Discussed inservice courses for Further Education teachers and the responsibilities of employing authorities to organize those courses. (RK)

A well-planned, effective inservice program should include the following criteria: long-range preparation involving all staff, follow-up supportive services, focus on teachers' stated needs, cooperation of teachers and teacher educators in discovering how teachers can continue to grow, development of knowledge about resources and necessary…

Outlined is a nine phase inservice program for school personnel to aid in the implementation of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Provided for each phase are a statement of emphasis, objectives, intended participants, and duration and number of meetings. Phases include a 3-hour meeting with Board of Education and…

A rationale, a model, and several suggestions are presented for increasing and maintaining the rate of classroom implementation of new teacher skills developed through inservice training programs. Because the health-related instructional areas have received insufficient attention in post-training studies, the suggestions are presented in the…

Evaluated with approximately 200 Head Start personnel in Iowa were two staff training models for serving handicapped children in Head Start--an experiential training model and a seminar-oriented training model. In the experiential model, Head Start staff (directors, education coordinators, health coordinators, and teachers) spent 2 days in a…

The final report summarizes objectives and activities of Project MITER (Montgomery Inservice Training and Educational Resources), a program to assist regular educators and administrators who would or might be involved in the education of mainstreamed exceptional children. Among project activities described are development of a workshop training…

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO DEMONSTRATE A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR HANDLING THE TEACHING OF CREDIT COURSES, TO DEMONSTRATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP NEEDED FOR ESTABLISHING PERMANENT ORGANIZED EDUCATIONAL TV PROGRAMS, TO DETERMINE THE COSTS OF OPERATION, AND TO ENLIST THE INTEREST OF PEOPLE NOT DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE PROJECT. THE…

THE MAJOR PURPOSES OF INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION ARE (1) DISCUSSION AND EVENTUAL SOLUTION OF INDIGENOUS PROBLEMS, (2) PRESENTING NEW IDEAS AND METHODS OF TEACHING, (3) KEEPING UP TO DATE ON SUBJECT MATTER, AND (4) ORIENTING NEW TEACHERS, AND REORIENTING OLD TEACHERS TO NEW PHILOSOPHIES. THESE OBJECTIVES ARE CURRENTLY BEING MET BY INSTITUTES,…

In August 1975, the Louisiana legislature passed a bill, Act 812, which required each school board "to provide for and conduct an annual two day in-service teacher educational program for teachers during the minimum session of attendance required. . . ." The two day in-service activity was to be conducted within the required 180 days of…

This report describes the inservice component of a project designed to enable 16 secondary English teachers to increase their understandings and develop their competencies in teaching disadvantaged, low achieving students. Included are descriptions of the resource materials used, curriculums which were studied, a sample unit which was developed, a…

This review of the literature on in-service teacher education focuses on two points: 1) the teacher as an individual in the process of change and 2) the variables necessary to promote change. The introduction presents the purpose and types of in-service programs as well as current practices and assumptions surrounding the programs. Some of the…

This summary and evaluation of the research published from 1963 to 1970 deals with inservice teacher training in reading. The major focus is on a review of the research on what types of inservice education are needed and are most effective. Investigations conducted recommend that inservice programs be based on the current needs of teachers.…

Teacher centers are examined in terms of their differences, their assumptions about teaching and staff development, and their possibilities as complements to other staff development activities. The question of who and what are seen as resources, the kind of assistance centers provide, and the issue of responsibility and control are discussed. (JMF)

The role and function of a college of education should continue to be analyzed. (MM)

The 1968 Amendments to the Vocational Education Act, the report by the President's Committee on Consumer Interest, and legislation at the State level have been influential in furthering the consumer education movement. They have created a need for inservice training in consumer education for school teachers, counselors, and administrators. (AG)