A brief description is presented of the characteristics and structure of Malta's teacher education programs in terms of initial teacher training, inservice teacher training, and major reforms occurring during the last decade. (CB)

This inservice teacher education packet discusses professional development. Six sections examine: (1) "What is Professional Development?"; (2) "How is Professional Development Changing?"; (3) "Why Does Professional Development Need to Change?"; (4) "How Does Professional Development Need to Change?"; (5) "How are Professional Development…

There is growing consensus among education reformers that professional development is at the center of education reform and instructional improvement. Teachers need to keep up with the changes in their subject field and developments in current practices and policies. Community colleges can meet the needs of new professional development strategies…

In order that humanities studies have a more permanent place in American education, author suggests changes in the character of humanities education that must develop. (RK)

Article describes one school system's approach to inservice and continuing education. (Authors)

A questionnaire about inservice teacher education options (partial-pay leave, no-pay leave, other) received 1,363 responses (58%) from Hong Kong teachers. More than 93% supported partial pay, a higher percentage than in two previous surveys. Some supported no-pay leave but 82% thought it was difficult to obtain. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)

Investigates high school teachers' perceptions of and commitment to the contemporary goals of science education. Constructs a Contemporary Goals Survey (CGS) and collects information on professional development factors. Explores the trend toward acceptance of contemporary goals and discusses problems of and implications for teacher training and…

Describes a teacher-enhancement project--the Scope, Sequence, and Coordination Project (SS&C)--coordinated by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Considers the science supervisor as a key player in bringing about successful school science education reform. (KHR)

Reports on how curricular changes have affected the nature and types of in-service teacher training programs in developing South Asian countries in the 1980s. Makes projections concerning trends that may ensure that in-service teacher training programs will continue to be an important means of implementing curricular change in South Asian…

Describes a staff development project, created by and for teachers, that consolidates awareness, realistic planning, implementation, sharing, and frequent assessment activities to answer the calls for educational reform to both improve and change classroom instruction. Includes staff development questionnaire. (MKR)

Reports on the results of a summer institute for middle school teachers on informal geometry which sought to meet the needs of teachers with regard to aspects of change. Concludes that it is important for teachers to be able to acknowledge their emotions about change to facilitate their own learning. Contains 13 references. (ASK)

Explores the development of China's teacher education system, examining the driving force of economic reforms and inherent momentum of teacher education development. The teacher education system is undergoing a transformation to an open style with non-orientation. Diversified training models will be adopted in accordance with teachers' differing…

As China's teacher education moves from an enclosed, oriented pattern to an open system, many critical problems will surface. This paper examines: teacher professionalization, the conflict between the pedagogical and academic nature of teacher education, the enclosed and oriented system versus the open and non-oriented system, and strategies for…

Math experts developed Formative Assessment Lessons that teachers can incorporate throughout the year's curriculum. Both tools target the "instructional core." A study by Research for Action (RFA) examining the first year of piloting the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and Math Design Collaborative (MDC) tools (2010-11) found…

Prompted by the national educational reform movement, a Kentucky committee, mandated by the general assembly, called in 1983 for changes in the preparation and certification of school administrators. This study presents a background of the mandates, details of the certification changes, the board of education's study of administrative preparation…