Staff development specialists worked with elementary school personnel to improve school morale by gathering information to assess the current climate, establishing task forces to deal with the problems, and training staff members in techniques for ameliorating the problems. (MLF)

Describes a districtwide thinking skills program developed by teachers in an Illinois elementary school. (MD)

This study evaluated the effectiveness of two teaching methods to determine which is more effective in enhancing the knowledge base of participating nurses: the preceptor model embodies decentralized instruction by a member of the nursing staff, and the formal teaching model uses centralized teaching by the inservice education department. (JOW)

To generate support and improve efficiency of school support staff, weekly workshops in one Florida school district addressed previously assessed needs among the staff. (JW)

Drownings in lifeguard supervised areas are often due to failure of guard to recognize signs of struggle, intrusion of nonlifeguard duties, and distraction from surveillance duties. Information on inservice training programs and suggestions for monitoring performance are given. (DF)

"Dying and Death in Critical Care Practice" was a one-day continuing education offering designed for registered nurses who practiced in settings such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, coronary care units, and operating rooms. The workshop was part of a continuing education curriculum in critical care nursing. (SSH)

Examined the temperament profile of 1,777 resident assistants compared to a normative sample of 3,352. Results showed the RA could be categorized by higher amiable, expressive, and driving scores and lower reflective scores than the norms, with significant sex differences. Implications are suggested for RA selection and inservice education. (JAC)

Describes the training program for hospital personnel at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Emphasizes the importance of improving the communication skills of health care employees. (PD)

Explores the question, "Should women entering management positions continue to be trained in courses especially designed for women?" (WL)

Room structure, decor, and furnishings and equipment are major environmental factors that have an impact upon meeting participants. Advice is given on designing a conference room that facilitates learning and provides a setting where a group can be enclosed comfortably and productively for the major portion of a working day. (Author/AJ)

Presents an inbasket exercise with 10 problems designed to increase awareness and understanding by school district employees and officials of the various tasks and responsibilities of the school district business manager. (JG)

This paper reports on a workshop developed to give middle school teachers experience using the TI-73 calculator as a teaching tool and to serve as a model for the introduction of technology into their classrooms. A booklet prepared for the workshop gave keystrokes used for the TI-73 with an emphasis on features that are unique to this calculator.…

Professional development from the school system's point of view is a planned, comprehensive, and systemic program designed by a school system to improve all school personnel's ability to design, implement, and assess productive change in each individual and in the school organization. This booklet provides an overview of and strategies to…

Contemporary models of school reform acknowledge the principal as the passport to school success and the manager of an increasingly complex organization. This digest asserts that principals benefit from professional development that examines best practices, provides coaching support, encourages risk taking designed to improve student learning,…

Article concentrated on in-service growth experience not only because it is less understood and appreciated than the pursuit of advanced degrees, but because it is almost certainly the more promising of the two forms of post-baccalaurate gap-closing. (Author/RK)