Addresses three aspects of professional development reflected in scholarly activities related to research and service: examining effective ways to deal with less than universally positive reviews (stumbling blocks for many in efforts to publish their research); providing guidelines for dealing with reviewers (often critical gatekeepers on the path…

Discusses how teachers in six primary classrooms taught children to synthesize information (regarding reading, social studies, math, science, and social skills). Notes the central role that talk played in both the childrens' learning to synthesize and in the teachers' clarifying what they were researching and how they could best help the children.…

Describes a model for inservice education that begins with an interchange of teachers' voices with those of the students in an interactive dialog. The exchange allows them to develop their private voices through self-reflection and validation of their own experiences. (JOW)

Identifies the prerequisites for creating an institution-wide culture of hope and opportunity that helps encourage, nurture, and support scholarship. Discusses the intrainstitutional partnerships that promote scholarship, and lists some of the benefits accruing from the resulting holistic structure. (EV)

Suggests that inclusive learning environments need to be reconceptualized as contexts within which a "democratization of knowledge" occurs. Draws on experiences as a tutor in a professional development course for university lecturers to explore this reconceptualization, looking in particular at issues to do with experiential knowledge, gender, and…

Examines the implementation and processes of the Faculty-in-Training Program at Guilford Technical Community College. Recognizes the aspects of the program that have proved successful and identifies changes that have been made based upon what the authors' experience has taught them. (SG)

Describes how school leaders can harness the power of stories to help maintain or create a positive school environment, explaining the role of the storyteller, how to choose the story, where to find meaningful stories, how to recognize people by name in a story, how to shape the message, and how to appeal to the audience's intellect and emotions.…

Offers an overview of the acceptance and use of handheld personal computing devices on campus that connect wirelessly to the campus network. Considers access; present and future software applications; uses in medial education; faculty training needs; and wireless technology issues. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of faculty adoption of technology innovations suggests that faculty need to believe in the inherent ability of technology to achieve desired learning outcomes, based on their own needs and values. Describes a faculty development and support system that considers diffusion of innovations. (LRW)

Reviews the Basic Education and Life Skills program, which involves University of the South Pacific member countries, highlighting teacher involvement in collaborative action research to promote professional development at the school level. The paper describes the nature of teachers' involvement and shares insights from their experiences as…

A 1999 survey of 408 nursing programs followed up on a 1995 survey (n=298). Most current respondents included content on abuse of women, children, and the elderly; 63% reported no faculty development on violence issues; 67% had not evaluated violence-related curriculum since 1995; only 39% felt that the curriculum adequately addressed violence,…

Examined one New York City school district's literacy improvement efforts. Data from document reviews, interviews, and observations highlighted strong parallels between how children learned to read and how teachers learned to teach. These parallels stemmed from the way the professional development system was anchored on the Balanced Literacy…

Analyzed elementary teachers' discussions in an inquiry group focused on the teaching of mathematics, comparing teachers' responses to four types of activities designed to create dilemmas which might prompt their reconsideration of instructional beliefs and practices. Samples of teacher talk related to each activity are presented. Only one…

Describes technology partnerships developed by the consortium Associated Colleges of the South, designed to develop technology skills among its members' faculty. Discusses lessons learned by the consortium regarding the process of developing and overseeing technology partnerships. (EV)

Discussion of on-campus faculty development at the community college level focuses on online faculty development based on experiences at Central Maine Technical College. Topics include effective faculty development programs; the need for faculty development at community colleges; faculty community; technology training; stipends as incentives; and…