Discusses the Vocational Interactive Reading Project, a staff development project in which a reading specialist in an area vocational center guides vocational teachers as they integrate literacy practices into their subjects. (SR)

Discusses the experiences of a fictitious teacher and events surrounding a fictitious summer institute for writing teachers--experiences which sound a great deal like Alice's adventures in Wonderland. (RS)

Describes how content area teachers balked at the need for prereading activities. Discusses how the teacher realized the importance of such activities through a variety of inservice activities. (RS)

Describes the Iowa Technology Loan Program, developed to provide teacher updates on contemporary topics for technology education programs. The program consists of workshops on technology followed by an opportunity to borrow equipment for a four-week period. (JOW)

Suggests that codes of ethics developed by educators and youth ministers can provide guidelines for dealing with social and personal dilemmas. Offers basic ethical guidelines for youth workers and suggests ways of implementing the principles in action. (MAB)

Explains how and why the Key Concerns in Team Teaching Rating Scale was developed. Suggests how the scale can be used by others who become involved in training for team teaching. Includes the scale. (RS)

In-service science teachers (n=63) in Zimbabwe were assessed as to their level of commitment to traditional culture and its relation to science instructional ideology. Teachers' scores of commitment to indigenous culture were positively and significantly correlated to traditional noninquiry ideology-preference scores but not to inquiry…

Explores how an inquiry-based demonstration classroom in-service program impacted the beliefs and practices of 14 secondary science teachers. Focuses on the in-service program participants' beliefs while in-class observations of participants documented their instructional practices. Discusses the effects of the program on the participants.…

Survey responses from 20 of 39 industrial technology education teachers in Lincoln, Nebraska, indicated that they felt able to teach special needs students but desired more training. They did not receive adequate support for working with these students and preferred professional days for inservice training. (SK)

A study investigated the efficacy of an intervention model to promote student involvement in transition planning. The intervention included coaching youth in student-directed planning skills to achieve transition goals, peer-based mentorship and parent support, and in-service education for staff. Participants demonstrated significant increases in…

Nine presentations are included in these proceedings: "Industries' Perception of Preparation of Marketing Teacher Education for Jobs in the Business World" (Thomas Allen); "Projecting the Need for Secondary Marketing Educators in Northeast Ohio to the Year 2000" (Patrick O'Connor); "Marketing Education: A Survey of State Supervisors Concerning…

This survey project of 129 randomly selected school systems in Ontario, Canada, investigates: (1) dominant patterns among secondary principals' practices and their effectiveness in the improvement of school processes and outcomes; (2) differences in practices between elementary and secondary school principals; (3) factors determining secondary…

This module, the second of four units about vocational competency measurement, is module 18 in the Vocational Education Curriculum Specialist series. The purpose stated for the document is to help vocational educators determine the specific job-related competencies that need to be tested. Content is organized into two sections, each of which…

This is a manual for those considering the role of Tutor in an educational programme following Open and Distance Learning (ODL) methodologies. To introduce the concept of self-learning, the manual is designed to be self-instructional: (1) Self paced; (2) Easy to read; (3) Easy to follow the instructions; (4) Illustrated with examples to enhance…

Describes the findings of a questionnaire, completed by a sample of chemistry teachers in England, concerning inservice needs. Statistical analyses are provided for the differences in opinion about reasons for taking inservice courses and what course contents were preferred. (MLH)