Discusses environmental training for government personnel as a vital but neglected, area of environmental education, particularly on an in-service basis and in a global context. Ways to help decision-makers gain a fuller appreciation of environmental concerns are discussed. (BC)

To provide training in issues of child abuse and neglect, steps followed to develop a training module for preservice and inservice school psychologists are logically analyzed to present a prototype training module which can be modified to accommodate a particular school's objectives and its staff's existing skills and training. (MM)

The author proposes a five-component catalytic program designed to support education for gifted and talented students. Components include leadership training, inservice training, research and development, demonstration programs, and state leadership. (CL)

Reporting on a survey of southwestern school principals' public relations practices, the author implies that training in public relations activities is needed to improve public confidence in education. A table of survey findings is included. (MD)

The author comments on the results of a survey of school psychologists (TM 510 107), in particular the results concerning the training emphasis on direct service activities. (BW)

Describes the planning, development, and evaluation of an inservice program for the teachers and principal of Eagle Lake Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida. (JG)

The empirical data of this evaluation study focuses on the attitudes and opinions about continuing education of a sample of 175 practicing nurses of a midwestern State who participated in the program. (EA)

This article reports on the contents, processes, and outcomes of one mode of inservice training: the two-day workshop. (Author)

Reports on the history, rationale, procedures, and results of a 4-day meeting of some 96 administrators from two large school systems. The meeting was part of a large-scale organization development effort to begin and sustain organizational renewal processes in the entire system. (Author)

This study examines the process of teacher education as a precursor to student education. Of first concern is the question of preparing teachers to teach about drug use and abuse, but no final determination of the success or failure of a program can be made without some measure of the effects upon the students. (Author)

This article is a companion piece to A Model for On-Site Supervision of the School Counselor,'' which appeared in the December 1972 issue. It describes the perceived value of on-site supervision by trainees and the possibilities of converting on-site supervision into a continuing inservice experience for counselors. (Author)

Using videotapes as part of inservice programs can give teachers an objective, unbiased picture of what happens in their classrooms; permit teachers to judge improvement through pre- and post-videotaping; and involve teachers automatically when they are videotaped because they learn by doing as well as by seeing themselves in action. In addition,…

This article describes the academic content and evaluation of an inservice training model for Bureau of Employment Security interviewers and counselors. Preliminary data suggests that a workshop organized according to established features of systems analysis is personally and professionally helpful to most participants. Although the model appears…