Present technology provides the means to generate teacher centers in which we can continuously work to expand our range of competence and test the single proposition on which we rest our case. (Author)

The effects of training on twenty-one teachers in a Teacher Corps school were examined according to the type of training chosen, the preference exhibited by the teacher for certain types of delivery systems, and the level of transfer to classroom practice which were applicable to the different systems. This four-year study of inservice teacher…

Available from: Teacher Education and Special Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The authors review research on the current status of inservice and preservice teacher education, discuss characteristics of students and faculty in special and regular education, and cite problems in…

Discusses the role of on-site coaching in teachers' ability to transfer skills mastered in training sessions that include theory, observation, and practice. Cites the literature on transfer of learning and proposes a model for inservice training. (Author/MK)

The Teacher-Innovator model from Teachers College, Columbia University, trains the teacher for four roles: institution-builder, interactive teacher, innovator, and scholar. Teachers acquire an understanding of these roles during preservice and inservice experiences in four methodologies: inquiry and feedback groups--democratically organized groups…

Interpretation of responses to a national survey on teacher education indicated that goverance, research and development, substantive improvement of schooling, and staff development need to be conceived of as a totality, and dealt with by a cooperative effort by all those involved in teacher preservice and inservice education. (MJB)

Analyzes problems of horizontal and vertical transfer of training skills to the school setting in terms of teachers' lifelong learning in the profession. Research findings support the necessity of reforming most teacher training programs to encourage learning the theoretical underpinnings of the profession and to provide a social context for…

This report reviews the literature that is pertinent to a broad understanding of the teacher center concept and to the specific problems of designing a teacher center. Emphasis is placed on the origins, themes, methods of operation, and future plans for teacher centers. The origins include the revolution in teacher training underway in England,…

The Inservice Teacher Education (ISTE) Concepts Study gathered information from educational professionals and policy-makers. The resulting mass of information and concepts is presented in this overview of the nature of ISTE and its problems. The general structural problem of ISTE involves the interaction of several dimensions: (1) the governance…

Mastering alternative models of teaching helps build competence and effectiveness in the repertoire of classroom teachers. However, because the attainment of new skills does not by itself ensure transfer to classroom use, teacher training programs should incorporate study of the transfer process itself, reinforced by team effort. Accordingly,…

This report presents a summary of exploratory interviews with teachers and educational policy makers conducted to identify issues, problems, and opportunities for constructive change in inservice teacher education (ISTE). Teachers were questioned on (1) feelings toward ISTE in general (relevance, definition, and organization); (2) roles of…

This paper reports the summative evaluation of a four-year Teacher Corps project at a California elementary school. The archives of the project and interviews with over 60 of the persons involved are the basis of the report. The investigation focused on an examination of the school's formal and informal systems. The study looks at (1) the social…