The New England Head Start Teaching Center (NEHSTC) is one of 14 federally funded programs created to test the efficacy of participatory, hands-on training for enhancing Head Start service delivery. An outcome evaluation of the program was conducted after 3 years of operation. The research design of the evaluation was a nonequivalent comparison…

This paper addresses the question: What is proper conduct for an internal evaluator? Selected ethical issues are examined, and strategies for responding effectively are proposed. Issues examined are: (1) pressure to downplay negative and emphasize positive findings; (2) reinforcement for nonthreatening evaluation activities; (3) greater interest…

The Florida Beginning Teacher Program specifies that a portfolio be maintained for each beginning teacher, and that it include a Professional Development Plan (PDP) and formative information to justify and execute the plan. Chapter 1 of this report describes the study that was undertaken to determine whether the beginning teacher portfolios…

Factors reported to be important in the design, implementation, and evaluation of professional development programs for department chairs are described. Attention is also directed to results from a goal-focused evaluation of the 6-year-old program to train new department heads in the nine state universities of Florida, a program that is being…

This inventory is a reliable and valid staff development assessment instrument designed to measure the degree to which a school's professional development programs adheres to NSDC's Standards for Staff Development. This print version is meant to be completed by teachers and other school staff members. Sold in sets of 50 assessment inventories and…

This report summarizes responses of Master Teachers to questions from a program application form and a survey administered at the conclusion of every Intel Teach to the Future Master Teacher training in the United States between March 2001 to July 2002. The data reported here demonstrate that Master Teachers' responses to this training have been…

During the summer and fall of 2003, Education Development Center's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) undertook a formative evaluation of the Intel Innovation in Education institutes. The institutes are one- to two-and-a-half day district-level trainings intended to introduce professional development providers to the online resources and…

Consistent with the longitudinal evaluation of the Intel Teach to the Future Essentials Course that Education Development Center's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) has been conducting since the program's inception in 2000, the Intel Foundation commissioned CCT to conduct a formative evaluation of the Leadership Forum Pilot program. This…

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the National Board Certification Pilot Project in Iowa. Initiated in 1998, the Project provides monetary incentives for teacher certification, reimbursement for registration fees, and a support program for teachers pursuing certification. The effects of this program on teachers professional…

The polytechnics are the newest part of the Finnish system of higher education. The whole polytechnic system is being developed on the basis of systematic monitoring and evaluation of its activities. Staff development and library and information services were both targets selected for evaluation in this study carried out to identify the…

Continuing nursing education's scope is explored. The authors discuss the providers of this education; credentials and status of directors of continuing education; competition for nurses in continuing education programs; organizational resources; mandatory continuing education; and program evaluation. (CT)

Keynotes the problems of organizational and staff development programs during times of financial scarcity. Suggests a four-phase process to unify staff and organizational development. Offers planning and evaluation criteria to facilitate decision making and consolidate money for high impact programing. (CAM)

Describes the Bridges program which aims at forming bridges between teachers and students within districts and extending those bridges across district boundaries in the Los Angeles area while enhancing science instruction in the classroom. Discusses the planning, implementation, evaluation, and summary of the program. (JRH)

This paper reviews examples of educational restructuring and systems change programs that address the second strategic target of the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Identifies themes in the effective implementation of capacity building efforts, including implications for…

Interviewed 14 expert subjects from field of family therapy to identify variables and relationships that can be hypothesized to influence the quality of family therapy workshops for the continuing education of family therapists. Qualitative results suggest that perceptual and executive skills of presenters, content, and context all must be…