The article describes the development of the first of a series of courses to update nurses' knowledge and skills. Discussed are: personnel survey, course development, objectives, speakers, instructional methods (multimedia approach), class scheduling and publicity, student evaluation, approval for continuing education units, and positive response…

Authors present a teacher-training model composed of four phases: 1) reading and discussing humanistic education, 2) developing an awareness of one's belief system and how it determines personal behavior, 3) making teachers aware of various factors that influence decision-making. Relevant strategies are discussed. (SE)

Noting the need for different approaches to teaching science in developing and developed countries, the author discusses preparation of African science teachers under three headings: academic excellence (science knowledge), professional training, and inservice education. (JT)

Elementary teachers participating in a Cooperative College School Science Program were given attitude questionnaires at several times during a two-year period. Significant improvements in attitudes towards science and science teaching during a 4-week summer workshop were found. (SD)

Economical routes to training and development are suggested in a cross-Canada overview of sources, resources, and cash assistance available. (Author)

The state of Oklahoma requires schools to provide a staff development program which must include a minimum of 75 staff development points in a 5-year period for all licensed and certified personnel. To meet these requirements, one or more of the following activities may be used to obtain credit points: inservice programs, higher education courses,…

Traditionally, the schools' role has been to transform children from players to workers by teaching them to relinquish pleasurable activity in and of itself in favor of obtaining pleasure from achievement from the end results. Advocates for greater democracy, however, believe that education for citizenship can only be achieved through a child's…

This literature review shows the efficacy of teacher inservice program planning. It also suggests that involvement in planning produces a positive attitude toward inservice programs that can lead to the development of greater teacher effectiveness. The literature reveals a reluctance among administrators and staff development people to fully…

The most unique responsibility of the school personnel worker may be the evaluation of teachers. Unlike the personnel manager of a non-educational enterprise, a school personnel manager must provide remediation training to a tenured teacher not performing competently. Those involved in personnel decisions should be aware of what research has…

Intended as a practical tool for anyone who wishes to improve the education and training of children's librarians, this collection of reports is designed to provide ideas on how to analyze an education for children's librarians and tools for elaborating an education resting on local knowledge. The reports present the main features in the training…

An evaluation was conducted to provide Saskatchewan Education with information about the effectiveness of: (1) a program evaluation package for use at the school level consisting of the "School-Based Program Evaluation Manual" (Burgess, 1987) and its related workshop; and (2) a pilot-site model for the implementation of the evaluation…

This packet contains 24 articles reprinted from books and journals dealing with effective staff development in small and rural schools. The articles are arranged in four sections. The first section reviews current research on staff development, discussing workable ideas, decision making principles, and general characteristics of effective staff…

This Staff Development Program is the first attempt to provide thematic, in-service workshops to large numbers of early childhood bilingual teachers throughout New York City. The main themes were: curricula, reading readiness and reading instruction, second language instruction through content areas, and instructional skills and strategies for…

Human resource development (HRD) and productivity are allies; they are synergistic. Productivity can be defined as an increase of output with no increase in input. An increase in productivity can be accomplished in the workplace through speed-up or capital investment. When productivity improvements are introduced, the philosophy of the…