Professional development of teachers has become an essential condition in today's knowledge-based society to sustain the quality of teaching. Therefore, the Dutch government promotes this professional development. As a result, Professional Development Plans (PDPs) are now increasingly used to stimulate and support the professional development of…

Evaluates a one-day drug education program, embedded in a week-long workshop for high school journalists. Results indicate a one-day program is probably insufficient to change entrenched attitudes and behavior, and such programs may have unintended side-effects. Good program evaluation research cannot be planned as an afterthought to the program.…

This document is the first of two volumes describing the activities of the Tri-State Parenting Collaborative (TSPC) Project, conducted in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota during the period from 1977 through 1982. The TSPC linked state education agencies, universities, local schools, community groups, and an education development center in…

The efficacy of a systematic program of intervention for behaviorally disordered students was investigated with 29 teachers and 487 students in secondary schools. Teacher Ss were divided into two groups, 16 experimental Ss who participated in 6 days of workshop training and served as advocates for 1 to 3 students and 13 control teachers. Student…

Considers how to prepare future high school students for the change that they will experience upon leaving the local middle school. (RK)

The article describes a highly successful series of workshops which was begun in 1973 in London, Ontario to explore issues critical to secondary schools. The article explains the workshop objectives, organization, results, evaluation, and cost. It describes in detail the format of the two to three-day workshops. (SB)

Covering the period from July 1973 through December 1974, the project was intended to further develop and refine implementation activities from the previous grant period. High schools wishing to implement the concept of career education developed individual miniproposals and submitted them to the Caldwell career education project. A workshop was…

Data from questionnaires indicated that the Tennessee Aerospace Education Workshops were successful in reaching their stated goals, which included developing a greater awareness of aerospace education and helping teachers incorporate more aerospace education in classroom activities. (MLH)

The second of two volumes, this document describes the activities of the Tri-State Parenting Collaborative (TSPC) Project, developed to promote education for parenthood activities and programs in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The document details the leadership development programs and support systems that have evolved…

Describes and evaluates a two-day workshop on human genetics for high school biology teachers which involved: (1) a series of lectures by professionals in medical genetics, ethics, and genetic counseling; (2) demonstrations; (3) question-and-answer sessions; (4) a curriculum packet; and (5) a follow-up bimonthly newsletter. (DC)

A cross-cultural framework was applied to the results of the Young Scholars Project in Marine Science, a 4-week workshop for 14 hearing impaired adolescents (aged 13 to 19 years) that was funded by the National Science Foundation. Eight of the students were preparing to enter the eighth or ninth grade in high school and the other six were…

A project was conducted to create modules designed to assist students in their career planning and decision making by providing an overview of the potential rewards and typical problems of small business ownership and of the personal qualities needed for success. Thirty-five businesses were selected to form the basis for developing the…

Intended for administrators, the guide provides directions and materials for a series of workshops aimed at creating a team of people including educators, parents, and community workers, who can develop and monitor a career education program for handicapped students in secondary schools. The first of five sections gives an overview of the program…

This final report describes a project to create an ethnic studies guide and resource manual for intermediate grades in the Carolinas. The report presents goals, activities of workshops, the calendar of activities and events, and describes development of the manual and resource unit. Goals included sensitizing educators to the needs of students…

This report summarizes the activities of a project to implement the group vocational guidance program of consortium C in Texas and to research and develop additional target populations. Project objectives were: (1) To provide a cadre of personnel to act as group guidance program workshop presenters and follow-up consultants, (2) to provide…