A study involved 10 randomly selected first-year marketing education teachers in Virginia with nominal group technique to collect information that will assist in (1) improving the relevance of teacher education programs, (2) identifying needed areas of inservice training, and (3) developing a research model. (JOW)

Teachers from The Netherland's 26 higher technical colleges in need of a teaching qualification (called an "informatica") were able to obtain it by in-service training, organized and offered by universities. Types of courses offered and policy describing information technology activities to be developed in the country by 1989 are…

A workshop was designed to (1) train teachers to become experts on chemical safety and storage; (2) examine and evaluate chemical storage in 12 Carroll County (Maryland) schools; and (3) develop a safety guide for all county science classrooms. Development, implementation, evaluation, and implications of the workshop are addressed. (JN)

Describes the development and benefits of an inservice program to improve poetry teaching in middle school and high school English classes. (EL)

Describes an inservice institute that familiarized teachers with the pressures that lead students to commit suicide and a program for troubled students. (FL)

Describes the development and implementation of an inservice program in reading instruction for practicing secondary school teachers. (HOD)

Discusses development of a computer science education course for teachers leading to a Diploma in Professional Studies in Education (Computer Education). Includes course aims/content, selection of candidates, and experiences during the first year the course was taught. (JN)

Describes a comprehensive staff development program for secondary teachers incorporating workshop sessions, peer observation, post-observation conferences, and classroom experimentation. Discusses the selection of classroom management, instructional activity sequencing, and teacher expectations as training topics and comments on training process…

Summarizes the characteristics and collaborative development of an inservice teacher education program for an urban high school and reports the findings of the program evaluation. Concludes that success relates, among other factors, to teacher involvement, appropriate instructional techniques, and locally relevant materials. (DC)

Suggests ways to stimulate content area teachers' interest in content area reading programs. Advocates a philosophy of "content communication," which can be developed by guiding subject matter teachers through five developmental stages (awareness, knowledge, simulation, practice, and incorporation). (JT)

A survey of 78 high school teachers indicates skills related to communicating evaluation information and assessing cognitive achievement are most desirable and useful. Skills related to the statistical analysis of evaluation information were rated least useful, indicating a need for the inservice training of teachers in measurement and evaluation.…

Success in controlling the spread of AIDS rests with health educators. Health educators are exhorted to stand firm against forces which label AIDS a moral issue rather than a disease, and to accept their responsibility to equip students, especially adolescents, with the knowledge needed to protect themselves. (IAH)

This article examines an in-service project undertaken by a British local education authority (LEA) in order to encourage a sense of shared responsibility for special needs by its secondary teachers, to foster the LEA's whole school approach. Issues arising from the in-service course and lessons learned from it are described. (JDD)

The study assessed attitudes of 320 home economics teachers toward death and the extent to which they incorporated death education in their curricula. Attitudes were correlated with personal experiences. Results showed a significant relationship between attitudes and recent funeral attendance. Eighty-seven percent agreed that death education…

Describes a national project conducted by the University of Oklahoma and the Close Up Foundation in Washington, DC to educate teachers and disseminate energy-related teaching materials. (ZWH)