This study aimed to investigate the two primary school science teachers' conceptions of professional development, their perceptions of self-improvement and the factors influencing their professional development. In this investigation, a case study approach was adopted. The participant teachers were given a semi-structured interview and the data…

This article provides a summative evaluation of the development and implementation of the Open Learning Systems Education Trust's (OLSET's) "English in Action" programme from 1992 to the end of 2009. It describes the programme's development from a uni-modal distance education model focused on enhancing learner involvement and learner…

Describes an inservice program planned by the participants. (Author)

This volume, from a set of documents on planning for inservice teacher education, provides an overview of the process and a set of tasks in program planning. The primary function of the tasks is to assist staff in the articulation of fundamental principles and guidelines for site-specific inservice programs. The initial step is the establishment…

The public school system of Houston County, Georgia, has instituted an inservice staff development program planned by the teachers themselves. Following assessment of the needs of students and parents as well as teachers, the planning group designed a program offering college credit to participants. Houston County teachers now find it possible to…

As one means of serving their clients, Ginn and Co. made a commitment in the early 1980's to provide inservice workshops for teachers that more closely related to customer needs. The vehicle for assessing these needs and ultimately designing appropriate inservice activities is Stages of Concern about the Innovation (SoC), one of the diagnostic…

The staff development model described in this paper involves collaborative planning in which the teachers are involved, while also providing a mechanism to assist participants to identify their inservice needs. The model consists of three major components: (1) the preliminary input of a selected committee which produces a needs assessment survey;…

Early career special educators must be engaged in conversations with developers of preservice teacher preparation programs to co-construct initial teacher education programs which meet their needs. The process of listening to the teachers themselves could serve to ensure that teachers are an explicit element of program design. This article…

The inservice project described in this case study involved three role groups--leaders, consultants, and teachers--in a collaborative effort to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate an inservice program. The program combined strategies for teaching writing with strategies for teaching reading in the content areas, while maintaining the integrity…

Support for Innovative Teacher Projects was a 12-month program implemented by the Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) of Nassau County, New York, designed to encourage and assist teachers in developing innovative projects in priority areas and in applying for funding. In collaboration with a university school of education, the project…

Article stresses the importance of developing inservice programs at the local school level to better meet the needs of the individual school and personnel involved. (RW)

Describes how teachers and administrators at one school developed Inservice Ideas for Teacher Encouragement (INSITE), a series of high-interest, low-budget inservice training programs that draw from existing resources including the current expertise and interests of staff members. Programs addressed both personal and professional development…

In an attempt to determine the attitudes of teachers toward inservice education and the roles teachers play in it, this paper records the personal perspectives of a small group of teachers, reflects these views against the literature, and indicates some possible directions. Conceptual and operational defnitions of inservice education are provided,…

This document examines the concern of teachers at the school level for continuing, relevant inservice training, the disatisfaction they are experiencing with traditional inservice programs, and the ways in which local education associations (LEA's) can help improve inservice education. Teachers are now demanding that inservice (1) be related to…

School districts have an obligation to provide an inservice education program. Effective individualized inservice programs can be developed by following specific guidelines, including concerned people, and utilizing technological resources. (Author/MLF)