Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet provides a framework for successful inservice education in communication skills. The first section addresses the question of why teachers need inservice in oral and written communication by pointing to the lack of…

This review of the effective schools literature focuses on six teaching factors: the nature of instructional materials, lower versus higher order skills, classroom reinforcement practices, teacher selection, teacher training, and individual versus whole-group instruction. Different from earlier studies, the review concentrates on specific…

Used as an additional aid by the teacher, microelectronics can assist mentally and physically handicapped children to meet educational objectives that have been specifically agreed upon for the individual child. Microelectronics can help deaf children develop speech production, communication skills, and grammar and sentence construction;…

Designed to specifically assist science educators and science consultants in the preparation of teachers and for the development of curricula, this yearbook contains resources and ideas addressing the need for science, technology, society (S/T/S) in school science programs. Eleven papers are organized into three thematic sections. Part one focuses…

This document responds to the need for integration of basic skills into vocational education by providing a summary of research findings, implications, and practical suggestions for teachers. The six sections and four complementary posters are intended as tools for staff development of teachers engaged in teaching basic skills. Sections can also…

Inservice technical upgrading of postsecondary vocational-technical instructors is a major problem for vocational-technical education. Staff development programs for these personnel are needed, but are often difficult to locate or to create. This paper is designed to provide persons involved in staff development or preparing a staff development…

This volume serves as a source of information about the relationship of Teacher Corps Youth Advocacy Project activities to the field of secondary school reform for troubled youth. This document presents major theories about educating troubled youth, theoretically-based programs, and research and evaluation on their effectiveness. Theories are…

The focus of this two-part paper is the formulation of a research paradigm and agenda to guide investigations into the relationships between human resource management and basic skills achievement in reading and mathematics. The first part concerns the relationship between student achievement and attributes of school and classroom contexts.…

Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning international and intercultural communication, this annual volume covers a variety of topics. Its eight articles discuss taxonomies for planning intercultural communication, a systematic framework for analyzing intercultural communication, culture and communication in the modern Japanese…

A three-part study was conducted to help determine appropriate orientation and in-service activities for the part-time faculty of Vista College, a non-campus college in Berkeley, California. The first part of the study consisted of site visits to three other non-campus colleges. These visits revealed the colleges' commitment to professional…

Presents findings from studies that provide guidelines to policymakers and administrators on a range of issues related to school improvement. The first set of issues deals with deciding upon the nature of the desired changes. The second set deals with planning how to proceed. One hundred twenty-eight footnotes are appended. (IW)

This policy brief draws together research, ideas, and initiatives on improving teaching quality, especially materials from states in the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory's region. It is intended to help policymakers think about which policies might foster improved teacher quality and how to combine policies into an integrated strategy…

This excerpt from "CD-ROM Applications and Markets" (Meckler Corp., 1988) discusses the introduction of new educational technologies and offers lessons learned for implementing CD-ROM in the education market. Topics discussed include traditional classrooms and the role of teachers; inservice teacher education; experiences with educational radio…

This second article in a two-part series on telecommunications in secondary schools examines strategies for better support of telecommunications implementation. Highlights include management strategies for CMC (computer-mediated communication) use; instructional strategies for online database inquiries; teacher support strategies; simulation…

Discussion of the introduction of computers into African countries for social and economic purposes focuses on the use of computers in schools in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Topics discussed include obtaining hardware and software; training needs; the adoption process; teacher attitudes; and possible futures of computers. (54 references) (LRW)