PURPOSES, METHODS, AND IMPLICATIONS IN FORMULATING GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AT ANY LEVEL ARE REPORTED. (SEE PP. 1-9.) ALTHOUGH THE GUIDELINES ARE NOT INCLUDED, AN INDICATION OF HOW AND BY WHOM THEY CAN BEST BE UTILIZED IS GIVEN. A LISTING OF PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY COMPRISES THE MAJOR PORTION…

OF 26 FULL-TIME MEMBERS AT COLUMBUS COLLEGE, 19 VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED IN A STUDY OF A SELF-EVALUATION PROCEDURE. USING A 7-POINT SCALE, EACH PARTICIPANT RATED HIMSELF ON (1) SPEAKING VOICE, (2) MANNERISMS, (3) KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT, (4) HIS ENTHUSIASM, (5) CLASS ENTHUSIASM, (6) DIGRESSIONS, (7) ORGANIZATION AND PREPARATION, (8) USE OF ANALOGIES,…

This booklet is a revised and abridged reprint of "Let's Teach Adults," brought out by the Florida State Department of Education in 1954. In this printing, references have been broadened to apply to the country as a whole. The four chapters, intended for use by teachers and directors of adult education programs, discuss beginning first classes…

If institutions of higher education are serious about encouraging excellence in teaching, then they must be prepared to reward such excellence in a manner similar to that for excellence in scholarly achievement. The first step to achieve this goal would be to establish a standard system of evaluating instructional effectiveness that would have as…

The appendix consists of materials related to the workshop to increase and improve university teacher training in adult basic education. Appendix A comprises planning committee information (13 pages). Appendix B contains a list of workshop participants, a professional resource list, and the workshop schedule (46 pages). Letters and forms used for…

This document suggests a model structured to facilitate the growth of individual faculty members from initial awareness of the need for change through readiness to undertake limited experiments or to more sophisticated instructional development activities. The three-phased program based on self-initiated instructional improvement, emphasizes…

This book is the second of a series of conference proceedings on problems of medical education held by the Fogarty International Center. The participants discussed the value of research in medical education, research as a teaching tool, research and the teaching of community medicine, concepts of medical education, the role of the school of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate two questions pertaining to student evaluation of teachers. These are: (1) Do students indeed provide the instructor with information about instructional practices that he doesn't already know? and (2) If this is the case, to what extent is it true at a variety of colleges and for a significant…

This article tells the story of how a university can develop an on-site inservice program for teachers that deals with day-to-day, real-life issues of teaching. Such a program benefits both the university and school participants. (Editor)

Eight curricular considerations are put forth relevant to teacher renewal strategies. (MM)

Suggestions are offered for overcoming the financial problems of providing staff renewal. (MM)

Techniques to improve teacher performance are shared. (MLF)

Provides eight tips that may help language arts teachers better manage their time. (DD)

The status of professional growth of teachers, some current factors influencing professional stability, and some of the key elements to better inservice programs are examined. (MM)

An opinion on the roles of the staff development and audiovisual services at the university level and the relationship between them. (STS)