The objective of this document is to provide the school principal with some understanding of the concepts of adult learning and development and an awareness of some of the processes and techniques involved in a staff development program. Chapters present a paradigm for growth, cover the planning of the staff development program, provide…

THE STUDY IDENTIFIED MAJOR COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS NEEDED BY ADULT EDUCATORS IN AGRICULTURE TO BE EFFECTIVE IN IMPLEMENTING EDUCATIONAL CHANGE. A LIST OF 175 CONCEPTS WAS IDENTIFIED FROM THE LITERATURE AND FROM COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS. TWENTY-SEVEN CONCEPTS PASSED FOUR SCREENING TESTS AND WERE CLASSIFIED AS MOST IMPORTANT TO ADULT EDUCATORS IN…

DESCRIBED ARE THE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY HUNTER COLLEGE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR TRAINING TEACHERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. HUNTER OFFERS (1) SPECIALIZED TRAINING COURSES, (2) PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS OF PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN, AND (3) VARIOUS NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT INSTITUTES ON READING IMPROVEMENT, URBAN EDUCATION, SCIENCE TEACHING, ENGLISH TEACHING,…

FROM BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES, TWO PAPERS ATTEMPT TO ASSESS AND PREDICT THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OR DIRECTOR. THE ROLE IS DEFINED AS IT RELATES BOTH TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GENERALIST AND TO THE MORE SPECIALIZED RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EXPERT. FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION ARE…

Introductory remarks discuss the commitments which the Modern Language Association (MLA) has made toward improving the teaching of English and indicate the Association's willingness to bring the junior college teacher and four-year college teacher into a continuing, mutually instructive dialogue which will produce improved college English teaching…

This annotated bibliography, the second in the series of four, pertains to the inservice training of allied professionals and nonprofessionals for community mental health. The period of emphasis is 1960-1967. Materials citing experiences of formal community health centers are included. Also included are references on inservice mental health…

This study investigated the relations of personality and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to ratings of teacher behavior, emotional stability, and general health as measured during student teaching and the 1st, 6th, and 7th years of in-service teaching for 279 female subjects. The theses tested were that (1) measures of individual differences in…

This document presents a model for a Human Relations School, an educational system in which attention is formally focused on the human relations aspects of the school, those aspects traditionally subordinated to cognitive objectives. Ten basic assumptions are listed which led to the identification of a set of goal areas. Five to 10…

With the aim of substantially increasing the number and proportion of trained teachers in British further education, a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers reported on the requirements and objectives of professional training, estimated numbers of teachers needed through 1973-74, needed expansion of…

The project was designed to develop and test instructional packages from a selected list of 149 competencies (identified in a separate study done by North Carolina State University) needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The packages were designed for use in West…

This study begins with a review of research regarding the effectiveness and role of the school principal in improving student performance, in school climate, and in reform. Section 2 presents data regarding the age, sex, ethnicity, average yearly salary, and turnover of California school principals. The third section provides information on…

This document describes a flexible, four-component model for designing and implementing comprehensive staff development programs in North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes. The model assumes that the staff development program of an institution incorporates the personal development plans of individual faculty and other…

Utilizing the findings of the research and development activities conducted by California's Career Education Task Force at 36 school district demonstration sites to develop prototype career education models in grades K-12 and adult classes, this handbook was developed to provide administrators with procedures for the infusion of career education…

This is the third of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The purpose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content area of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

Outlined in a final performance report are the accomplishments, slippages, and spinoff developments of a prototype training program to prepare guidance counselors to work with deaf persons. The initial year of the program is reported to have been devoted primarily to curriculum planning, development of evaluation procedures, recruitment and…