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Sideris, Eva C.; Skau, Kathryn G. – Education Canada, 1994
Describes school restructuring themes that may be promoted through staff development, including developing a purpose and shared vision, challenging traditional norms of schooling, creating a collaborative school culture, establishing new roles in school governance, and encouraging reflective practice and critical inquiry. Addresses the role of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Tindill, A. S.; Coplin, Lynda – Education Canada, 1989
Reviews the literature on effective in-service teacher education. Discusses attributes of effective staff development, the need for comprehensive collaborative planning, reasons why staff development activities fail to affect classroom practices, and effective evaluation of staff development programs. Contains 21 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Planning, Inservice Teacher Education, Literature Reviews
Smith, Steven – Education Canada, 2001
When the Battle River Regional School Division (Alberta) realized that multiple staff development priorities were fragmenting school and district focus on increasing student achievement, it formed a committee of regional, district, and school stakeholders that developed six staff development priorities, all promoting student achievement, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
