The way that the issue of teacher training has been viewed over the past 60 years is traced. The need for professional training for prospective teachers was voiced in 1930 by the Institute for Administrative Offices of Higher Education, organized by the University of Chicago. Few universities demonstrated any major commitment to faculty…

Recommendations concerning faculty recruitment, screening, selection, orientation, and development are presented as developed by the New Faculty Subcommittee of Miami-Dade Community College. The recommendations include the following: (1) the college should establish and fund the position of Recruitment Coordinator, adopt an organized recruitment…

This study was conducted to assess secondary teacher perceptions of staff development. Participants were 250 teachers selected randomly from secondary schools in Indiana. Survey questions pertained to six basic areas in staff development: (1) program intent; (2) planning; (3) organization; (4) finance; (5) evaluation; and (6) follow-up and…

The first 2 of the 11 publications reviewed in this annotated bibliography recommend the involvement of teachers in the evaluation of their colleagues. Subsequent reports include the following points: (1) those who are likely to benefit from an assessment are the competent instructors who know their subject well; (2) a discrepancy exists between…

This study assessed the perceptions of faculty employed by the historically black institutions of the University of North Carolina, concerning the personal utility of activities to increase their educational research participation or to gain educational research skills and knowledge. The study was part of a pilot project to develop strategies to…

A study tested a model of college faculty socialization. Using a critical-career-events framework, the model shows how the experiencing of critical career events affects individuals' judgments of their self-efficacy, which in turn affects their scholarly productivity. Seven critical-career-event categories (early career focus, mentoring, honors…

Western Carolina University's task force on teaching effectiveness and the resulting faculty development program are described. Section 1 outlines the conditions from which the effort emerged, all supporting a climate in which mediocre teaching appeared to be the norm: changes in the student population, steadily increasing pressure on faculty for…

To identify the procedures for selecting documents for inclusion in the Resources in Education (RIE) portion of the ERIC database, the directors of each of the ERIC system's 16 clearinghouses were contacted and asked the following questions: What is the acceptance rate of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to your clearinghouse for possible…

This textbook, intended for graduate students in introductory educational supervision courses, draws on the research on effective schools, teacher and adult development, and supervisory practice, as well as on direct practical experience, to provide information that supervisors can use to help their schools be more successful. The term…

This annual report of the General Studies Division of Brunswick Junior College includes a list of the division's goals and objectives and a summary of faculty activities to achieve those aims during the 1983-84 academic year. The report summarizes division activities related to the following goals: (1) to market programs more effectively--related…

The Career Ladder Program in Tennessee is a comprehensive teacher evaluation and certification system. The program is designed to attract, retain, and reward excellent teachers. On the basis of performance evaluation, teachers can move up a Career Ladder which provides monetary incentives and allows teachers professional growth opportunities…

A case study, in which a school of education increased scholarly production among its faculty members, is reported. The changes took place over a five-year period, and statistics are given for the trends which have developed from these changes. Background information is presented about Gallaudet College (District of Columbia) and the state of…

Using Madeline Hunter's Clinical Teaching Model as a guide, the Geary County Unified School District (Junction City, Kansas) established a staff development program that increased student achievement, assisted teachers in setting practical goals for the improvement of instruction, served as the impetus for the district's Effective Schools Program,…

This manual was developed for use by personnel responsible for staff development in adapting curricula and improving instruction. It enables the trainer to help content area teachers accommodate a variety of students with different learning styles and capabilities. The model presented provides a process for assessing needs of students, adapting…

A study obtained information on educational needs of Arkansas adult educators. It also provided data for planning teacher education programs based on the needs of inservice adult educators. Surveys were mailed to 200 randomly selected members of the Arkansas Association for Public, Continuing and Adult Education; 137 (68 percent) responded. The…