Describes how fourteen principles of adult education provide the conceptual framework for performance competencies to guide the daily practice of instructors in the centralized inservice department of a large acute-care hospital. (JOW)

Suggests several clear trends with regard to the views of front-line juvenile corrections staff, specific to problems they see in implementing individual education programs for handicapped youth in their institutions. Problem statements are ranked by priority and frequency. (CT)

The continuing education program at Texas A&M offers short courses and seminars for engineers interested in updating their education. (BB)

School principals need more inservice training. This article outlines reasons and methods for developing an effective principal development program. (WD)

Recognizing the diversity in experience and training among teacher aides, the Yucaipa School District established a formal inservice program for this employee group. This article describes how the district developed a seminar program to help instructional aides in improving their skills. Reactions to the program were favorable. (Author/SJL)

In-service programs can help teachers learn to deal more effectively with classroom discipline problems. (Author/MLF)

One man recounts what he learned from returning to the elementary classroom after an absence of 24 years, during which he was an elementary principal, a director of elementary curriculum, a consultant, and a doctoral student. (IRT)

Describes an experimental effort in in-service administrator education that evolved from the literature on change and developed to meet the particular needs of the Swedish educational system. (Author/IRT)

Describes a project--"Curriculum: School Administration"--developed to fill the need for formal preparation of supervisory and school-level administrators. A prognosis for future developments is given along with the caution that it is too early to predict how training programs might become institutionalized. (Author/IRT)

When faced with budget cuts, a region of the District of Columbia public schools undertook a massive training program to make up for reduced supervisory services. (Author)

A school superintendent gave his board a competency test. The idea was to get the members to learn more about the uses of tests and to provide subjects for in-service programs for the members. A portion of the test is included. (IRT)

Discusses the problems related to evaluating in-service minicourses at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the results of two preliminary studies. The first examined participants' perceptions of the degree to which specified objectives were achieved for each course. The second was a questionnaire surveying the opinions of past participants.…

Looks at training opportunities available to Zairians working in broadcasting under the following headings: inservice training, the imported expert, training abroad, and university-based courses. (BD)

A survey of 73 extension professionals who coordinate inservice training found that only 16% of their audience is support staff. Responses from 305 extension employees indicated barriers to participation: time, scheduling conflicts, lack of relevance, and distance. Although 90% of employees were interested in distance deliver, only 22% of…

Discusses four decision-making models and applies them to the evaluation of staff development programs. (SR)