A description of rural school context variables for successful staff development and an empirical study of large-scale rural intervention are presented in this report. Drawing from research, literature, and practice based on nonrural populations, context variables are identified for implementing effective staff development intervention in rural…

This journal issue focuses on the professional ethics of performance technologists. A brief statement on the focus of the issue by Michael P. Monar is followed by: (1) "Musings," which points out that having a code of ethics is nice, but it doesn't cause people to act ethically (Odin Westgaard); (2) "Report of the Ethics…

The goal of gifted and talented education in South Carolina is to identify and nurture potential through the development of specialized curriculum offerings modified and adapted to meet the unique learning styles, learning rates, interests, abilities, and needs of gifted and talented students. An appropriate program for gifted and talented…

Resulting from the Advanced Training for Child Care Administrators project (ATCCA), this manual serves to promote, in similar projects, training in administration and staff development in the areas of child development, education, or social work. Section 1 describes the rationale, goals, expectations, responsibilities, and participant selection…

The study surveyed local education agencies in Minnesota concerning staff development needs for personnel serving handicapped children. Questionnaires were developed for direct service providers as well as for program administrators. Data provided information on characteristics of direct service personnel (including position type, licensing, and…

The effect of the "Language Arts through Latin" project on teacher participation in college courses and subsequent pupil performance was investigated. The goal of the project was to prepare non-Latin teachers to provide the benefits of a Latin program to intermediate and secondary students who did not receive formal Latin instruction. It was…

The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) provides financial support to schools for desegregation efforts in Portland, Oregon. This project involves six elementary schools which plan and implement programs and activities to meet the needs of 3,394 students, 667 of whom are members of minorities. Under ESAA, each elementary school develops a program…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Believing that the knowledge and expertise of the District's staff are essential in the strength of the District as an effective educational institution, the Menlo Park City School District expanded its current staff development plan to be more consistent with current knowledge on the…

Three dimensions for faculty development are proposed: the professional, which embodies critical conceptual questions; the curricular, including improvement of instruction and designs for learning; and the institutional, a set of new demands on higher education. Based on these, a set of principles for planning and a matrix for programming are…

What teachers do in the classroom affects pupil learning. To shape patterns of interactions proactively, teachers must get useful feedback they can understand. Seeing objective data may encourage teachers to think more seriously about the ways their classroom behavior influences students and about how students' behavior reciprocally influences…

The state of Oklahoma requires schools to provide a staff development program which must include a minimum of 75 staff development points in a 5-year period for all licensed and certified personnel. To meet these requirements, one or more of the following activities may be used to obtain credit points: inservice programs, higher education courses,…

A 2-year curriculum transformation project for 12 humanities teachers from seven independent schools sought to help pre-college teachers integrate new information and insights based on women's studies and gender scholarship into their teaching. Topics covered during the workshops included the history of concern with women and gender; engenderment…

As focal points for campuses, college unions must create environments that are stimulating and challenging for students but that allow students to relax enough to benefit from new experiences. Such environments must generate self-expression, exploration, and positive regard for multicultural perspectives. Special efforts should be made to ensure…

A description is given of the Gifted Studies Network, established to meet the needs of teachers of the gifted. The purpose of the program is to work with local school districts and local educational agencies in the development and implementation of alternative methods of educating the gifted learner, using programs ordinarily not offered in the…

Some basic considerations undergird partnerships between schools and colleges undertaken to work on problems of mutual concern that may be difficult to solve individually. Studies have indicated that successful collaboratives require the existence of certain special conditions and the surmounting of certain barriers. Research studies have pointed…