IN COOPERATION WITH THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, THE PORTLAND OREGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM FOR IN-SERVICE EDUCATION. OBJECTIVES WERE TO WORK WITH UNIVERSITIES IN PREPARING IN-SERVICE COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF ALL SUBJECTS AND GRADE LEVELS, TO TRAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AS IN-SERVICE EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS, AND TO FIND METHODS…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains summaries of documents and journal articles on staff development, all of which are indexed in either "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journals in Education." The materials included deal with various aspects of this topic, such as individualized inservice training;…

A four-step method that can be utilized to make inservice education programs more responsive to the interests and needs of teachers and other educational personnel is presented. The first step involves assessing teachers' attitudes and changes in attitudes toward inservice as measured by responses to 34 statements in an inventory. A copy of the…

This book is a collection of articles which discusses and describes teacher centers in the United States and England. The articles are grouped into ten chapters, each with an introduction by the editor. The first chapter discusses the rationale for the development of teacher centers. The second chapter gives an overview of teacher centers in the…

This monograph reports the results of a study conducted to make a comprehensive assessment of the inservice training needs of public and private two-year colleges in the northeastern United States and Ohio. A questionnaire was sent to the chief executive officer of 294 two-year colleges to gather information on degree of need for specific areas of…

During the period from September 1967 through June 1969, a total of 23 classroom teachers served internships in a Title III-funded Regional Learning Disabilities Center. The instructional cycles were of 11-weeks duration, and each teacher tutored 15 children each cycle. The internship training consisted of tutoring individually and in small…

The purpose of the project was to demonstrate the role and function of the new intermediate school district and to show that it could creatively initiate needed changes in education within three years in Pierce County, Washington. Three specific projects are delineated: (1) guidance training for teachers and administrators; (2) development of…

Reported is a study to determine any positive effects of a six-month inservice science program for elementary teachers and students. The study population consisted of 12 first- through sixth-grade teachers and their 313 pupils. Change in attitudes and practices of teachers was measured by comparing pre- and posttest scores on the Actual Science…

To handle the thousands of new students expected to flood the nation's community colleges, many more master teachers will be needed if the potential of high-risk students is to be maximized. Such teachers are not being created by present pre-service and in-service training or being developed at colleges and universities. The place to make…

This report of a survey of 1100 full- and part-time Alabama junior college faculty and administrators can be used as a model to measure junior college professional personnel's educational backgrounds, and to assess their needs and desires for furthering their professional and/or graduate education. A complete survey questionnaire is included. (CA)

School principals must assume responsibility for initiating inservice education programs to improve reading and language arts teachers' skills and to promote quality education. Discussions provided in this paper focus on the following questions in the development of effective inservice programs: What is the nature and definition of inservice…

Staff development programs are needed in community colleges as a result of stabilizing enrollments, decreased faculty mobility, technological and disciplinary changes, student population changes, and the need for professional variety and personal growth. Suggestions concerning the role of the speech-communication teacher in staff development are…

Investigates how an inservice course using the Investigative Science in Elementary Education-Instructional Television (ISEE-ITV) model of instruction supported by professional reinforcement affected the attitude of elementary teachers toward a leadership role within their respective school buildings. (HM)

Guidelines for structuring successful inservice programs to train vocational teachers for working with special needs students include involving the teachers in planning the program, specific course content, scheduling times, and needs assessment, and utilizing presenters whose experiences match the need. (MF)

An in-service program was needed in Rhode Island to open lines of communication among eighteen adult education programs functioning within the State. Swapshop sessions were held in which the participants were asked to share their classroom techniques and materials. Discusses some positive outcomes of these sessions. (EM)