A study group of representatives from eight Asian nations met under the auspices of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development to share experiences related to inservice education and the development of materials used in inservice training. The participants were specialists in different disciplines, teacher educators, curriculum…

The Leadership Development Program (L.D.P.) was begun in 1978-79 by the Vancouver (British Columbia) School Board to provide leadership development opportunities for educators who aspire to or show potential for leadership. This evaluation was undertaken through questionnaires assessing participant opinions of the general value of the program and…

In addition to the conventions of standard written English, writing involves difficult choices of theme, audience, and form, as well as subtleties of style, and the teaching of writing requires active involvement of instructor and student in the learning process of each discipline. In a program involving cross-curriculum writing instruction at…

School administrators are often faced with the necessity of employing nonschool personnel to staff the athletic program fully. This publication provides some ideas, sample regulations, and model programs that can be used to give coaches basic minimal competencies for the role they may be asked to assume. Sample regulations that govern the…

A national survey was designed to obtain information in four principal areas of concern: (1) what preparation medical faculty members had for their roles as teachers; (2) instructional practices of medical faculty; (3) where faculty are experiencing difficulties in teaching; and (4) in what areas they are interested in receiving help. A stratified…

Explores institutional efforts to bring balance to past over-emphasis on rational and cognitive processes by underscoring the value of human feelings. Discusses specific community college programs exemplifying innovative approaches to institutional organization, human development education and staff development. (AC)

Through the North Carolina Rural Renaissance Project, ten community colleges and technical institutes are attempting to provide educational opportunities to an unserved rural population. Primary objectives are staff development and instructional module production and sharing. Teams have produced 140 self-paced instructional modules; 100…

The characteristics of medical schools that predict their ratings are associated with basic science and clinical research performance: faculty productivity, eminence of the leading members of the faculty, and resources available for research. (Author/AM)

An English professor gives ten reasons why he believes that it is not merely important but essential for all English teachers to write for publication. He feels that writing for publication is a professional obligation of English teachers to themselves, to their students, and to other teachers. (MF)

Future trends that involve either faculty development workers, their constituencies, or the milieu within which they exist are as complex as the future of higher education and are interrelated. (JD)

Participants in a faculty development program increased their use of instructional technologies compared to a larger sample of nonparticipating members. The participants also contacted a large number of colleagues to discuss instructional matters, which resulted in increased awareness and influenced attitudes of others, though they resulted in…

Identified are four groups of faculty development practices based on their use among 756 colleges and universities: traditional practices; instructional assistance practices; those that emphasized the assessment of faculty; and those involving many faculty in improvement activities. Practices judged effective, and the organization and funding are…

A general discussion is offered of the future of the humanities and their need to adapt to the new methods of instruction and evaluation suggested by faculty development. (Author/LBH)

Reviews the efforts of the American Historical Association, the Society for History Education, the American Sociological Association, and the Community College Social Science Association to promote the teaching of their respective disciplines. (RT)

Describes an inservice workshop strategy for training teachers to create self-instructional materials. Workshop steps include (1) defining instructional objectives, (2) developing a post-test, (3) choosing an instructional strategy, (4) trying out the strategy, and (5) revising the instruction. (RT)