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| Cryer, Patricia | 1 |
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| de Silva, Rufus | 1 |
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Meyer, G. Rex; Jenkins, Carole – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1979
Discusses the problems related to evaluating in-service minicourses at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the results of two preliminary studies. The first examined participants' perceptions of the degree to which specified objectives were achieved for each course. The second was a questionnaire surveying the opinions of past participants.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Minicourses
de Silva, Rufus – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
The Library Resource Centre at Dundee College of Education is used as an example to describe the role of a resource center within a model of an open learning system. Identifying learner's needs, staff development, and library instruction are considered in terms of effective support strategies. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
Rutherford, Desmond; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Three articles discuss professional staff development in higher education and suggest future possibilities. A proposed staff appraisal system that includes opportunities for student evaluation is outlined; questions relating to the concept and rationale of teacher appraisal in higher education are examined; and two case studies using innovation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developed Nations, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Methods
Badley, Graham; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Three articles address various issues concerning staff development. Topics discussed include challenges facing professional development in higher education; who has responsibility for staff development; and implications for staff development based on a survey of Non-Advanced Further Education (NAFE) in England and Wales. (LRW)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Moreland, Neil; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Six articles highlight governmental initiatives to encourage staff development in the United Kingdom. The Grant-Related In-Service Training Scheme (GRIST) is described from the perspectives of sponsoring institutions and local education authorities; course approval criteria established by government are reviewed; and teacher education through…
Descriptors: Criteria, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Cryer, Patricia; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Three articles review methods of improving teacher effectiveness in the United Kingdom. An evaluation of the effectiveness of video feedback to improve lecturer performance is described; institutional initiatives to encourage new approaches to teaching and learning are discussed; and case studies of three centers for staff training are given. (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developed Nations, Feedback, Foreign Countries
