The first part of the paper briefly reviews the teaching of area studies within the last generation, noting that Chinese studies have markedly increased. The second part discusses forces operating on social studies teachers today which quite naturally relate to area studies. These include calls for teachers to change their technique from…

The proceedings of an inservice leadership training seminar for enriching the education-recreation programs for the elderly in New York State are presented. The following speeches were given: (1) "The Anatomy of Leadership" by Alan F. Klein; (2) "Leadership for What?" by Marvin S. Schreiber; (3) "Operationalizing Your Leadership With Groups" by…

Iowa Lake Community College conducted a training program to assist participants in reaching a shared understanding of the comprehensive college community. The program also presented new developments in teaching methods, technology, and media. The participants included administrators, faculty members, and students from colleges in the state of…

This is a program report on the Metcalf Microteaching Project at Illinois State University, 1969. Microteaching is defined as an act of teaching reduced in terms of the amount of content taught (a single concept, principle, or skill), the number of pupils instructed (three to five), and the time allotted (10 to 15 minutes). A prime benefit of…

The mobile laboratory is a self-contained van with the equipment and production facilities necessary to provide a wide variety of instructional media for classroom use. The van brings in-service training in the production and use of audiovisual equipment to staff members in the "target area" schools of Minneapolis, Minn. During 1970-71,…

The main purpose of this project was to develop a blueprint for the future growth of the AASA-National Academy for School Executives. The resulting comprehensive model is displayed in outline form through the use of a conceptual framework that includes three major processes -- program planning and development, implementation, and evaluation. Each…

This exemplary project is designed to help all students bridge the gap between school and work by creating change through an inservice program for counselors and through the implementation of a program of occupational information, orientation, and exploration for grades K-12. Phases of the project are: (1) staff recruitment and planning, (2)…

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III Project described in this evaluation report was conducted in predominately rural Wilkes County, North Carolina. The project's major objective was to develop a program which would identify the learning problems of the students involved and to develop educational programs which would eliminate…

Four-H related inservice training refers to the ongoing, regular, and systemic preparation of county staff members. The areas covered are: (1) history, philosophy, objectives, and scope of Extension and 4-H and other youth work; (2) adult participation; (3) organization; (4) adult and junior leadership; (5) recognition and public relations; (6)…

A study was conducted to gather data on inservice training programs of extension agents. Objectives included: (1) To gather historical information regarding Extension agent inservice training programs conducted in various states in the United States in the area of educational needs of mothers of preschool children; (2) To review generally accepted…

Third in a series of workshops for personnel dealing with severely multiply handicapped students, the inservice package is intended to teach potential trainers to provide effective inservice programs. The package focuses on group process skills (four modules) and organizational skills needed for planning and conducting a workshop (six modules).…

This paper describes an emerging model for a comprehensive staff and organizational development program as a continuous and integral activity of the college, and discusses the role of the office of institutional research in such programs. A comprehensive program includes instructional development (instructional evaluation, diagnosis,…

Programs and services conducted at Huntsville Hospital (Alabama), as part of an approach to lifelong education, are briefly described. Centralized within the hospital's division of education, activities include: those held in cooperation with educational institutions and other health agencies, competency-based modular nurse internship, and…

A one-day workshop on drug education program development combined didactic features with innovative group techniques to generate a practical list of needs, resources and possible programs for use in public schools. Participants discovered that by using inservice training and paraprofessional personnel, many of the needs of their schools might be…

Ways in which the Health Education Consortium has determined and is meeting the continuing education and inservice education needs of hospital personnel in Northwest Mississippi are described. (MS)