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Peer reviewedWatts, Heidi – Journal of Staff Development, 1982
A staff development specialist describes personal qualities demanded by that field: (1) a "watchbird" mentality, emphasizing self-awareness; (2) a clear sense of personal goals; (3) a sense of the mutuality of teaching and learning; and (4) willingness to take risks. Staff developers benefit from frequent returns to classroom teaching.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics, Professional Development, Specialists
Peer reviewedMossholder, Kevin W.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Employees classified into development and research groups were contrasted for differences in vocational interest and personality inventory responses. Discriminant and classification analyses indicated that these two groups could be distinguished. Development personnel exhibited greater interests in supervisory-related areas, but researchers showed…
Descriptors: Engineers, Field Studies, Individual Characteristics, Individual Differences
