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Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1963
This report reviews the practices of the various states represented at the second national Study Conference of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (May 1963) pertaining to inservice education. Results of a questionnaire distributed to the state supervisors focus on the following topics in this article: (1) types of inservice programs, (2)…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Education Courses, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textRodman, Lond D.; Gregg, Russell T. – 1973
This monograph provides State education agencies and the general education community with some basic information pertaining to needs, present practices, and possible new approaches related to training and development for professional personnel in these agencies. The monograph is designed to provide the reader with an appreciation of the importance…
Descriptors: Labor Needs, Management Development, Models, Organizational Development
Sanders, Harry C. – 1972
The following six ideas relating to the work of the Cooperative Extension Service are presented: (1) Giving instruction is the Service's major function; (2) Tyler's curriculum and instruction principles are a good guide in developing the instructional function of the organization; (3) Instruction is the principle tool used in influencing behavior…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Behavioral Objectives, Books, Curriculum Design
Hutchison, J. E.
This training program handbook provides a basis for planning a sequence of learning situations during the Extension Service agents' first year of employment. Through this experience, it is hoped that new agents will acquire the knowledge, competencies, and skills thought to be necessary to successfully orient them to the Texas Agricultural…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Guides, Instructional Materials, Job Training
Moore, J. William – 1977
In this document, the author examines the failure of teacher preparation institutes to produce effective graduates and presents suggestions designed to improve both the standard of education taught in these institutions and the quality of preservice and postgraduate students. Subsections are devoted to the futility of the theory vs. practice…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
de Clerck, Marcel – 1976
This descriptive study is mainly intended for adult educators, teachers, engineers and technicians in industry and agriculture in charge of illiterate workers, international and national specialists responsible for the launching and running of literacy programs, and more generally for all who take an interest in the work which is being done to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Development, Field Experience Programs
Parker, Glenn M. – Training and Development Journal, 1976
This article takes a look at community development training during the past 10 years, assesses where it is today, indicates some possible future trends and, finally, proposes some necessary plans for the future. (WL)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Community Planning, Educational Planning
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. National Diffusion Network. – 1995
This directory lists the 89 funded and the 52 unfunded National Diffusion Network (NDN) educational projects for 1995. Each entry contains the following information: NDN project number; project title; address; telephone number; principal staff; grade level/population approval; key elements; when adoptions are reported; approximate implementation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Estimates, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs
Logan, Lloyd; Sachs, Judyth – 1988
Drawing on evidence from literature on professional development of teachers in Australia, this document discusses the essential aspects of inservice education and provides a checklist, with illustrative applications, by which to design and evaluate inservice education proposals. The checklist is based on four sets of assumptions relating to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Check Lists, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning
Federal Extension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1966
A PILOT PROJECT (JULY 1959-DECEMBER 1961), AIMED AT NEW WAYS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, WAS CONDUCTED IN 12 COUNTIES OF SIX STATES. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS RECEIVED TEN WEEKS TRAINING BUILT AROUND A SEMINAR ON CURRENT ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES, AND FOLLOWED BY ORIENTATION CONFERENCES.…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Consultants, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon (Portugal). – 1970
A special community development study group analyzed the range of objectives, roles, employment patterns, and settings in British community work; identified future objectives and roles, especially in such areas as psychology and sociology; and recommended methods and subject content for professional community worker training. Existing training…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Development, Community Services, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSink, Jack M.; Field, Timothy F. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1978
Discusses issues illustrating the development of adjustment services within the field of rehabilitation and issues emphasizing some of the problem areas. Topics include the vocational rehabilitation process, adjustment services as a profession, eligibility for services, training of personnel, and specialty areas in adjustment services.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Role, Human Services, Physical Disabilities
Direct linkCopeland, Leon L., Sr.; Gray, Robert C. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2002
Through the competitive proposal process, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) received a three-year Teacher Enhancement Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in March 1998. The Maryland State Department of Education provided additional funds for the grant. The purpose of the grant was to administer the Technology Education…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Professional Training, Technological Literacy, Grants
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1982
An overview of 19 papers presented at the meeting indicates that countries in the Asia and Pacific region are aware of socioeconomic changes and the need for national educational systems to provide adequate responses to these changes. New personnel profiles and educational training programs are needed. Factors which will affect the development of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Jimenez, Reynaldo; Murphy, Carol J. – 1984
A report presenting a sampling of proficiency-related projects consists of two parts. The first is a report on the state of the art describing programs, grants in progress, and plans to implement proficiency-based teaching. It was found that the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) have…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Graduation Requirements
