In 1967, junior college and Kansas State Teachers College personnel studied the preparation of the state's junior college teachers. To design a graduate program, they analyzed the instructors by the education they had or needed. The data came from 450 teachers at 14 of the 16 Kansas junior colleges. Among the findings were: (1) 88% came from…

Eight one day conferences on law enforcement problems were set up during 1967-68 on a regional basis in the Kentucky cities of Lexington Maysville, Covington, Catlettsburg, Pikeville, London, Richmond, and Harlan. Police officials, judges, prosecuting attorneys, university faculty, and civic leaders were invited to participate. Total attendance…

The usefulness of inservice opportunities for school administrators have sometimes been perceived differently by professors and superintendents. To explore whether these differences might be related to such things as years of service, metropolitan or nonmetropolitan location, and professional participation in a superintendency preparation program,…

The Shared Staffing Program in Illinois began in 1975 under co-operative funding from the Illinois State Library, the public library systems, and local libraries. By 1977 fifteen public libraries in three systems were involved in seven projects, each funded for three years. The original objective was to provide beginning professional librarians…

The individualized instructional unit is intended for use in inservice or preservice education of counselors and was designed to provide a clear, concise overview of career education and to help counselors understand precisely what their support duties are. The unit is divided into five sections, each based on performance objectives. At the…

The third report of the greater Milwaukee area career education project documents the phase 3 activities and accomplishments of the project, from October 1974 to July 1975. The following objectives were accomplished. Contact persons have been established in each district to promote career education. Three one-week workshops, two adult career…

This model is designed to serve as a conceptual framework for alternative programs with primary emphasis on provisioning (the way in which time, space, material, equipment, and activities are used in the learning environment). The model's concern is to assess concrete examples or tendencies of teachers, students, and the education program. The…

This volume contains one of the four sets of materials produced for training science supervisors in educational technology. It contains a script and a black and white copy of each photographic slide used in five coordinated audio-tape and slide presentations. Audio-tapes and slides are not included with this report. The "curriculum…

This review analyzes current trends in the literature concerned with the training of school administrators. Emphasis is placed on the effectiveness of a variety of inservice training strategies, including workshops, simulations, seminars, and encounter groups. In university-based training programs, the trend is toward greater use of the humanities…

An overview of inservice training programs in Ohio is presented. Evidence of the impact of federal assistance is shown through a review of ESEA/Title I and NDEA/Title III programs. A statewide Reading Council has been created to sponsor conferences and workshops and to initiate secondary reading programs. Descriptions of specific inservice…

One hundred eighty-nine documents published between 1960 and 1967 are abstracted. Documents are classified under the headings: "Background,""Legislation,""Planning,""Services,""Grants,""Manpower,""Roles of Organizations and Key Professionals,""Training--Inservice,…

Three national institutes for correctional staff trainers incorporated new techniques in an attempt to upgrade corrections programs through improved staff development. There were 78 trainer and 200 middle management staff and correctional officers involved in the program, representing more than 100 correctional institutions in the United States.…

One of seven coordinated inservice institutes to be conducted during 1970 for vocational education and related personnel representing rural areas of the United States is discussed. This specific institute was concerned with the procedures of application of innovations resulting from research and development programs. The program relies primarily…

The product of two summer institutes to prepare teachers and administrators for school integration, this report contains a resource manual on "Common Prejudices of Negroes and Whites." For full abstract of institute proceedings, see UD 009 479. For other resource manuals, see UD 009 481, UD 009 482, UD 009 483, and UD 009 484. (KG)

High school principals have been identified as very busy executives in charge of complex organizations. In spite of their lack of time there does appear to be sufficient justification for principals to become involved in growth and development inservice programs if they are to continue to function as effective administrators. This speech describes…