Implications for staff development are discussed using an empirically tested model that measures the developmental level of teacher concerns as they deal with innovative ideas. The focus is on specific stages of concern as a way of better understanding relevant interventions useful to the staff developer. (JMF)

Describes the "floating faculty" program developed by the Prince George's County (Maryland) Public Schools to provide onsite inservice training for school faculties in the district through the use of specially trained personnel that make up a "faculty-without-a-school." (JG)

Describes a college-based, inservice teacher education program for high school language teachers. (CHK)

Using an attudinal scale which assessed three dimensions thought to underlie attitudes toward mainstreaming, teachers, nurses, and other noneducators were scored before and following a course on exceptional children. Pre- and posttest scores demonstrated significant shifts to a more positive orientation, suggesting that information can form a…

Surveys the participation of secondary school mathematics and science teachers in inservice training activities in Israel. Results indicate the majority of inservice training participation occurs during summer months with little involvement, other than reading, occurring during the school year. (SL)

Described are seven inservice education sessions located in three states and attended by the author. (RY)

Describes a program designed to help the beginning teacher adjust to a new job and assist him to minimize the common pitfalls and difficulties encountered by many new teachers. (SB)

Workshops can be a successful means of in-service education programs. (GB)

This program gave a vocational agriculture teacher six weeks of experience in industry and provided him with instructional assistance from a dairy industry during the school year. (GB)

Preservice teacher education programs should promote skills that enable teachers to select activities and resources for continued professional growth. (MM)

The use of telecommunication systems holds great potential for in-service training programs. (MM)

A general model for competency-based in-service training which integrates four processes used in systems engineering is described; the major problems that reduce its effective use are presented and discussed. (MM)

School focused in-service education and training (INSET) is a synthesis of course-based and school-based models. Three elements are considered: identification and definition of needs; development and execution of appropriate INSET activities to meet these needs; and evaluation. (JMF)

An off-campus in-service education program was developed and tested at Northern Illinois University Department of Special Education to meet training needs resulting from Public Law 94-142. (MM)

Given the reality of the changing demographics in today's classrooms, it is imperative that teacher candidates leave their teacher education programs prepared to teach in culturally diverse classrooms. Research shows that using multicultural literature can be an effective approach to teaching about diversity. Research also shows that the majority…