Describes how general systems theory was used to develop a system for infusing computer technology into teacher education at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (TX). Topics include strategic alignment; curriculum development; distance learning programs using the Internet; assessment of preservice and inservice teacher performance; and an…

Juxtaposes the issue of professional development, specifically teachers'"opportunity to learn," with how the workplace context of teaching supports impedes curriculum integration between vocational and academic education. Portraits of three urban high schools reveal the problem of professional development as one of reinventing the high school…

Surveyed 936 National Association of College Admission Counselors members to determine school counselor needs for professional development activities. Results revealed high need for professional development activities related to financing higher education; advising students with disabilities, especially those with learning disabilities; and…

Explores possible explanations for the lack of agreement about professionalism in the field of early childhood education. Examines the pros and cons of professionalizing the field. Offers a new paradigm designed to avoid the pitfalls of traditional concepts of professionalism. (BB)

Examines the role of the principal in restructuring schools. Skills to meet the restructuring needs of the school can be obtained through on-going principal development. Programs, activities, and support exist for principals who pursue development, but they must inaugurate the process themselves. (SLD)

The Holmes Group's concept of professional development schools challenges conventional assumptions about how practitioners acquire knowledge of educational practice and how theory and practice are related. This article examines these assumptions and their implications for administrator preparation in professional development schools by analyzing…

Analysis of pharmacy faculty recruitment and retention experiences at the University of Pittsburgh and a review of faculty trends in general suggest that opportunity for professional growth, proximity to family, and salary are the keys to successful recruitment efforts. Long-range, comprehensive planning, beginning with student recruitment, is…

The design principles for professional development schools articulated by the Holmes Group are not currently reflected in laboratory schools. However, if they are to play a major role in the future preparation of teachers, laboratory schools can and should make the transition to professional development schools. (IAH)

A case study is reported involving a detailed content analysis of the daily journal writing of 20 teaching assistants. Results showed that most students approved of and benefited from journal writing, particularly for improved confidence and language fluency and as an outlet for stress; however, little analytical or reflective writing took place.…

Ways and means of evaluating a teaching program, as distinct from making assessments or measurements of student achievement, are suggested. Achieving a structured, integrated, but holistic evaluation of the performance of teachers and classes throughout the year should be a goal. Emphasis is on teacher evaluation in Australia. (SLD)

Presents career development consultation skill training program for enhancing the professional growth of beginning teachers by master teacher mentors trained by counselors and counselor educators. Focuses on six phases of career development concerns that teachers face throughout their careers: informational, personal, management, consequences,…

Discussion of the importance of continuing professional development activities for academic librarians focuses on a study that compared activities in Oklahoma academic libraries based on the type of institution, i.e., two year, four year, or doctorate granting. Demographic characteristics, institutional support, and level and type of professional…

The joint preparation of teachers and principals for leadership in the improvement of elementary and middle school science instruction is discussed. An inservice program through which existing staff increased their science expertise is described. Schools are encouraged to build up their science programs through enhancement of the qualifications of…

Explores ethnic diversity in the teaching force, questioning whether it is desirable. Information is presented from a 1990 conference, "Staffing Texas Schools with an Ethnically Diverse Teaching Force," which focused on recruitment and retention of minority teachers and developed recommendations to enhance cultural diversity in the…

Administrators must abandon transactional (control-oriented) and instructional leadership modes and use facilitative power to make second-order changes in their schools. Transformational leadership provides the proper focus by helping staff members develop and maintain a collaborative, professional school culture; fostering teacher development;…