Collectivism, stressing family members' interdependence, is common to Latino cultures. In contrast, schools foster independence and individual achievement. To help teachers understand assumptions underlying these different values, the authors developed the "Bridging Cultures Project" as a research-based professional-development program.…

Teacher educators can exploit a variety of types of teacher narratives to help develop new and veteran teachers. This paper explains the significance of the second self and details five narrative forms (the narratives of social criticism, apprenticeship, reflective practice, journey, and hope). A final section describes how to use narratives of…

Concerns about quality of undergraduate teaching have focused attention on motives underlying faculty performance at research universities. A case study of faculty participation in one instructional-reform coalition is presented. Results indicate three distinct motivational patterns, corresponding roughly to variations in individual's faculty…

A survey of nine special educators and nine general educators in three Texas schools found that inclusion for students with emotional/behavioral disorders was being implemented due to administrative impetus and was not carefully planned, and that both special- and general-education teachers believe they need training related to inclusion and…

Explores whether faculty promotion criteria in schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDE) take into account the level and pattern of faculty members' involvement in nine defined missions. Suggests that faculty members feel current promotion criteria are inflexible and Procrustean. Discusses a typology of promotion criteria and some…

Elk City, Idaho, instituted an arts program in its small K-10 school with grant and community funding. An arts facilitator organized a visiting-artists program and trained teachers to recognize different learning styles and integrate art, literature, and music into the curriculum. Self-esteem and test scores have risen, and the community is…

Presents an interview with Kati Haycock, Director of the Education Trust, discussing: challenges to developing high quality staff development in schools serving low-income, minority students; teacher turnover; rural poverty; content-oriented staff development; learning from colleagues; making time for staff learning; willingness to change and…

Considers recent teacher-education reforms in England and Wales and how they reflect a response to global economic pressures, challenging the view that such pressures are inexorable determinants of educational policy and arguing that any country will need to develop its own approach to modernizing teacher education in light of the global context…

Contends that two standard approaches to assessing coaching expertise (behavioral assessment and assessment of coaches' knowledge base) are flawed because they cannot adequately improve coach development. The paper reviews literature from other areas of cognitive psychology that offer more promising directions and makes recommendations for…

Presents four models of distance education and associated delivery technologies (i.e., correspondence, multi-media, telelearning, and flexible learning), and briefly discusses instructional design technology. A global faculty-development program at the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) for teaching at a distance is described; the…

Discusses full inclusion of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) secondary students in Florida, reviewing inclusion as an instructional program in special education and in ESL; presenting related concerns; examining reasons for inclusion (comprehensible instruction, opportunities for participation and interaction, and appropriate curriculum); and…

Considers the status of the education agenda of the Sea Grant Program as it turns 30. Projects described include Operation Pathfinder, which aims to educate minority teachers and/or teachers of minority students. Also described are a program in which seafood processors and resellers are trained in safety and health areas, and programs to train…

Explains how media specialists can play an active role in providing staff development that helps teachers use technology to teach in a changing learning environment and integrate technology in the curriculum. Highlights include key research about staff development, the changing role of the media specialist, and examples of successful staff…

Steps taken by instructional designers in constructing a case study for use in faculty development are outlined, from the original case study idea to selection of an appropriate classroom incident, writing the case, and planning the teaching process (identifying relevant issues, preparing discussion questions, and organizing discussion). The text…

This interview with a school principal, Efrain Vila, argues that staff development is crucial in school reform. Teachers cannot be asked to use new processes if they do not have opportunities to learn how to use them. His school's faculty meetings always include staff development components. Parent involvement is also essential. (SM)