Describes an instructional model using paraprofessional concept for educating low incidence exceptional children in regular classrooms in rural areas where special facilities, materials, and teachers are not available. (JD)

Describes EBIS (Education Board Inservice Series), a year-long series of monthly training sessions for Catholic parish leaders and Catholic school board members in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. (Author/SJL)

A survey of Florida school counselors indicates that, although counselors spend a significant portion of their work time with guidance activities for handicapped students, they have received inadequate preparation. (Author)

Describes four systems for assessing administrative competencies, then compares them and comments on their strengths and weaknesses. The four are the Educational Leadership Appraisal, Georgia Principal Assessment System, Individual Learning Materials, and Special Education Supervisor Training. (Author/IRT)

To design cost-effective solutions to nursing practice problems, staff development educators must be able to identify problems accurately. This article presents approaches to problem identification and criteria for problem classification that will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of staff development departments and activities. (Author)

Describes a system that has proven helpful in bringing a physician and school counselor together as professional teammates. The system includes an inservice meeting, selection of physicians, an initial team meeting, referrals, and team conferences. Outcomes of the program are described. (RC)

Discusses several conditions that can inhibit or enhance a principal's effectiveness: the size of a school or district, the distribution of power, the unit of management, and the availability of support systems that foster professional development. (Author/IRT)

A description of Rialto Unified School District's merit pay system for management personnel including its evaluation and in-service provisions. (SJL)

A model for implementing in-service education in a residential setting for mentally retarded students is discussed. (CL)

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Orientation and training of staff for information and referral (I&R) work in libraries must be based on a clear understanding of the following: 1) what I&R is as a set of tasks; 2) what knowledge, skills, and resources are needed to perform those tasks; 3) to what degree the needed knowledge, skills, and resources are already possessed by the…

DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analyses were conducted for Kentucky state children's agency staff, both day treatment and residential teachers and administrators. Data were used to develop inservice programs, and the resulting job profiles were disseminated to local educational agencies providing services to state agency children. (SK)

Describes an integrated staff development program at Metropolitan Community College in Nebraska. States that the program was designed to more effectively meet the needs of classified staff than traditional staff development models. Reports that the new program is a learner-centered model with redesigned delivery systems, and requires 32 contact…

A control group of 13 extension agents received traditional inservice training; 13 others used an interactive website. No posttest differences were found based on training method or level of computer anxiety at the knowledge level of Bloom's taxonomy. At the application level, the traditional group had higher scores. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)