It is fair to state that, until relatively recently, the British Armed Forces believed that they led the way in leadership development and training, and with some justification. However, the present New Labour administration and the Ministry of Defence "MoD" do not share that view, and have issued a direct challenge to the Armed Services…

This paper reports the findings of a preliminary evaluation of an in-service training programme designed for practising geology/earth science teachers in Portuguese high schools and intended to enhance the effectiveness of fieldwork activities organised by them for their students. Among the points particularly stressed during the in-service…

One common error plagues the staff development planning process. This error is the general failure to provide a way to transfer new information and skill to the classroom. Activities that target the application of skills learned in staff development or inservice activities are commonly referred to as "followup" activities. This study explores the…

A discussion of how to provide teacher inservice training for individualized instruction. (HB)

The Maryland Teaching Effectiveness Network (TEN) is a long range staff development program for teacher education faculty, principals, and supervising teachers. The goal of TEN is to create and maintain a continuum between campus based courses and school based field experience in teacher education programs. A three-phase process is used to hold…

This document reports the proceedings of two conferences pertaining to the Model Teacher Induction Program (MTIP), developed by the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education (Austin, Texas). The two conferences were for network participants of the MTIP Satellite Network. The proceedings of the conferences, including conference…

The report describes a collaborative effort to develop an inservice training package for regular teachers working with handicapped students. The effort drew upon work of the local education agencies (LEAs), an institution of higher education, and a regional education service center. The development of the training package is described. Two field…

This article describes a teacher education approach devised by the Emory University's Division of Educational Studies and two systems of the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area that combines in-service education and preservice education. (JA)

The authors discuss the need for improvement of teaching at the college level and present a study in which they videotaped college instructors as a means of feedback and improvement of instructional techniques. (HMD)

Results of a survey are presented investigating nineteen Teacher Education Council inservice programs conducted by the School of Education, University of Massachusetts (Amherst), as of spring 1977. The results attempt to answer specific questions that might be formulated concerning program implementation by (1) providing a personal profile of…