Objective: To test the effectiveness of an in-training program for practitioners in public child welfare organizations. Method: The sample consists of practitioners (N = 945) working in youth centers or in local community service centers. Data are collected through self-administered questionnaires prior to and after the program. Results: The data…

This paper describes a research-based approach to creating a collaborative means for seeking educational change to benefit ESL learners and their teachers. We used a teacher education course as a boundary-spanning space for the sharing of expertise among teacher educators and pre-service and in-service teachers. The initiative involved the…

Faculty development resources such as workshops, independent study opportunities, professional associations, networks and consortia, grants, and sabbatical leaves available to college faculty are discussed. What teachers should be taught and how to maintain good teaching are analyzed. (MSE)

The purpose of this study was to assess three methods of delivering in-service professional development regarding constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. Educators in 44 not-for-profit child care centres in three Canadian cities were studied; 94 educators with formal preservice training participated. The three methods were (a) a…

Elementary school mathematics teachers (145), from 9 school units in northeastern Saskatchewan, preferred inservice mathematics activities consisting of demonstration of model units on new approaches and workshops and seminars by both local and visiting personnel. Least preferred activities were university courses, participation on planning…

Adult basic education (ABE) teachers and administrators in British Columbia find it difficult to attend an annual conference because they are on short-term contracts or do not have budget or time to travel. A project was conducted to address their need for professional development. During the first part of the project, a needs assessment was…

A 2-day training session on interventions for use with secondary students who have behavior problems is presented. The first section is a participant's workbook, which contains 23 training activities. For each activity, the workbook indicates the relevant section of a companion guide "Ecole et Comportement: Un Guide d'Intervention au…

In 1998, as part of a larger national study examining informal learning practices across the general population, Canadian elementary and secondary teachers were surveyed regarding their practices and attitudes related to their own ongoing learning. The 753 respondents described any informal learning experiences in the past year within their…

A teaching master at a community college in Central Ontario implemented a practicum designed to increase the rate of child-directed activities in early childhood education programs. The primary goal was to increase awareness of early childhood educators, parents, and board members regarding the benefits of child-directed activities at early…

A month-long summer workshop to train Nova Scotia high school teachers in law-related education is described. Specifically discussed are the structure of the workshop, the type of materials used, and the curriculum projects undertaken by the teachers. (RM)

This monograph presents 26 papers addressed to workshop sessions representing thought and innovation in employment counseling and vocational guidance. Two papers are written in German, one in French, and 23 in English. Abstracts preceding each paper appear in the two languages other than that used for the paper itself. Topics covered include…

Discussion of school improvement focuses on a study of Ontario educators that examined their use of various sources of information, including conferences, workshops, and inservice training, for improvement purposes. Knowledge utilization is discussed; interactive processes between the information and the setting are considered; and predictor…

Presents case study of an inservice training package designed to prepare teachers to implement proposed changes. Developed for an English as a second language (ELS) program for adult francophones, this package consists of workshops and materials which view implementing change as a learning process for teachers as well as students. (Author/LRW)

Daycare directors in northern Canada, with little or no post-secondary education, face the difficulties of programming for children from diverse cultures. Directors often feel isolated in their small communities, and a lack of programming expertise and early childhood development training for them has become a concern. This practicum designed,…

This paper reports on a needs assessment, conducted in two elementary schools in Quebec, that examined the use that teachers are making of the computer facilities, as well as their skill and confidence levels in this area. The first section provides a general description of the project, details the sources of information, and discusses the reasons…