A faculty member's study examined whether teaching strategies about controversial issues of housing are effective in developing public policy competencies and student action. Conclusive evidence was not found, but implications for future research are noted. (Author/MSE)

An account of the American Sociological Association's projects to institute a planned approach to the social change that influences learning outcomes is presented. The relationship between teacher effectiveness and contextual factors is the theme. Teaching is seen as directly affected by the availability of resources, support, and facilitation.…

Presents projections for the future of higher education. Describes some positive aspects of decline in student enrollment including a student centered curriculum, greater equality of opportunity, the development of lifelong learning programs, better institutional planning and more effective use of resources. (RC)

Five views of quality education are identified: the mystical, the reputational, the resources, the outcome, and the value-added. A new approach is proposed with the emphasis on good teaching, unpublicized student evaluations, and disinterested peer evaluation. (Author/MLW)

A system of communication among faculty, students, and parents called advisement as it functions at McCluer North High School is studied. Elements of this career education staff development program that are examined include: goals of the system, structure, adjustments made by the school, tasks, training, and program improvement committee. (CT)

Discusses the growing importance of international education for job preparation. Describes activities planned or underway at Florence Darlington Technical College in South Carolina aimed at internationalizing the campus under four broad categories: resource development, awareness development and information dissemination, faculty and staff…

Reports on a service-learning seminar at Stanford University (California) for nine faculty and three administrators designed to stimulate faculty interest in connecting student public service to academic study and provide knowledge and resources for course design. Data are drawn from participants' seminar learning plans, assessments, and follow-up…

After describing collaboration and its role in school reform, the paper discusses commonalities and distinctions of schools referred to as professional collaborative and as student-centered collaborative, providing examples of such schools and noting the role collaboration has played in their development. The paper recommends that schools push…

This study investigated self-efficacy as an outcome evaluation variable for a school personnel prevention training, "Enhancing Student Well-Being." A self-efficacy measure showed significant differences between trained educators and a comparison group. At followup, trained educators retained much of their self-efficacy gains. (SM)

Provides a comparative analysis of the provision of INSET in the local education authority, grant maintained, and independent sectors in the North and Midlands of England. Surveys of schools' headteachers suggest that the market has a limited effect on determining INSET choice, and that considerable inequalities exist in access to inservice…

An approach to college-level instructional design that incorporates the principles of constructivism, termed "constructive alignment," is described. The process is then illustrated with reference to a professional development unit in educational psychology for teachers, but the model is viewed as generalizable to most units or programs in higher…

Discusses the professional development of primary modern language teachers through the use of new technologies. The paper explores principles upon which the development of a multimedia learning environment, FLiP (Foreign Languages in Primary), was constructed. Ways in which technology can support the principles of effective professional…

Offers a former faculty member's perspective on his journey from faculty member to college president. It details the various positions held and challenges that were experienced throughout his promotion to college president. Emphasizes the various roles and characteristics that need to be embraced as one becomes a college administrator. (JS)

Explored the experiences of local teachers of color exposed to the professional development opportunity of National Board Certification (NBC). Data from interviews with teachers and principals indicated that there were small numbers of local NBC teachers from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Among these teachers, barriers to NBC included lack of…

A project in a health sciences department of one Australian university, designed to encourage faculty collaboration on student assessment issues, became a program of personal and collective review giving insight into the processes and dynamics of curriculum and professional development. The project, its processes and products, and implications…