Negro and Caucasian secondary school counselors from the school districts of North Florida and South Georgia were given the opportunity to extend their knowledge of each other's race. The counselors were provided with actual experience, through interracial group processes, that enabled them to increase their skills in communicating with persons of…

With relatively few exceptions, most recent needs assessment questionnaires have dealt solely with either (1) identifying the level of interest that prospective participants have for attending an inservice program centered about a particular topic, or (2) identifying which among a number of topics generates the most enthusiasm. That is, most needs…

Basically designed as an inservice training activity for vocational education personnel, the conference had three broad objectives: (1) to upgrade the professional personnel, involved in vocational educational programs in North Dakota, (2) to sharpen the focus of the role of vocational education in meeting the needs of people, and (3) to continue…

This publication is a collection of articles which are related to elementary school mathematics. The authors note that the book was written primarily for elementary school principals, mathematics specialists and supervisors, and elementary school teachers. The articles discuss such topics as major issues in mathematics education, instructional…

Effective leadership is required for positions of elementary school administration, and this leadership can be acquired and improved. In recruiting for the principalship, the greatest potential source is the teaching staffs of elementary schools. The time to select principals is when none is needed because the administration then has time to…

Compared were teachers classified into one of four categories depending on the type of training they received in the usage of "Science-A Process Approach.""Lead" teachers received special workshop training and then taught inservice courses to other teachers who were subsequently categorized as "Inservice" teachers.…

The needs of Extension Staff members for learning experiences which will develop their knowledge and skill in Extension procedures, in understanding clientele, in evolving essential program content, and in directing the teaching-learning and administrative processes are varied. Staff training and development personnel should work closely with…

The product of two summer institutes to prepare teachers and administrators for school integration, this report contains a resource manual on "The Black Self-Concept." For full abstract of institute proceedings, see UD 009 479. For other resource manuals, see UD 009 480, UD 009 481, UD 009 482, and UD 009 484. (KG)

This two part Saskatchewan NewStart school aide curriculum guide outlines program content and procedures for trainees and for their instructors. Stressing the responsibility of trainees for much of the content impact, the first volume provides questions, training outlines, and other resources (including guidelines on microteaching) to equip…

In-service training is envisaged as an essential to the librarian's post-professional education. The effectiveness of this particular type of training is shown to be complementary to academic library education, which deals with principles and general practice. Specialized practices and the experience in-service training gives, assume a…

Auburn University (Alabama) sponsored a project to bring together persons from several Southeastern states practicing, or aspiring to practice, a particular speciality in junior college education. An in-service and a resident group were served. Sixty persons were involved in the in-service portion that consisted largely of a 2-week conference. The…

This report describes a training institute for staff members of school systems with multicultural schools. Eighty members of the professional staffs of the Memphis City and Shelby County School Systems participated in the institute. The program was designed to relate to multicultural schools, school desegregation, and culturally disadvantaged…

Designed to offer individuals in the role of unit leaders some guidelines for assuming the leadership role in planning inservice education for members of the school staff, the booklet provides information on learning styles, assessment of learning style, sample rating scale, developmental tasks and education, teacher observations, directed…

Reported is a summary of inservice programs held in North Carolina for implementing the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). The workshops were five days in length and dealt with the philosophy of the program, instructional methodology, lesson content, use of materials and organisms, and use of the program for environmental education and…

Staff development in adult basic education programs is discussed and the University of Northern Iowa's Adult Practical Action Program is examined. (LH)