Medical technologists are relative newcomers to academia since the development of 2+2 programs and some movement away from didactic teaching at hospital sites. Medical technology faculty are now just as much a part of the publish-or-perish syndrome as their basic science and liberal arts colleagues, although their research activity is not highly…

This guide provides faculty at Westark Community College (WCC) with information regarding the resources for professional development available to them. Section I explains how staff members may advance on the Faculty Salary Scale by earning Continuing Education Units (CEU's). Section II outlines procedures for obtaining Faculty Development…

A California University systemwide approach to professional development encompassing the three facets of personal development, instructional development, and environmental modification is summarized. Objectives of professional development and objectives of successful campus programs are presented and aspects of the Center for Professional…

This report summarizes the two statewide staff development workshops that were conducted for faculties of Oregon colleges and universities participating in a consortium project designed to infuse career education into the preparation of teachers, counselors, and administrators. (Three previous workshops are reported in CE 019 416.) Included in…

Although much research on staff development is unenlightening for school administrators, a few studies have useful findings. The four studies reviewed here suggest a number of guidelines for choosing staff development programs. The best programs appear to be those that do not utilize lectures but instead emphasize demonstrations and opportunities…

Changes in the organizational structure of teacher education and in the attitudes of members of the teaching profession are proposed. The concept of inservice teacher education is criticized as admitting that school of education graduates holding a bachelor's degree enter the profession not fully prepared and must continue to study while on the…

A project designed to insure that all teachers who receive their undergraduate training at the University of South Dakota are prepared to deal with handicapped children is described. It was realized at the inception of the project that the following major obstacles would have to be faced: (1) a resistance to change on the part of the faculty; (2)…

The purpose of this curriculum reference is to assist teachers in developing skills to manage change in personal, professional, and social settings. It is divided into two parts. Part I challenges home economics teachers to clarify their attitudes toward change, to assess their change agent knowledge and skills, and to develop action plans for…

An educational workshop series was created to prepare clinical coordinators in Physician's Assistant (PA) programs to assist clinical instructors and preceptors in designing, implementing, and evaluating learning experiences for PA students that focus on clinical skills. Six goals were established: (1) develop a strategy for outlining the student…

The history of educational research programs, development, and teacher training efforts in medicine is traced. Many claim that the first organized effort to study and evaluate the broad spectrum of the teaching and learning processes in medicine was developed as the Project in Medical Education at the University of Buffalo in 1955. Commitment by…

Describing a developmental model and efforts during the first year of a three to five year plan to develop an experiential program in Harrison District #2 (Colorado) patterned from Outward Bound, this report concentrates on five major areas of concern. A section on developing a support structure describes activity-based workshops, during which…

Six essays are collected on the subject of the quality of institutions and their instruction. In "When Does a College Deserve to be called 'High Quality'," by Alexander W. Astin, various perspectives of quality are outlined and commented upon: the mystical view, reputational view, resources view, outcomes view, and value-added view. Problems with…

Perspectives concerning the application of adult development theory to the education of college students are presented in two papers. In "Adult Development: A Workable Vision for Higher Education," Arthur W. Chickering suggests that the major dimensions of adult development are essentially the same objectives pursued by the university, and that by…

Three questionnaires were used at El Camino College to assess a flexible calendar that allowed ten days between semesters for staff development activities. A locally developed questionnaire on staff development drew responses from 245 instructors (68.6%), a state questionnaire on the flexible calendar was answered by 57% of full-time and 17% of…

To meet the vocational needs of the college's new clientele and to update faculty knowledge and skills, Hagerstown Junior College initiated a five-year program designed to return all career faculty to industry on a temporary basis. Faculty members requesting a return to industry submitted proposals that specified the area of specialization, the…