Describes New York's 12 school board institutes which provide inservice training for school board members. (MF)

The authors recommend that as a result of this study, the Purdue Student Teacher Opinionaire be used as a tool to measure satisfaction or morale of student teachers and that such information be made available to those faculty members who are involved in student teacher preparation and supervision. (Author)

In this article two factors of student discontent, along with partial solutions, are brought to our attention. (Editor)

Describes an in-service program for school administrators and supervisors that led to a tremendous increase in teacher-supervisor involvement. (AN)

The study attempted to determine the extent to which selected training programs are recognized by participants as sources of information about educational innovations and as sources of information contributing to the adoption of innovations. (Author)

A program to equip administrators to deal effectively with organized community opposition is described. (CK)

Survey of 73 counselors and 72 manpower specialists to determine perceptions of actual and ideal counselor function. A cross-break analysis to ascertain if responses varied according to years in employment service, office size, and educational background produced no differences. Similarities and differences are presented followed by a discussion…

Presents criteria to evaluate inservice educational programs before, during, and after implementation, and keys these criteria to the different purposes for evaluation. (JOW)

Contends that the typical substitute teacher program retains antiquated stop-gap measures of little value to a school. Offers suggestions for recruitment tactics, inservice training, and evaluation. (Author/WD)

Advocates adoption workers receive perinatal education so that they may be more competent in placing special needs children. Suggests a perinatal inservice program for social workers which would bridge the gap from the clinical practice setting of perinatal centers to the child welfare arena. (Author/CM)

The effect of decreasing the difficulty of reading material on comprehension by 57 direct care trainees at a residential facility for mentally retarded persons was examined. Results confirmed that decreasing the reading difficulty of printed material increases trainees' comprehension levels. (Author/SB)