Describes a training program for community education coordinators, elementary and secondary school principals, and members of the state education agency, to involve the public in education decision-making. (Author/MLF)

School psychologists need training in being effective consultants, but such training is rarely required for certification or graduation, and there is little research on this problem. Principles for training are discussed, particularly for identifying and minimizing teacher and consultant resistance. (Author/CTM)

This second of five articles on how to plan and implement a supervisory training program focuses on determining needs and establishing objectives. Discusses twelve approaches for determining supervisory training needs. Includes a figure presenting examples of three types of behavioral objectives: knowledge, skill, and attitudes. (EM)

The principal purpose of this study was to determine how major student affairs administrators (N=410) rated potential professional development activities. A second purpose was to assess the accuracy with which a group of faculty (N=35), involved in doctoral level programs in the field, understood practitioner preferences. (Author)

Results are given of a Michigan state survey investigating (1) the status of youth sports programs, (2) an analysis of injury rates, training conditions, trainer qualifications, values of parents and athletes, and activities of participants, and (3) provisions for inservice programs for parents, coaches, officials, and administrators of youth…

Three case histories are presented demonstrating the use of microteaching in teacher education programs. (JD)

If theory-based student development programming is to become a reality, a thorough understanding of what is presently known about student development must be given priority in pre- and in-service training. (Author)

Describes a three and a half year study designed to change the seventh and eighth grade English/language arts curriculum and teaching procedures in a rural, mountain school district through inservice training. (DD)

This program to improve the school climate focuses on an assessment of the problems in the school environment, a training program for teachers and administrators, and an effort to inform teachers, parents, officials, and the public on the assessment results, the training, and the outcome of the program. (Author/IRT)

Contains excerpts from ASEP Newsletters on safety in the science room, making and using compost, energy, unified science, and a variety of other topics. (CP)

Eighty percent of the money spent on employee education goes for courses taught at the workplace. Three characteristics mark the corporate education system: high motivation of students, intimate association of learning and work, and pragmatic, goal-defined orientation. Implications for colleges are discussed. (Author/LBH)

A Telephone Conference Network was chosen to deliver in-service training to 73 staff members at 14 acute and extended care facilities in Pennsylvania. The majority of respondents reported high levels of overall satisfaction with program format and interest in participating in additional programs. Only one-half of the respondents reported interest…

Ties inservice education and staff development programs to distinct instructional missions at elementary, junior high, and high school levels. According to a needs assessment completed by 1,400 teachers in a large urban school system, secondary teachers perceive a greater need for staff development activities than elementary teachers. Includes one…

Presents a review of the National Geographic Society's campaign to upgrade the teaching of geography in U.S. schools. The campaign includes the development and dissemination of exemplary curriculum materials and a broad range of teacher training activities. Concludes that the U.S. is breaking new ground in facing the reality of geographic…

Notes the trend toward working with town planning authorities as a part of environmental education classes in the United Kingdom. Provides a teacher workshop designed to prepare secondary geography teachers for making such contacts by having them analyze and modify letters from four hypothetical scenarios. (JDH)