This paper examines three issues in faculty development rooted in problems of community college teaching: (1) teacher knowledge and skills concerning collective bargaining; (2) treatment of learning deficiencies; and (3) effects of the large percentage of part-time faculty in the community colleges. (MJB)

Describes a four-day workshop in written composition as a model for inservice programs. (DD)

Inservice programs should involve language arts teachers in actual reading and writing. (DD)

Describes a successful series of informal English Department seminars at Colorado State University on the teaching of composition. (DD)

The use of six qualitative research methods in the evaluation of an inservice teacher program is described. (MM)

The liason model focuses on cooperative inservice planning and implementation among three agencies: local education agencies (LEAs), instructional resource centers, and institutions of higher education. Inservices are planned on three levels--(1) building-based, (2) LEA-based, and (3) broad-based. (CL)

This research review considers the literature on monitoring in education, suggests considerations for successful monitoring programs, and includes a selected bibliography of additional readings on mentorship. (CB)

The British government's proposals for planning and funding inservice teacher training are reviewed and their implications for local and national efforts are described. (CL)

The increasing number of states requiring periodic renewal of teacher certification has intensified the need for setting standards and systematic review. Because recertification is not accomplished within the context of a program, the criteria used are solely those of the state education agency. Quality assurance mechanisms are needed. (MT)

An inservice consultant describes procedures for assessing teacher needs through conferences, journals, self-rating scales, and observation. Consultation begins once the problem is identified and may include information sharing, team teaching, and child study groups. (CL)

The Minority Issues Inservice Program, a three-year cooperative inservice program regarding special education of minority handicapped children, was evaluated with 34 participants (building trainers, teacher trainees, contrast Ss). Results indicated that trainees increased their weekly mastery, made substantial and continuing applications, and had…

The article describes one instructor's delivery of a graduate level course on exceptional learners in regular classrooms as well as the positive effects enjoyed by participating school personnel, many of whom entered this inservice training with negative attitudes. (Author/CL)

A framework for evaluating short-term inservice teacher education workshops regarding handicapped children specifies targets (outcomes, processes), conditions (pre-postsession, within-session, and followup), and instruments (paper and pencil surveys, direct observation, interviews), and standards. Recommendations are offered for using the…

Analysis of questionnaires completed by 330 regular classroom elementary teachers revealed that number of special education courses taken and grade level taught were significantly correlated with interest in two-week workshops. The lower the grade level the more interest was shown in assessing individual needs and evaluating individual progress.…

Analysis of progress reports on school inservice regarding mainstreaming revealed most frequently selected priority objectives (including knowledge of classroom strategies, understanding of handicapping conditions, skills for adapting methods); a variety of types of inservice activities; and more frequent use of learning activities which directly…