This paper presents a literature review and describes an inservice plan for aspiring and current elementary administrators in schools serving English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) communities. The literature review examines habits and guidelines for effective leaders to use in educational settings, discusses laws regarding bilingual/ESL education,…

This volume documents and reflects on the use of Open Space Technology by Peace Corps staff in the United States and in the field. An introduction reviews basic principles and processes of Open Space, which is a meeting and conference process congruent with Peace Corps philosophy, to clarify ways trainers have interpreted, adapted, and used it in…

This document is an updated version of the Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance. It has been reorganized so that all questions addressing similar topics are in the same section. In addition to a number of minor and technical changes, the following questions are new or have been significantly revised: (1) B-15 is revised to highlight…

The Directory of In-Service Training is a listing of short courses and seminars offered in the fields of science, technology, management, medicine and health, and law and government in the United States. Listings by subject and location and a sponsor address list are included. (AG)

Suggests how various kinds of institutions may serve the cause of career education by: defining subfields in the professions; disseminating research findings; and working with industry to develop inservice and work-study training. (PG)

Author tells how quality instruction can be achieved by cooperative closed circuit television. (Editor)

Major thesis of this study held that if teachers are given opportunities to examine, discuss, and model certain behaviors that have been judged to be effective classroom behaviors, then the children they teach will regard themselves more positively. (Authors/CB)

By research, conferences and workshops, the project tries to develop and disseminate ideas about school board operation that will assist trustees and administrators in defining their own roles and adapting them according to needs and current educational concepts. (JA)

In-service education and organizational development are a must in solving the wisespread dilemma of inadequate staff preparation. (Editor)

Discusses the specific objectives of a program designed to assist junior and senior high schools in their preparation for North Central Association evaluations. (Author/RK)

Discusses women's studies, the growing expansion of women's movement, and sex role stereotypes as they affect teachers. (RK)

When administrators and teachers alike mutually search out ways to make their schools more person-centered, schooling then becomes the humane experience it ought to be. All the available resources can be brought to bear in the service of the student's self-actualization-the development of his unique potential. This is an essential part of…

Presents a new approach to the problem of improving relationships between youth and the police. (Author)

Author describes inservice training program currently operating at the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, and comments on the reasons for and role of political science in pre-collegiate education. (MB)