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Peer reviewedThompson, Jay; Cooley, Van E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Educational leadership, curriculum development, and staff development are critical areas that need improvement for long-term educational gains. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Cooley, Van E. – School Business Affairs, 1999
Developing a blueprint for success requires that teachers, administrators, students, parents, and community members focus on the purposes for investing in technology. Planners must define universally shared technology goals, establish program accountability measures, budget for staff development, and ensure district leadership and support for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Planning, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCooley, Van E. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2001
Describes the Teachers as Trainers staff development model which provides a comprehensive framework for faculty and staff training, and provides examples of its use in implementing educational technology into classroom instruction. Focuses on interrelated concepts designed to generate shared responsibility among faculty, staff, and administration…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Technology, Inservice Teacher Education, Models
Peer reviewedThompson, Jay C., Jr.; Cooley, Van E. – Educational Horizons, 1986
Describes results of a national study designed to determine both the perceived importance and the current practices of ongoing effective staff development programs. Results concern needs assessment, teacher involvement in planning, staff development objectives, administration of staff development activities, and follow-up and evaluation…
Descriptors: College Credits, Needs Assessment, Program Administration, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedCooley, Van E.; Thompson, Jay C., Jr. – Educational Horizons, 1992
Comparison of 1983-84 state survey of mandated staff development with a current study shows that, although state support for education has significantly increased, funding for staff development has not. No correlation was found between per-pupil expenditures and funding for mandatory staff development. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Expenditure per Student, Inservice Teacher Education, Mandatory Continuing Education
Download full textCooley, Van E.; Thompson, Jay C., Jr. – 1986
A national study was conducted to determine both the perceived importance and the current practices of ongoing staff development programs in different regions in the United States. Responses to questionnaires were received from 267 school districts. A total of 51 school districts from the South, 49 from the Midwest, 44 from the East, and 39 from…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Local Norms
Thompson, Jay C., Jr.; Cooley, Van E. – 1987
The study was designed to analyze and compare inservice attitudes and practices in England to selected United States schools identified as having outstanding programs. Perceptions of chief education officers in English government schools were compared to those of selected superintendents in United States schools regarding inservice concepts and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedThompson, Jay C., Jr.; Cooley, Van E. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1987
Through a questionnaire survey of 267 school districts, the actual practices of United States school districts identified as having outstanding staff development programs were compared with those of randomly-selected school districts. Discrepancies and similarities are discussed, along with support needs for instructional improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Faculty Development, Instructional Improvement, National Surveys
Thompson, Jay C., Jr.; Cooley, Van E. – 1989
This study is a replication of a 1983-84 study involving state activity in the area of staff development. Responses to a survey were received from the Chief Educational Officer in each of the 50 states. A comparison is made of changes since the 1984 study, focusing on four basic objectives: (1) Which states through law or accreditation currently…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Financial Support
PDF pending restorationCooley, Van E.; Thompson, Jay C., Jr. – 1990
This study is a replication of a 1983-84 study of state activity in the area of staff development. Survey questionnaires were mailed to the Chief Educational Officer in each of the 50 states; responses were received from all states. The study compares changes since the 1984 study and focuses on five basic objectives: (1) Which states through law…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Inservice Teacher Education
Cooley, Van E.; Thompson, Jay C., Jr. – 1984
To determine the extent of state-mandated staff development activity in the states, a study involving the chief education officer from each of the 50 states was conducted, and the results are reported in this paper. The study and report focus on the following: (1) states mandating staff development programs; (2) states planning legislation…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Services, National Surveys
