A summary of data on inservice training programs for state agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled in Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota (Health, Education, and Welfare Region V) is provided. After a brief description of the purpose and methodology of the survey, the findings are presented. Among…

The newly formulated staff development program for professional university adult educators at the University of British Columbia entails the establishment of basic competencies, a seminar and independent study (selected readings) program, and regular staff seminars to help to enable supervisors to clarify and practice new learning. Basic tasks and…

This planning model outlines eight steps that enable local education agencies to formulate a program for staff development. The program is designed to modify organizational, managerial, and instructional practices that inhibit reading success among both children and adults. The eight action steps are: (1) assess district-wide reading needs; (2)…

This workbook presents three evaluation exercises that can be used by workshop directors to plan, implement, and evaluate workshops. The first exercise is deemed most helpful when the workshop objectives are only half-formed. Exercise 2, for cases in which workshop participants have been identified, helps the workshop director ensure that the…

This annotated bibliography cites 20 sources, including presentations of theory, analyses of need, and outlines of specific programs. Sensitivity training, individualized training, field training, networking, and human relations are among the concepts presented. The need for the rejuvenation of administrator training emerges as a connecting theme.…

The project provides for a five-State (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico) consortium designed to upgrade competencies of all levels of Adult Basic Education (ABE) personnel. The major points of focus are: establishing bases for higher education; training State Department, university, and local ABE personnel by means of…

The purpose of this document is to provide information identifying the location of and approaches followed by several educational agencies implementing career education program services and activities in Iowa. These programs, services, and activities represent the efforts of various educational agencies to incorporate the concepts of career…

Scheduled for January 5-10, 1969, in Newark, New Jersey, this national training program is designed for 27 trainers community action workers from Office of Economic Opportunity funded multipurpose and urban training centers. Program content and objectives have been outlined for the following sessions: introduction (1 1/2 hours); establishing a…

Because of the rapid increase of technological and general knowledge, the maintenance and development of teaching staffs has become a major problem, especially for the small school district. Cooperative programs uniting several school districts, such as the school study councils utilized in Texas, seem to present the most favorable solution.…

An update of the annotated bibliographic listings presented in an earlier document, Review of Literature, this bibliography lists literature, reports, and resources brought to the attention of the Center for Resource Development in Adult Education since June 1972. It offers 122 bibliographic listings directed to the needs of adult educators and…

Hagerstown Junior College, Maryland, has had a staff development program for the past five years. The major components have been evaluated, revised, and integrated into a gestalt paradigm--a total institutional thrust designed to insure that the goals of the college meet the challenges presented by the service area. Each component exists to foster…

This project became operational in April 1969 and was planned to have two phases operating at least until January 1971. The first phase, an administrative workshop combined with the collection and feedback of data, was completed in December 1969. With the support of supplementary funding after the original funding was curtailed, the second phase…

The importance of state planning for comprehensive personnel development prompted this topic to be used as the theme for the 1971 State Directors' Leadership Development Seminar. Following the Seminar, a committee drew together the concepts presented plus additional information for inclusion in this publication. More efficient and effective…

Intended for use by local Head Start programs, the manual is designed to facilitate and improve the integration of components in the delivery of services to handicapped children and their families. The document is divided into four units, each designed for use as a 1 1/2-hour staff session. Unit I focuses on the issues of defining and clarifying…

Describes the use of a consumer feedback approach to evaluation of staff and treatment, by administering an opinion questionnaire to children in a mental health residential treatment center. (ED)