A project was conducted to infuse and implement career education in a postsecondary setting based on the following objectives: (1) to demonstrate to faculty at the University of Maine at Orono the philosophy, concepts and practices of career education in post-secondary settings via a structured seminar series; (2) to develop twenty-six career…

This guide presents a staff development program on content area reading that high school reading specialists can conduct for teachers of content areas such as history, chemistry, and literature. Section one of the guide offers specific reasons why professional growth is necessary for teachers, why reading education ought to be part of that…

Within a framework attempting to be at once idealistic and fiscally responsible, this paper assesses the effect of declining enrollment in Ontario on professional development and presents a comprehensive proposal that includes a flexible working model. The study is based on personal experience combined with a thorough search of the current…

Emphasizing the importance of the role of primary preventive mental health, an inservice program was designed and implemented by the Tri-County Human Services Center in rural, southwest Wisconsin to help school personnel deal with the signs and symptoms of teacher burnout. Acting on the principle that the prevention of disorders, as well as the…

This document presents information on one school district's approach to the introduction of success-based instruction. The first section defines success-based instruction, also called "predictable learner mastery" (PLM) and the requirements for having an operational system. The second section compares mastery learning with the PLM system…

The activities of the Center for Instructional Development at Appalachian State University for 1977-78 are reported. The Center is responsible for instructional and faculty development throughout the institution and works on curriculum development and design, as well as the planning and implementing of professional growth activities for faculty.…

The prime considerations used in developing a multicultural teacher education program are discussed. The assembling of a faculty not only knowledgeable in concepts and strategies of multiculturalism but also composed of individuals of different ethnic and racial backgrounds was the first priority. The curriculum was developed along state…

Papers presented on engineering education in Britain and on the continent include: the changing pattern of engineering education (W.E. Buckley); preparation for industry (N. Herbert; developments in craft education: city and guilds courses (J. Cushing); developments in craft education: sub-technician level course (J. Longden); beyond Haslegrave…

Faculty development is distinguished in this speech from the business model of human resource development on numerous issues including the fact that human resource development in business and industry values productivity, and higher education is not committed to making money. Faculty development is more concerned with the growth of individuals…

The Instructional Development Division of Utah State University has developed a conceptual model of institutional renewal. The model assumes that a program based on effective and systematic interaction of all parts of an instititon will be successful and that any model of self-renewal must be eclectic rather than dogmatic. A further assumption is…

Critical evaluation of teaching and the devices through which teachers try to increase their self-critical abilities and to improve their work are addressed. Focus is on videotaping technologies that enable teachers to act, step back and observe, and then analyze their work. (JMD)

One approach to institutional renewal and faculty development uses a teaching resource center run by and for faculty members, as illustrated in this article by the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. It has improved instruction and raised faculty morale. (Author/LBH)

Specific projects to encourage faculty creativity and self-assessment are depicted by the multifaceted approach to faculty development and institutional renewal adopted by Otterbein College in Ohio. The projects also improve the academic advising process. (Author/LBH)

Described is an in-service training program for faculty of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science which was designed to help faculty members implement a new curriculum, focused on competency-based objectives. An overview of workshop activities and an assessment of the results are included. (JMD)

Community college business teachers' opinions as to their inservice development needs should be considered in professional development programs, according to this summary of the author's doctoral study. Five specific recommendations are made based upon the twenty-four listed study findings and conclusions. (MF)