Describes a Dimensional Leadership workshop designed to help extension service professionals become more effective leaders by discovering and improving their leadership style and by discovering and recognizing different kinds of effective and ineffective behavior. (EM)

The East Lansing Public Schools, Michigan, have improved faculty morale, improved instruction, and helped establish positive contacts with community members through a professional reading and discussion program for teachers. (Author/MT)

The director of a school for the gifted explains strategies used to promote positive attitudes toward gifted education among parents, school staff, the public (in regard to funding), and students. (Author/DB)

Describes a plan of action developed at an Illinois high school that involved staff in communicating needed improvement in curricular programs. (MD)

The Delphi technique was used to obtain a list of perceived training needs of Australian staff working in the field of residential care for people with severe developmental disabilities. The second round gave staff an opportunity to set priorities (such as developing a homelike atmosphere). (Author/DB)

Maximum gain from teacher staff development programs can be assured through careful planning that accommodates novice and experienced teachers. Establishing clear student achievement goals linked to staff development is also important. Includes tables and references. (MD)

Discusses the negative and positive aspects of teacher autonomy in relation to curriculum development and control. Outlines a process for solving the problem that includes conducting staff development through dialog, delineating mastery curriculum, mapping ideal curriculum, and developing curriculum-based tests. Includes references and a figure.…

Describes the Birmingham (Michigan) Public Schools' morale-boosting program. First the superintendent established a district communications team (composed of administrators, teachers, and noncertified staff members) to plan morale-building events. The district also hired a consultant to work with staff and students to improve specific aspects of…

Provides a twofold plan for staff development and peer evaluation linking evaluation and training of teachers. This process enables teachers to have their professional needs met while treating them as individuals and improving classroom skills. Includes a classroom observation checklist and a teacher evaluation system form. (MD)

Describes a staff development framework having four main components: a definition, a mapping sentence, a description of participant roles, and an evaluation perspective. Conditions are discussed for judging the worth of staff development activities, and examples of such activities are analyzed to show how the evaluation perspective is used in…

Parents of children enrolled in a Head Start program and program staff were given training and information for changing health-related behaviors, such as improving eating habits, exercising, and involving the children in developing healthy behavior. (SK)

The article provides a review of behavioral staff training (focusing on antecedent, contingency management, and multi-faceted procedures) in special education settings, primarily institutions. Techniques are discussed according to such criteria as evaluation of staff behavior, changes in client behavior, inclusion of follow-up observations, and…

Reviews recent ERIC literature on personnel management, performance appraisal, staff development, and affirmative action at the two-year college. (DMM)

The author describes an action research model of collaboration between higher education and school teachers that shows how professionals with different perspectives learn through complex, long-term projects. (JOW)

The professional development and accountability of new staff are discussed, and the University of New South Wales' department-based plan for new staff development is described. The program involves planning sessions and record keeping of responsibilities, achievements, needs for professional development, and the resources provided to assist staff.…