A school study council is a voluntary organization of educational institutions including universities and school districts that identifies in-service needs and plans activities to meet those needs. (MM)

This paper outlines and discusses in-service programs that involve cooperative efforts on the part of universities and school districts. (MM)

This essay reports on in-service teacher education as the "orphan" in educational operations in current demand by a variety of prospective users. It suggests that in-service teacher education is in a growth and development stage. (JMF)

This article suggests that the union learning representative (ULR) is increasingly situated at the heart of trade union activity. The paper draws upon recent research based on interviews with national trade union officers and case studies of union learning activity to explore the competing demands being made upon ULRs and the implications for…

Middle grades science teachers need professional support in practice as they implement new inquiry-based science. Professional development schools can provide this bottom-up support through connecting preservice and inservice teacher education programs in classroom practice. In this study, coteaching arrangements with secondary science education…

This study analyzed aspects of the supervisory conference that uses the vehicle of microteaching to improve supervisor behavior. Six members of a Principles and Practices of Secondary Teaching class assumed the role of teacher in the microteaching situation, and graduate students enrolled in a Principles of Educational Supervision course performed…

This document outlines an in-service teacher education program designed by Southern Illinois University (SIU) to benefit the first-year teacher. The following specific objectives of the project are reported: a) to provide first-year teachers with on-location, individualized assistance; b) to help teachers identify and investigate problems of…

The misuse of outside consultants by most school districts has led to a disenchantment with inservice training in general. By using careful planning and evaluation techniques, the problems which have been caused by the inappropriate use of consultants and the unreal expectations of local school district personnel can be avoided. The process model…

Teachers of adults are considered in terms of their needs and competencies, with components for in-service training programs presented. (LH)

Defines school-focused in-service training for teachers as any activity which stems directly from the identified need in a school or a small group of schools, which is conducted with the full involvement of the group of teachers concerned, and which by its nature has immediate bearing on the life of the whole school or a whole section of the…

The status of professional growth of teachers, some current factors influencing professional stability, and some of the key elements to better inservice programs are examined. (MM)

The teaching of teachers must be systematic, sequential, and personalized if it is to be relevant and of value to the college student. (Author)