which may evolve from or be enhanced by the study findings. They provide a source of information about current efforts in planning the evaluation of teacher education programs. The first paper describes a study which was designed to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Research, Feedback, Followup Studies
Kamii, Mieko; Harris-Sharples, Susan – 1988
A report is given of a conference which recommended changes in the manner in which new teachers are inducted into the schools in Massachusetts. The focus of the conference was on mentoring programs. The basic philosophy of the conferees was that an effective mentoring program must be a communal enterprise, drawing upon and fostering a collegiality…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education
Mackey, Charles C., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1980
Position papers presented at a conference of state directors of teacher education and certification focused on the quality of educational personnel. The first paper details the need for new talent in teaching in spite of a decline in job opportunities that adversely affects the quality of the applicant pool prepared to enter the teaching…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Griffin, Gary A., Ed.; Hukill, Hobart, Ed. – 1983
Sixteen expert educators participated in a working conference on the first years of teaching. The proceedings included two commissioned papers, a panel discussion among three persons engaged in on-going induction programs, and large and small group discussions following each presentation. Kenneth Zeichner's paper, "Individual and Institutional…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Coping
Engel, C., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This collection gathers together several papers reflecting the state of the art in the development of community-based programs in health sciences education. Titles and authors are as follows: "Issues in Implementing a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum at the University of Sherbrooke" (Jacques E. Des Marchais; Bertrand Dumais);…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Community Health Services, Community Programs, Curriculum Development
Rayfield, Gina, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Proceedings of the first National Conference on Academic Advising, sponsored in 1977 by the University of Vermont, are presented. Among the 36 papers presented are the following: "Making Advising Work: Basic Elements in Developing and Implementing a Successful Academic Advising Program" (David S. Crockett); "A Community College Academic Advisor's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Freshmen
Holyoak, Arlene, Ed. – 1988
These proceedings consist of 16 papers, some of which are followed by discussants' comments. They include: "Growing Older in a Rural Retirement Community" (Brokaw, Peters, Tripple; discussants Olson, Tucker; "An Interactive Computer Model for Achieving Personal Financial Goals" (Dilbeck, Hinds, Ulivi; discussants Burton, Peterson); "The Economics…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Chando, Carl M., Ed. – 1978
Summaries of papers from the 1978 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. Among the 58 papers are the following: "Faculty Advising as Faculty Development" (Howard Kramer); "Student Self-Assessment Systems and Academic Advising" (John H. Clarke, Christopher Robles, Joanne Yphantis); "Development and Utilization of a Peer Advising…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Career Planning, College Freshmen
Russell, Michele, Ed. – 1993
Papers on aspects of college admission, records, and institutional research functions are: "How To Improve Office Morale" (Victor Swenson); "Staff Meetings: How To Save Hours per Month and Develop Your Staff" (LuAnn Harris, Shelley Olsen); "Selling SPEED/ExPRESS" (Laura Patterson, Thomas Scott); "Advisement and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes
