Considering the high levels of time and money invested in teacher professional development programmes in information technologies over recent decades, questions arise as to how effective these programmes have been and by whose lights we are to judge. Based on a critical review of the evaluations of several of our own action-research-based…

Establishing literacy in science is often linked to building knowledge about the Nature of Science (NOS). This paper describes and evaluates an inservice program designed to build elementary teachers' understanding of NOS and an awareness of how NOS impacts science classroom instruction. Data sources consisted of surveys, action research plan…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES AND EVALUATES LITERATURE AND RESEARCH DEALING WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIORAL CHANGE WITH RELEVANCE FOR INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION. IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR DECISION MAKING BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE FAR WEST LABORATORY IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. IT CONTAINS SECTIONS DEALING WITH (1) THE…

This report describes the second phase of a teacher learning cooperative project designed to coordinate the economic, physical, and human resources of a number of small elementary school districts in California and the Marin County Superintendent of Schools Office. Whereas the first phase dealt with the formation and implementation of the…

The Inter American University presents a program for the improvement of teacher education in Puerto Rico by implementing the following innovations: (1) an academic retreat to serve as a forum for planning the coordination of activities; (2) the development of an Educational Resources Center to serve as the center for marshalling efforts toward the…

This module attempts to develop the abilities of school personnel to find out precisely what in a school situation needs to be evaluated. Its main purpose is to foster the development of relevant questions. Specifically, this module focuses on the following terminal objective: satisfactorily identify and order the evaluation priorities in a given…

Reports on an extensive field study conducted to evaluate a successful inservice program for elementary mathematics teachers. The evaluation provides a measure of stated characteristics in a field setting and utilizes both measures of teacher response to the program and student achievement resulting from the inservice activities. (Author/DS)

Article considered The Qualities and Competencies of the Religion Teacher, an exciting tool designed to help preservice and inservice teachers of religion look at their personal qualities and professional competencies. (Author/RK)

Article focused on how industrial resources can help students gain new insight into industry and faculty members learn and grow professionally. (RK)

Article examined the Brookside Park Family Life Center, established by the Boston Model Cities Administration, and how it provides comprehensive health and social services to families. (RK)

The final report summarizes activities, accomplishments, and staff and third-party evaluations of project CORE (Cooperative Operations for Restructuring Education), a program to provide educational services to incarcerated youth. Chapters 1-3 review the history of the project and describe accomplishments of specific programs, including the…

THE STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL DESEGREGATION PROGRAM, FUNDED UNDER TITLE IV OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, DEVELOPED AN INSERVICE TRAINING SERIES FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE 14 3-HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS CONSISTED OF TALKS BY INVITED EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS, SMALL GROUP SESSIONS, AND A GENERAL ASSEMBLY PERIOD. AFTER THE SERIES…

This paper examines the relative impact of a professional education program compared to an inservice training program for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of social work. There is controversy regarding the appropriate place of professional education and inservice training in program evaluation capacity building. Advocacy for inservice…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS AN EVALUATION OF THE 8-WEEK NDEA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN READING AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, SUMMER OF 1967, BY THE 27 PARTICIPANTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. READING SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION SERVED AS CONSULTANTS. ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL READING WHO HAD NOT…