The major purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of locus of control on African American high school seniors' educational aspirations. Controlling for family, student, and school characteristics, the results of the study suggest that African American high school seniors who reported higher levels of locus of control were more likely…

The following methods of evaluation of inservice programs are very briefly discussed: a) behavioral objectives; b) diagnosis; c) learner outcomes; d) effects on teachers; e) classroom observation, and f) questionnaires following inservice activity. (HMD)

From a special section, "Talent Awareness Training.

The strategy for giving educators a more solid and sophisticated indoctrination in the uses and possibilities of technology in education must aim at the reduction of the extreme points of view of the pertisans and opponents of technology. A. W. VanderMeer sees the prospective teacher as a professional with a thorough grasp, not only of every…

A "programmatic concept" of in-service education is suggested. In-service activity congruent with the concept must emerge from an operational complex which has demonstrated the capability to create and/or diffuse instructional programs targetted to a group of teachers with particular needs. Three approaches which fit the criterion rule are…

A series of three videotapes were prepared to provide inservice training for teachers in the area of instructional objectives in the teaching of reading. This booklet is designed to accompany the tapes. It describes the background of the television teacher, Dr. John McNeil, and gives an introduction to the series, the program's goals, an outline…

TO ENABLE TEACHERS WITH EMERGENCY OR PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES TO MEET CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, SUPERVISED TEACHING AND A RELATED SEMINAR USE ON ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCES OF THE PARTICIPANT TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES. A LOCAL SUPERVISOR AND COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE TEACHER WHO IS VISITED AT LEAST BIWEEKLY OVER A 1-YEAR…

A look at how the establishment and maintenance of expertise in existing and evolving techniques of message design, media design, media production, developmental testing and validation can require faculty members be trained. Training can, and should be, provided by means of purposeful programs of in-service education. (Author/HB)

Project IMPACT is a cooperative effort between a university and a public school system to create a cadre of teachers trained in mainstreaming who become part of a self-sustaining process in individual schools. Based on five critical elements of effective inservice education, the project features three major steps. (CL)

The article describes 26 audiovisual materials appropriate for inservice training for regular teachers involved in mainstreaming handicapped children. Summaries typically include title, source, format, time length, and a description. (DB)

Addresses the need for and success of inservice education for media specialists and the role of media specialists as providers and consumers in this process. Six steps in planning and conducting inservice activities are discussed: (1) needs assessment; (2) objectives; (3) learner analysis; (4) material and activity selection; (5) implementation;…

Twenty-five schoolhouse-tested topics for making inservice meetings more responsive to current interests are listed and discussed (beginning with "Robots Are the Future"). An additional 43 topics are listed only (beginning with "Teaching the Child of Divorce"). (BRR).

The only way to support and sustain the growing interest in political education is to improve the provision of inservice education. This paper outlines recommendations based on the principle that working style and procedures are more significant than the formal agenda. (JOW)