This is a collection of six papers concerning teachers as innovators. The first is entitled, "The Types of Environment Most Likely to Favour the Active and Effective Participation of Teachers in Educational Innovation." It is concerned with the commitment of the teacher to permanent participation in the adaptation of the education system…

Analyzes the transcript from a round table of elementary school teachers and school of education professors, to determine the teachers' needs with respect to inservice education and to study their evaluation of existing training programs. The round table participants had recently attended the Montpellier teachers' institutes. (MES)

Analyzes the impact and shortcomings of a nationwide training program for elementary school teachers initiated by the French Government in the early 70s. Questions the general policy and some aspects of these programs on the basis of the history of the Montpellier Teachers' Institute. (MES)