This article provides an overview of current teacher induction programs. The need for such programs, sources of existing programs, and the need for comparative analysis of program types are addressed. (Author/MT)

Analysis of the inservice education conducted by live New York City districts revealed that training for classroom special education teachers lacked most characteristics of quality inservice training, while the training for administrators and resource room teachers had many of the criteria found in effective inservice education. (Author/CL)

The four-year School Health Education Evaluation (SHEE) brings new evidence and directions for more successful health education programs. The successful implementation of this program requires administrative support to ensure adequate teacher preparation, and fidelity to the curriculum must be maintained. (Author/MT)

The teacher training program drew on the most effective techniques of special education, condensing them into a course on how to teach. The program, implemented with regular secondary teachers on a voluntary basis, provided on-site practical training with follow-up. Reflections are offered on reasons for the program's success and training models…

Evaluaton of teacher inservice is considered and several principles are offered, including that evaluation must be needs-based and innovative. The importance of three functions of evaluation is stressed: (1) planning, (2) implementation, and (3) impact. (CL)

The article presents an example of an evaluation process for use with inservice programs, specifically Project TIME, Training for Individualized Mainstream Education. Evaluation data (from such measures as a classroom observation scale and participant feedback survey) shape the direction of the inservice. (CL)

A survey of 120 educators in secure juvenile detention institutions indicated inservice training needs in management of violent and aggressive behavior, affective education, counseling, and knowledge about behaviorally disordered youth. Ss indicated dissatisfaction with their undergraduate programs and strongly favored special training for…

Seventeen K-12 teachers were trained in the Stallings Effective Use of Time Program. A comparison of pre- and post-classroom observations indicated that teachers who had publicly stated their commitment to teaching behavior changes tended to follow through and make the changes. Implications for teacher education programs are discussed. (Author/MT)

Nene College (Northampton, England) features four projects concerned with gifted education: production of independent learning materials; development of inservice course work for teachers; a Saturday club offering a wide variety of arts and crafts, lectures, and problem solving activities; and enrichment activity offerings. (CL)

Fifteen randomly selected public school elementary teachers participated in training sessions on voice disorders. Analysis of scores on ratings of voice disorder samples revealed that Ss made significantly fewer errors than a control group. The trained group agreed with speech pathologist judges 74 percent of the time. (CL)

Both inservice and university courses produced significant changes in responses of 154 regular classroom teachers on a questionnaire. Significant changes were found on the total test and in the variables of skills, time, attitudes, materials, and services. (Author/CL)

In an in-service training model that utilized demonstration center training and follow-up to trainee's work site to train special education teachers in a data-based educational approach, 99 teachers acquired targeted information and skills during training and maintained the behaviors up to 28 weeks past training. (Author/CL)

A three-year project focused on helping regular class elementary teachers develop and implement individualized math instruction for mainstreamed handicapped students. The teachers developed criterion-referenced tests and instructional materials based on learning hierarchies and become more aware of classroom management. The program produced…

Programs such as IGE seldom succeed when only a few are committed to their actualization. (MM)