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Peer reviewedSchnur, James O.; And Others – Teacher Education and Practice, 1986
Partnerships among education agencies including institutions of higher education, local school districts, and the State Department of Education offer tremendous opportunities for attaining the mutual goal of educational improvement in Mississippi. A collaborative staff development program for teachers is described. (CB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, School Districts
Grace, Cathy; Woodruff, Jane B. – 1986
Generic guidelines, based upon principles of effective training and institutional change reflected in current educational research were developed in Mississippi for the planning and implementing of staff development programs in local school districts, and these guidelines were followed when a new statewide early childhood education program was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Download full textGrace, Cathy; Howard, Esther – 1989
In 1988, the Mississippi State Department of Education provided funds for the creation of a 40-hour staff development module for training the principals and central office staff of state accredited elementary schools to develop comprehensive early childhood programs. Here, the term 'early childhood' refers to programs for children between 5 and 8…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1971
The State plans for professional staff development and training presented in this publication are those developed over a two-year period by eight Southeastern states participating in a cooperative regional project. The plans are indicative of the progress toward building institutionalized systems for training adult basic education personnel within…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, College Programs, Educational Planning
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Bureau of School Improvement. – 1985
This document is a technical guide designed for use in conjunction with the revised guidelines for staff development in Mississippi schools. It outlines and explains a step-by-step process for planning and implementing a staff development program that should foster the changes necessary to improve student and school performance throughout the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Education, Needs Assessment
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Bureau of School Improvement. – 1985
This document presents the revised guidelines for staff development in Mississippi, as mandated by the Education Reform Act of 1982, produced by the State Department of Education in consultation with various state-appointed commissions and 16 school districts that participated in a pilot testing program. These guidelines are to be used by all…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Crawford, Reva – 1980
The Mississippi Choctaw Parent Child Development Program (PCDP), initially funded by the BIA in 1973 as a pilot project, has had a reservation-wide impact in each of its four main areas of focus: health and nutrition; education; social services; and staff and parent development. There has been a measurable decrease in early childhood infectious…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
