The task group process and its operating rules are explained in an initial section of this report. Summaries and updates are then presented of project products and activities: a pilot community-based class program (an intensive educational and therapeutic environment for emotionally disturbed adolescents); a case management system (in which the…

The paper presents a protocol developed by the Child-Centered Inservice Training Project (Syracuse, New York) to provide inservice training and technical assistance for personnel working with children with severe disabilities in regular schools. The following topics are covered in outline format: (1) selection of target students; (2) the technical…

Current trends in exceptional child education are discussed in relationship to the need for better inservice training (IT) to upgrade the readiness of regular teachers to include exceptional children in their classes. Noted are trends such as increasing numbers of exceptional children in regular classrooms, and fewer children institutionalized or…

Described is the implementation of an inservice training program (designed in response to Massachusetts legislation on special education) for teachers and administrators in schools served by the Merrimack Education Center. It is noted that the Center's purpose is to foster collaboration and provide support services for a group of 22 school systems…

This publication, part of the Professional Development series, provides an overview of the setting, background, values, and assumptions of state education agencies and their role in inservice teacher education. Ways in which these agencies can facilitate and coordinate program development, activities, financial support, and human resources are…

Describes the cooperative venture of a university in London, England and a local education agency (LEA) in which a pilot training program was established and offered to part-time teachers of adults seeking third stage certification (certification associated with an institution of higher education as opposed to certification through LEAs and…

In 1983, an institutional development approach was established in Swaziland with the goal of achieving universal primary education. The United States Agency for International Development, in cooperation with the government of Swaziland, awarded a contract to Ohio University (Athens) to provide institutional and technical assistance to implement…

A project was designed to develop and validate a model for inservice education which could reach a large number of elementary school teachers. The thesis explored was whether this research, development, dissemination, and implementation could be effectively accomplished through the pooled competencies of a university-based staff, a state education…

In 1984, Maine established the Task Force on Special Education and Chemical Dependency, which developed a report recommending, in part: collaboration between special education and local alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs; training for general and special education staff; and development of a vehicle for identification, assessment,…

Describes Iowa's activities and coordination among the state department of education, universities, community colleges, and local school districts in the area of inservice teacher education related to special needs students: A needs survey of vocational educators and a summer workshop for interdisciplinary teams, including recommendations for…

The purpose of this planning guide is to assist state, local, and university personnel involved in the design, development, and evaluation of staff development or other areas of school improvement. It represents a compilation of the learnings from the National Inservice Network's project work in Colorado, Indiana, and Maine from 1978-1981. Each…

The component parts of a successful cooperative governance structure designed to facilitate staff development in elementary and secondary urban schools are described. Headed by a Staff Development Policy Board, the governance organization combines teaching and administrative staffs as a decision making body. A maximum amount of staff input and…

This report contains a summation of the data collected on the Fiscal Year 1973 Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965 projects in the State of Illinois. The report covers many issues which are relevant to the Title I projects. Such issues are: participation of local educational agencies, program objectives, results of the instructional…

Case studies were made of the cost and efficient utilization of resources for inservice education and training of teachers (INSET) in England, Australia, the United States, Denmark, Sweden, and France. The studies were prepared on the basis of four main topics: (1) analysis of costs; (2) efficient or full utilization of resources; (3) financing;…

This paper reports on an ongoing 3-year project which has worked with three school sites to identify program and staff needs and then develop a tailored intervention to improve program services for adolescent students with severe emotional disturbances (SED). Necessary characteristics of effective transition programs for this population are…