The document presents the first of six modules resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped. The module is divided into three units--philosophy, goals, and objectives of camping; types of camp programs; and general camp practices. An introductory section gives…

Twenty-six Maryland public school administrators and state education department personnel, who had current or expected responsibilities for some aspect of educational research, completed a training program designed to upgrade their research competency. The instruction, conducted through the University of Maryland Bureau of Educational Research and…

This booklet describes the Washington, D.C., Teacher Aide Program (TAP), a project designed to develop methods of training nonprofessionals to work with teachers in schools attended by children of low-income families. Chapters include: (1) a descriptive overview of the program with notes on its background and the staff; (2) discussion of the…

This paper, originally presented with a film introduction to the minicourse model, overviews the development of a series of microteaching courses designed to train teachers the specific teaching skills necessary to function effectively in the teaching-learning situation. Advantages of the instructional sequence are noted: focus on specific…

An in-service program using small groups of teachers to support and help each other with problems is described. (JD)

The author discusses the purchase of a computer, inservice and ongoing training of medical professionals, overcoming fears and anxieties, and continuing progress in the field. (Author/MT)

Describes the development, characteristics, and validation of a model, derived from sources in the literature, for the inservice professional development of educational administrators. The model has three crucial stages: planning, implementing, and evaluating. Each of these stages contains four steps: analysing, developing, operating, and…

Describes Sperry Univac's video studio at the Princeton Education Center which produces technical training programs for the company. (BD)

Outlines a 4-step procedure for inservice training of child care workers. The described supervisory procedure is designed to serve as a guide for the training supervisor to use in the selection, assessment, modification, and maintenance of trainee behavior. (SB)

Shortcomings of inservice programs are discussed in terms of teachers' needs. Described is an extensive inservice program which attempts to assess and meet teachers' needs by involving the teachers in the planning and development of courses. (JP)

Describes a system that allows an administrator to spell out what sort of inservice training he would find personally valuable, then sets up the machinery to help provide it for him. (Author/DN)

Article describes a new upper division Bachelor's degree program conducted only in the evening at College of Notre Dame in California. (MM)

In-service training is the gateway of opportunity for realizing potential. (Editor)