This paper reports a study that (1) attempted to determine the degree to which Title III ESEA programs, begun under Federal funding, have been continued since the discontinuance of Federal aid; and (2) investigated the educational changes brought about by the programs. The study focused on changes in school district programs, resources, and…

The mobile audiovisual instructional laboratory has been an effective instrument in bringing audiovisual materials into the inner-city schools of Minneapolis, Minn. In 1969-70, a total of 535 classroom teachers in elementary, secondary, and parochial schools received individual instruction in the production and utilization of audiovisual…

Developed to help promote career education in the classroom, this resource guide can be used by teacher educators, consultants, and workshop leaders in introducing career education to teachers. The first section introduces the contents and concepts of the material in the guide. Section II concerns establishing a relationship with a local school…

An in-service program for college teachers of Freshman English is reported as initiated and implemented at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. The point of departure for the program was the assumption that successful student-teacher relationships create conducive learning environments, and that such relationships are predicated…

This report describes a workshop combining training in questioning, explaining, and listening. When revised, the workshop will become part of the Model Teacher Training System being developed by the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching. Questioning, explaining, and listening skills were presented in a workshop and were tried…

This study records the historical background and investigates the value of the leadership course as perceived by former members of the course. The leadership course was initiated as an attempt to improve the quality of leadership at the school level, thereby improving educational opportunities for provincial students. The study report contents (1)…

This is the third and final report of a project whose overall objective was to test the effectiveness of new voluntary approaches to continuing education for rehabilitation counselors. Packaged learning materials that are readily accessible to the individual counselors were used. Abstracts of the first two reports are included to provide a…

The described inservice teacher training program was designed for use by elementary school counselors in their role as a consultant to teachers. The training program proposed to provide opportunities for teachers to examine their classroom behaviors and learn how certain behaviors influence the learning environment of the child. The topics…

In October and November of 1975, the Office of Research at ST. Louis Community College at Forest Park attempted to systematically determine what areas of staff development were desired and/or needed by the college staff. Questionnaires were sent to 350 staff members and 81 were returned for a 23% response rate. Questions asked of the respondents…

The Rockford Cable Project is an experimental program using two-way cable television to train firefighters in prefire planning. The instructional design calls for firefighters across the city to view videotapes simultaneously and respond to computerized questions via a specially-designed pushbutton terminal. The project provides for centralized…

A survey was conducted in an effort to determine the state of development of institutional research in Ohio public two-year institutions. A questionnaire mailed to the chief administrative officer at each campus yielded a response rate of 84%. Results of the survey showed: (1) at least 84% of the two-year campuses have or may be served by an…

Both the more traditional and the emerging competency (performance) based training programs for administrators continue to overlook the rich, informal learning that occurs both before and after formal professional training. The author takes issue with Thomas Brown's model, "Interrelating Inservice Education to Preparation Programs," on these…

An inservice learning format is described which requires both a standard for performance and a tool to measure performance objectively. Its use can shift the nursing inservice education emphasis from transmission and acquisition of knowledge to acquisition and application of skills and knowledge. (Author/MS)

Article described the role of the principal as he designs an in-service staff development program in values education. An outline, subject to local modification to fit specific need, was provided. (Author/RK)

Presents a model for inservice teacher education which emphasizes affective goals and personal growth of the teachers and utilizes individual personalized instruction, open access learning, affective-experimental group programs and feedback. (JT)