This paper examines the relative impact of a professional education program compared to an inservice training program for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of social work. There is controversy regarding the appropriate place of professional education and inservice training in program evaluation capacity building. Advocacy for inservice…

High turnover rates among school board members, increasing complexity of school affairs, high costs of education, and demographic upheavals are among the factors that make efficient school board management very difficult. To cope with these factors, school board members need inservice training, particularly at the local level. Further, this…

This brief paper indicates three strategies that can be used by child care program directors to promote staff development. The first strategy involves the organization of community school-age child care programs into associations and support groups. The second strategy emphasizes the direct, frank and honest discussion of issues between the…

This workbook is to be used in conjunction with the Trainer Manual entitled Training Alcoholism Trainers. The program was developed to upgrade training design and delivery skills of inservice trainers in the field of alcoholism. The workbook contains all the handout sheets necessary for participant sessions. (Author/BMW)

A summary of data on inservice training programs for state agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled in Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota (Health, Education, and Welfare Region V) is provided. After a brief description of the purpose and methodology of the survey, the findings are presented. Among…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS AN EVALUATION OF THE 8-WEEK NDEA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN READING AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, SUMMER OF 1967, BY THE 27 PARTICIPANTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. READING SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION SERVED AS CONSULTANTS. ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL READING WHO HAD NOT…

This study examines working relationships between school administrators and professors of educational administration. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the order of preference among 20 suggested ways in which professors of administration may best serve practicing administrators as viewed by members of each group. The views of the…

Needs, goals, and characteristics of inservice programs in reading are discussed. Careful planning and organizing are emphasized; roles of various participants are outlined; and suggested criteria for evaluating the program are discussed. A discussion of survey forms for inservice work in reading suggests areas of application, and sample survey…

The trainability and training needs of child care workers are considered by a conference of 26 child care workers from as many residential treatment centers. Information is provided concerning the conference's purpose and background, its participants, and their views on the following: characteristics of good child care workers, sources of…

The document presents a modular in-service training package for parents and educators of handicapped children, to assist their collaboration in the development of individualized education programs (IEPs). Each of the five modules consists of descriptions of specific activities, the materials needed for the activities, and the time required to…

The report summarizes an inservice training project for implementing a model competency-based curriculum for therapeutic recreation personnel in colleges and universities. Described are activities related to five program objectives, including identifying regional training needs, training inservice institute facilitators, and establishing and…

The simulation materials in this booklet have been presented in the form of problems encountered by the elementary school principal. The use of these materials can be directed to serve the following objectives: (1) improve skills related to the adminstrative processing of decision-making, supervision, planning, and problem-solving; (2) increase…

The simulation materials in this booklet have been presented in the form of problems encountered by the elementary school consultant. Their use can be directed to serve the following objectives: (1) improve skills related to the administrative and consultative processes of decision-making, supervision, planning, and problem-solving; (2) increase…

The approach to continuing education at the Shell Oil Company is discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of different methods of instruction and different formats for continuing education are described. The impact of continuing education is assessed in relation to the following: hiring policies, career development, staff upgrading, promotional…

This annotated bibliography cites 20 sources, including presentations of theory, analyses of need, and outlines of specific programs. Sensitivity training, individualized training, field training, networking, and human relations are among the concepts presented. The need for the rejuvenation of administrator training emerges as a connecting theme.…