Initial teacher preparation does not involve training for change. Therefore, inservice teacher education is important for diffusing, supporting, and sustaining the passage from reform to innovation. Implications of three models of inservice activity are analyzed and conclusions are discussed. (Author/MT)

The conditions of four specialist education libraries in Florence and Bologna reveal the desperate need for inservice teacher training and more adequate planning of infrastructural facilities such as libraries. (AM)

Proposes a systematic way of defining the concept of professional development and revealing its structure through use of a mapping sentence based on analysis of the concepts of development and profession. The mapping sentence may guide teacher developers in planning programs to suit varying concepts of professional development. (SM)

This paper describes the the Reggio Emilia Approach and recommends adopting the curriculum for teaching science in U.S. schools. The underlying philosophy of this approach is its uniqueness within the constructivist paradigm and its potential as an exemplary early childhood program that can be adapted to teach young children science. The educators…

This selection of the papers presented at a conference includes 6 introductory papers, 32 papers dealing with innovations and experiences in the authors' own countries, and reports from 6 working groups. These working groups addressed the six key topic areas of the conference: (1) relationships between new technologies and labor relations and…