The director of teacher education organizes and supervises the student teaching program; organizes and supervises new-teacher workshops and appropriate staff development activities for all personnel; and acts as liaison between the Fort Worth Independent School District and teacher education institutions. (Author/CB)

The Improving Teaching Competencies Program at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory is developing twenty-four instructional systems for professional development of educators. (Author)

This district in suburban St. Louis, is moving from a spotty and optional staff development effort to a well-defined one based on concepts adapted from systems theory. (Author/CB)

The program of the Department of Staff Development in the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district is described. (CB)

Use of state funds for individual faculty and departmental improvement in the public junior colleges is discussed in terms of a planning philosophy, a plan description, and approaches to implementation. (JO)

Betty Dillon-Peterson, the director of staff development for the Lincoln (Nebraska) schools, relates key experiences which shaped her career and also her views about how staff developers can work effectively. She advocates design of a special course of study for staff developers. (PP)

A survey of staff development specialists found that, while a few individuals had formal training for their positions, most learned from informal mentors and role models. Shortcomings in their training are noted, and options for improving professional training are discussed. (PP)

"Workparties," sponsored by the Teachers Centers' Exchange (Far West Laboratory), provide the time, support, resources, warmth, concreteness, and thought that productive meetings consist of. Descriptions of workparties planned for participants interested in staff development are provided. (CJ)

The author outlines a career employment model for hospital nurses and addresses the issues and challenges in the orientation and inservice education component of the model. (CT)

A training program taught community people to work with parents of rural preschool children at risk for handicaps. Paraprofessionals received nine days of preservice instruction and a weekly inservice session on such topics as child development, assessment, and teaching strategies. Results have shown positive signs in children, parents, and…

Surveyed corporations (N=203) to gather information on employee-oriented career development programs. Most view career counseling as a supervisor's responsibility. Primary purposes were individual growth, improved productivity and morale. Describes model programs used by six corporations, including information centers, workshops, and individual…

The author addresses the planning of learning-disabled (LD) college students toward programing considerations. (SW)

Shows how new developments such as changes in curricula and in the nature of the student population have drawn attention to the training needs of further education teachers. Discusses complexities of policy, needs assessment, orientation, and management. (SK)

Presents and explains how to use a checklist for helping principals determine the presence of effective elements in their schools' staff development programs. The checklist process involves testing such program factors as school commitment levels, needs assessment components, program development activities, program implementation and evaluation,…

Identifies alienation from work, aging of the workforce, and technical obsolescence as contributors to the erosion of organizational vitality. Lists four factors that interact to influence personal vitality development. Recommends staff development programs that address adult and career development theories, increase self-understanding, and…