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Peer reviewedLogan, Lloyd; Sachs, Judyth – School Organisation, 1991
Optimizing the use of resources for teacher development is a hardy perennial facing school and district administrators. This paper outlines a three-step process to assess the desirability and feasibility of proposed inservice education projects. The process involves establishing worth based on expressed interest; projecting likelihood of success…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Planning, Program Evaluation, Resource Allocation
Peer reviewedAustralian Mathematics Teacher, 1989
This paper discusses the need, principles, types, and evaluation of professional development programs as a stimulus document for the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Council meeting. (YP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education, Mathematics Education
Burr, Constance – Humanities, 1994
Describes the teacher-scholar program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Contends that the year-long program is an opportunity for professional self-renewal, providing teachers the opportunity to study topics and texts related to the subjects they teach. Includes a list of 24 teacher-scholars for 1994-95. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Humanities
Peace, Brian, Ed.; Foster, Keith, Ed. – 1986
The following papers are included: "Setting the Scene" (Brian Peace); "Different Training for Different Adult Educators?" (Michael Newman); "The Training of Part-Time Teachers in Adult Education: The UK Experience" (Brian Graham); "Adult Education Tutor Support" (Aileen Kelly); "Six Category…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Case Studies, Community Programs
Download full textHall, William C. – 1987
A study examined ways in which experienced, full-time Technical and Further Education (TAFE) lecturers can regularly update their technical knowledge and skills, especially in reference to the rapid technological changes occurring in industry and commerce. The research was conducted at four levels; three surveys were conducted. In the first,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Duignan, Patrick; Johnson, Neil – Australian Administrator, 1984
The importance of school organization and its impact on teachers' commitment to staff development has been highlighted in recent research. In schools that are favorably disposed toward staff development, the norms of "collegiality" and "experimentation" prevail. Staff practices fundamental to the creation and maintenance of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Teather, David C. B., Ed. – 1979
A review and bibliography of staff development in higher education in several countries is presented. Contents are as follows: Australia by Geoff Foster and Ernest Roe; Britain universities by John Nisbet and Ray McAleese; Britain polytechnics by Harriet Greenaway and Derek Mortimer; Canada by Bruce M. Shore; Denmark by John Conrad; The Federal…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Education, Educational Status Comparison, Faculty Development
Henry, John; Mitchell, John; Young, Susan – 2001
Significant developments have occurred in the field of professional development (PD) in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector in the past 10 years. During the early 1990s, work-based learning (WBL) became the preferred model for PD in the VET sector. Research sponsored by the National Staff Development Committee of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption (Ideas), Definitions, Educational Practices
Truell, Allen D., Ed. – 2000
This document contains six papers on vocational education. "Blurring the Boundaries: The Emergence of the New Vocational Student" (Mario Delci) documents the benefits of combining an academic curriculum with vocational coursework. "Observable Teaching Effectiveness and Personality Types of Selected Beginning Career and Technical…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Beginning Teachers, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
