In this study, we introduce an analytic framework for effective professional development programmes (PDPs) that has been synthesised and derived from the literature. The framework acknowledges that certain design features concerning how to process the content as well as the methods to facilitate teachers' enactment are important but also…

Governments and other organizations that design, implement, or manage in-service teacher professional development (TPD) programs navigate many choices and challenges to build monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems that suit their program objectives and constraints. The primary objective of a TPD M&E system is to help guide the program…

Student feedback collected through program evaluation of secondary education licensure and Master's program clinical experiences prompted us to conduct a collective self-study. We used a reflective framework for analysis and discussion of the shifts students in our courses made as they progressed from observers to practicing teachers. Along with…

Project EFFECT is a program for implementing educational change that is currently being used by the St. Louis Board of Education. After initial inservice training, the faculty of a school develops a plan for improving the school program. Subsequent phases are outlined for the inclusion of parental advice, implementation of the program, and…

Efforts in West Virginia to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teacher centers are described. (JD)

Inservice education is primarily planned and justified on the basis of its contribution to and impact upon the classroom. Although the student must remain central, staff development programs can and must concurrently address and relate to other institutional and/or organizational goals and objectives. Inservice or staff development should not be…

Inservice programs for teachers and other educational personnel can increase the effectiveness of urban schools by upgrading the quality of school programs for children. Although social forces are partly responsible for the problems confronting urban schools, it is necessary to use existing knowledge to improve education under present conditions.…

Defines inservice, provides criteria for planning and conducting successful inservice programs, discusses its critical elements, and examines the roles of the administrator and the teacher in successful programs. (FL)

This case study was initiated to test and refine a procedural model for structuring inservice programs and to produce a comprehensive description of a district inservice teacher education plan. The study involved an analysis of the inservice education program in a single school district. The procedural model used in the study was formulated using…

This report of the Initial Planning Meeting of the Asian Centre of Educational Innovation for Development describes the beginning of a series of activities aimed at improving in-service primary teacher education in the countries involved. Participating countries include Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Republic of…

The goal of the Ways to Improve Education in Desegregated Schools (WIEDS) project is to establish a regional information base for the southwestern United States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) concerning successful desegregation strategies and remaining areas of need in desegregated schools. Such information…

Current inservice programs are criticized on the grounds that they do not achieve the objective of improving teachers' mastery of their subjects. It is suggested that these programs can be improved by increasing professional communication between teachers, providing more assistance from specialized consultants, increasing teacher participation in…

A project was conducted at Manor Junior College, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, to design and implement a development conference for all faculty and staff who have a direct impact on vocational students. Emphasis was placed upon improving the quality of instruction, updating teacher competence, and introducing learning mechanisms for improving program…

This report describes the second phase of a teacher learning cooperative project designed to coordinate the economic, physical, and human resources of a number of small elementary school districts in California and the Marin County Superintendent of Schools Office. Whereas the first phase dealt with the formation and implementation of the…

Methods staff developers used to improve the reading program at a Greenwich, Connecticut, elementary school are discussed. The entire staff of the school was involved in developing the new reading program, which focused on increasing teachers' expectations of student learning, use of diagnostic teaching, and other techniques. (PP)