In August, 1967, the Bedford program for School and Community Participation in Sex and Family Living Education received a Title III grant to create a Center for the Study of Sex and Family Living Education. The center organized an inservice teacher education program for Bedford teachers grade one through twelve. The inservice teacher education…

A case for inservice training programs for language teachers in public schools is developed in this paper. Key reasons showing the need for such programs focus on: the new teacher involved in team teaching, independent study programs, and individualized instruction; social and educational change; program articulation and coordination; and teacher…

The Higher Education Institute for Teacher Preparation in Adult Education was established to provide leaders to teacher training programs in the western United States with the knowledge and skills necessary to organize and conduct teacher training programs in Adult Education. From August through October 1971 qualified instructors from 41…

The eight papers in the report are tied together by the theme of pluralism and social change in an attempt to determine information needs in the area of inservice teacher education (ISTE) and to identify the contemporary issues surrounding ISTE. The first three papers describe case studies of substantial efforts in inservice education: a…

Reports on the evaluation of two programs which followed the master teacher training model espoused by the National Science Foundation, but used different types of master teachers and activities. Different results were produced from the two evaluation methods; using both methods provided a clearer view of the strengths and weaknesses of the…

Presents the role of RECSAM, the Regional Center for Education in Science and Mathematics of Southeast Asia, in the production of low-cost teaching/learning aids and in training key educators at the elementary level. (HM)

Ten separate articles reviewing the training programs operated by 10 corporations and agencies are collected in this booklet. The articles describe the programs and assess their implications for teacher education. An introduction and a summary of the implications complete the document. The titles and authors of the articles are "Introduction:…

Concludes that the majority of Australia's teachers colleges have adapted to the need for literature courses that prepare students to be teachers rather than scholars. (Author/RB)

This instructional module on sex stereotyping and its effect on mathematics education is composed of four transparency masters, two handouts, and a bibliography and is designed to accompany a 25-minute tape. The four transparencies are stereotyping sample mathematics problems, sex differences in mathematical skills, and mathematics courses and job…

In 1967, junior college and Kansas State Teachers College personnel studied the preparation of the state's junior college teachers. To design a graduate program, they analyzed the instructors by the education they had or needed. The data came from 450 teachers at 14 of the 16 Kansas junior colleges. Among the findings were: (1) 88% came from…

This report provides an initial overview of the Model Teacher Training System, the development of which is a major goal of the Program on Teaching Effectiveness of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching. Detailed explication of its development will be presented in subsequent reports. Separate presentations will be prepared…

Project Impact, a project to train teachers in values education and to build support systems for teachers and administrators, is described. Information is provided on funding, teacher workshops, model school district activities, course content and scheduling, a film, and information dissemination. (SW)

The organization of an inservice education program for teaching the metric system and how it might be taught in the classroom is described. (JT)