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Flordeliza Linda Cadiz Marks – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examines the diverse roles and professional development needs of K-12 school librarians in the Greater DC area, particularly within the Mid-Atlantic Public Schools System (MAPSS, a pseudonym). The researcher used mixed methods research, to identify their needs and goals. The outcome of this study will inform the development of a…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes
Snelson, Edward; Hoskin, Julie – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objectives: Despite a long-standing declaration of educational need in the area of paediatrics in primary care, there is little in the way of strategy for delivering high-quality learning relevant to the specific needs of the primary care team. This article seeks to explore various models for delivering primary care centred paediatric education to…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Primary Health Care, Educational Needs, Referral
Reisman, Lainie; Janke, Cornelia – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2015
Using the USAID-funded South Sudan Teacher Education Project (SSTEP) as a case study, this paper examines the emerging guidance on the conflict-sensitive design and implementation of teacher education policy and programming in conflict-affected environments. We refer in particular to the guidelines and conceptual frameworks provided by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy, Conflict
Bradshaw, L. Daniele – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Professional development is vital to the success of afterschool programs. Effective professional development enhances afterschool program quality by facilitating staff performance and knowledge; in addition, professional development is vital for improving student learning outcomes (Bouffard & Little, 2004; Hall & Surr, 2005; Joyce &…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Professional Development, Staff Development, Program Development
Loveland, Thomas – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2012
Education is a lifelong process of continuous learning and renewal. This is necessary because of ongoing research and changes in technologies. For educators, the need for training leads to a continual search for learning opportunities from many sources. School administrators routinely provide in-service training. National and state associations…
Descriptors: Accountability, Lifelong Learning, Professional Development, Technology Education
Tomas-Rossello, Juana; Rawson, Richard A.; Zarza, Maria J.; Bellows, Anne; Busse, Anja; Saenz, Elizabeth; Freese, Thomas; Shawkey, Mansour; Carise, Deni; Ali, Robert; Ling, Walter – Substance Abuse, 2010
Key to the dissemination of evidence-based addiction treatments is the exchange of experiences and mutual support among treatment practitioners, as well as the availability of accurate addiction training materials and effective trainers. To address the shortage of such resources, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) created…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Substance Abuse, Needs Assessment, Narcotics
Harder, Amy; Wingenbach, Gary J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
There are many competencies necessary for success as a 4-H agent. The 4-H Professional Research, Knowledge, and Competencies (PRKC) Model organizes competencies into six domains: (a) Youth Development, (b) Youth Program Development, (c) Volunteerism, (d) Partnerships, (e) Organizational Systems, and (f) Equity, Access and Opportunity (National 4-H…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Youth Programs, Needs Assessment, Extension Agents
Conole, Grainne – Open Learning, 2010
When asked what they would find most helpful to enable them to use technologies more in their teaching, most teachers say "give me examples, in my subject area" and "point me to relevant people I can discuss these issues with". Web 2.0 technologies--with their emphasis on sharing, networking and user production--seem to offer a…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Educational Resources, Teaching Methods, Educational Needs
Oliver, Kevin; Kellogg, Shaun; Townsend, Latricia; Brady, Kevin – Distance Education, 2010
Eight teams of elementary and middle school teachers developed pilot online courses for the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) in the USA. A qualitative case study with focus groups and a follow-up survey helped to identify common needs of these non-traditional course designers during course development efforts. Findings suggest virtual…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Focus Groups, Web Based Instruction, Middle School Teachers
Smith, Douglas H. – 1980
Representatives from two- and four-year colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and religous organizations formed an advisory committee to develop guidelines and recommendations for providing professional development opportunities for persons coordinating or conducting adult programs in Iowa. After conducting several surveys and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Advisory Committees, Educational Needs

Garcia, Shernaz B.; Yates, James R. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1986
Considered in this article addressing the policy issues of educational services to bilingual exceptional children are: characteristics of Hispanic learning disabled students, special education policy and practice, program availability, personnel, identification and placement, programs, and professional development. (DB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Needs

Carlson, Jean B.; Lockwood, James R. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1980
Career opportunities for educators are growing in human resource development departments of business and industry. These careers call on the competencies of teachers in their roles as human service specialists and instructional systems designers. A program created to prepare students for such careers at Northeastern Illinois University is…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
Palmer, Jack L. – 1988
A project carried out at the Brashear High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, field tested the National Career Development Guidelines. These guidelines were developed to provide professionally endorsed clusters of career development competencies and indicators for career program development and evaluation. Surveys conducted to provide information…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1996
Although not a new concept, mentoring is being seen as an increasingly important part of an individual's career and work force development, requiring sophisticated skills of those who provide it. Mentoring has been defined as "a relationship in which a more experienced person facilitates the broad development of a less experienced person on a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Stern, Joanne V. – 1989
Based on the assumption that all community college staff members should be lifelong learners, this paper outlines the purposes and principles underlying a quality staff development program and enumerates the elements, activities, incentives, and other considerations that are necessary for the program to be successful. First, the purposes of staff…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Faculty Development