Examines values that seven secondary geometry teachers placed on their participation in a school-based study group and the organizational structure and the impact of that structure on teachers' continued participation in the study group. Shows that the teachers were supported in building community and relationships, making connections across…

Discusses online faculty development programs at Valencia Community College, Florida, and the Art Institute of Dallas. Describes the programs as utilizing software that offers active learning techniques embedded within a scenario that unfolds over time. Adds that the programs address issues such as faculty time constraints and assessments of…

Contends that creation of a space where all faculty and staff can come together and learn is an important goal for professional development. Describes the integrated training efforts at the College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, which resulted in a teaching and learning center providing development opportunities for all employees. (AUTH/NB)

Survey of 125 educational professionals working with culturally and linguistically diverse and exceptional (CLDE) students in the Washington D.C. area found that most had the training and skills to work with CLDE students. However, respondents did not know the roles, responsibilities, and practices of other professionals working with CLDE students…

Provides an overview of the ENVISION program for enhancing middle school science teachers' understanding of environmental science and inquiry. Focuses on the component of the project that engages teachers in conducting their own environmental research. Describes the theoretical basis for the professional development model, linking the model to the…

Examines views and practices of first-year science teachers, graduates of a teacher education program in California, focusing on gender equity and multicultural education. Explores teachers' attempts at the nature of science and implementing equitable instruction in classrooms. Discusses commonalties across teachers' successes and struggles in…

Emphasizes the importance of effective communication at the outset of the instructional technologist/training client relationship. Discusses using the basic taxonomy of client types and entry strategies for the following different types of clients: theorist, expert, novice, practitioner, and generalist. Includes a sample self-assessment form. (AEF)

The development and validation of professional development resource materials for teachers by the National Council on Measurement in Education and associated professional groups is described. The developed module contains a context-orienting vignette, instruction, practice exercises, hands-on experiences, small group topics, and homework problems.…

Argues that to affect lasting change in terms of what mathematics is taught and how it is taught requires programs that recognize the different intersecting needs and perspectives of a school's administrators, teacher-leaders, teachers, students, and parents. It discusses how these types of professional development programs can extend the impact…

The wait-and-react and laundry-list approaches to combating teachers' collective-bargaining demands are ineffective. An alternative goals-setting approach requires management and the district negotiations team to identify important needs and objectives. West Seneca Central School District ended contentious negotiations by presenting unions with…

Critiques the work published in "Educational Management & Administration" since its origins in 1972. Considers whether educators can learn from past research agendas. Discusses theory-practice relationships, British education's increasingly politicized environment, changes and continuities (professional development, dualistic…

Examines survey responses from female academic librarians that investigated why the percentage of women academic library directors is lower than the percentage of women in the profession as a whole. Results conclude that deprivation behavior, including antimentoring, blocks the advancement of women directors. (Author/LRW)

Reports on the results of a survey of 434 employers so as to assess staffing practices. Some of the findings address employers' interviewing and hiring strategies, trends in technology, signing bonuses, time required to hire a professional, and general criteria for sorting through applicants. (RJM)

Describes development of the National Science Education Standards in content, teaching, assessment, professional development, school and district programs, and the science education system. Considers the standards' distinctive features, including an expanded definition of science, grounded in inquiry; and an emphasis on all students understanding…

This article discusses barriers to collaboration that are specific to Professional Development School (PDS) leadership team meetings. It offers a rationale for involving the school psychologist on the PDS team as a facilitator and concludes with suggestions for breaking the barriers to successful PDS leadership team meetings. (SM)