Factors Affecting the Impact of Inservice Courses for Teachers: Implications for Policy.

Ingvarson, Lawrence; MacKenzie, David

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Publication Date: 1988

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Factors Affecting the Impact of Inservice Courses for Teachers: Implications for Policy.

Ingvarson, Lawrence; MacKenzie, David

Teaching and Teacher Education, v4 n2 p139-55 1988

Follow-up study of the extent to which teachers implemented objectives of a course on microcomputer applications up to two years after they had taken the course indicated that school districts' investments in inservice education will have limited returns if they only provide the courses and neglect to anticipate or provide follow-up support. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Teacher Behavior

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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