Examines the history of administrator inservice education, the current environmental forces affecting it, the traditional methods of administrator self-renewal, and some directions that such programs should take in the future. (IRT)

Provides step-by-step directions for planning and conducting an inhouse course in business and technical writing at an engineering or technical firm. (RL)

Briefly analyzes the current state of federal aid to administrator in-service education. Encourages those who feel that Congress has a responsibility to help principals improve their abilities to write to their legislators encouraging them to support the restoration of administrative leadership training opportunities. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a survey of environmental education in Washington schools in grades K-12. Determines how environmental education could be useful in advancing educational reform and where in-service programs in environmental education might be best directed. (Author/MM)

Two pilot studies tested a postgraduate internship model to prepare entry-level nurses with the support of clinical preceptors. Elements included preceptor training and a core competence assessment tool. The second pilot resulted in improvements in transition to practice and satisfaction with preceptors. (Contains 15 references.) (SK)

An educational program on geriatric foot care was completed by 59 nurse practitioners, 12 physicians' assistants, and 1 physician. The 3 1/2 day program included interactive sessions, observation, and hands-on patient care. Posttest results and 6-month follow-up showed significant knowledge increases and incorporation of learning into practice.…

Describes a program, begun by an elementary school principal, called In the Principal's Shadow, a yearlong program for teachers, who aspire to be principals, to become acquainted with duties and responsibilities of the principalship. (PKP)

More than 5 million English language learners (ELLs) attend school in the United States (Ballantyne, Sanderman, & Levy, 2008). This population has increased by approximately 57 percent during the last decade, drawing sharp attention to the individual and instructional needs of students who are nonnative speakers of English (Ballantyne et al.,…

This document reports the findings of a survey of EE (environmental education) coordinators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in order to better understand the current practice of EE teacher inservice education and to identify critical, future directions for inservice programs. Survey results suggest there are vital gaps. To improve…

The historical development of inservice teacher education is traced in this paper and some comparisons are made between past and present school circumstances that bear on inservice practices. Eleven traditional methods of inservice teacher education are briefly described: (1) institutes; (2) reading circles; (3) summer school; (4) supervision; (5)…

This bibliography is the result of a literature review directed exclusively at the issue of inservice education, or staff development, for experienced teachers, administrators, and other professional educators. The purpose was to examine, within the time frame of 1977 through 1983, recently completed studies to identify predominant research…

Contains a definition, a model, and a bibliography of inservice education for secondary school speech communication educators. (CH)

The formation of an environmental studies center and its efforts to better prepare inservice teachers for developing and implementing environmental education programs are discussed. Seminars, workshops, problem clinics, field trips, and consulting services are some of the methods used. Means of generating community interest and administrative…