This report summarizes the formal presentations and panel discussions of a conference on the current problems of educational personnel development. Chief education officers from 27 States attended the conference, as well as representatives from the U.S. Office of Education. Summaries of the 13 separate sessions are presented topically under (1)…

This document reports on the Southwest (Region VI) Child Development Associate (CDA) assessment program during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 school years. Activities conducted through the office of the regional coordinator of CDA assessment are listed. An assessment system was developed and implemented to meet three needs: (1) to screen and rank CDA…

Personnel development programs for postsecondary vocational and technical faculty in selected postsecondary educational institutions in several states are identified and described according to the following criteria: (1) objectives of the program; (2) organization of the program; (3) cost of the program; (4) motivation of staff; (5) pedagogical…

This document compiles the addresses presented at the 2nd Annual Staff Development Workshop sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board Institute for Higher Educational Opportunity. The objectives of the workshop emphasized the need for awareness of and about minority students among those responsible for educational opportunities and the…

Reports on a study to examine and assess stress-levels of factors of anxiety, depression, and hostility present in a camp staff during a ten-week resident program. Results indicate that anxiety, depression, and hostility do not correlate directly or inversely with each other. (TW)

Results of a study of the cognitive and affective development of 1,292 students, mostly Black or Hispanic, who had been retained more than once in the elementary grades indicate that retention and intervention must take place early to increase subject mastery. Curriculum improvement and teacher retraining are critical factors in improving minority…

Three articles discuss professional staff development in higher education and suggest future possibilities. A proposed staff appraisal system that includes opportunities for student evaluation is outlined; questions relating to the concept and rationale of teacher appraisal in higher education are examined; and two case studies using innovation…

Discusses renewed interest of instructional developers in public schools and reviews the literature of three major themes prevalent in inservice teacher education: clinical supervision, teaching effectiveness research, and reflective teaching. The application of adult learning theory is described, and involvement of instructional designers in…

Describes survey of public school administrators in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which was conducted to determine how their perceptions of computer training needs vary across administrative categories. The needs assessment questionnaire is described, ranking of computer competencies is discussed, and implications for educational planners for…

Therapists and educators in early childhood special education programs have several potential sources of conflict ensuing from differing professional backgrounds, quality control, coordination problems, material equity, and lack of policy. A model for intensive and extensive training to improve the integration of therapy and therapists into the…

Provides an analysis of the essentials for providing quality child care, taking into consideration interaction among the child caregiver and the children, activities, caregiver-parent interaction, caregiver development, leadership, staffing, school space, health and safety, and nutrition. (HOD)

Explores the question of whether the failure of the MHITIP, designed to change teachers' behavior and student engaged rates in reading and mathematics, was related to a lack of maintenance of program skills or a failure of the program to increase student achievement. (Author/HOD)

Discusses some of the complexities that educators must address if the potential of educational technology is to be realized. Topics include computers as tools; technology as a curriculum revitalization catalyst; teacher and administrator training; microcomputer limitations; computer literacy definition; computer education program evaluation;…

Describes a Memphis State University program in which faculty and staff are given inservice training in personal computing. Course subject matter content is outlined and results of a survey of the course's first participants are discussed, including most and least valuable seminar factors, and uses made of what was learned. (Author/MBR)

Focuses chiefly on compensation as a means of improving the quality and increasing the supply of public school teachers. Recommends variety and flexibility in the forms of compensation as means of recruiting new, high-quality teachers and retaining existing teachers. (DR)