Professors and practitioners, surveyed as to what degree staff development practices were employed in schools, displayed sig nificantly different beliefs. The model upon which the survey was based, as well as responses given, are discussed here.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Cruickshank, D.K.; Lorish, C.; and Thompson, L. "What We Think We Know About Inservice Education." Journal of Teacher Education30 ( 1979): 27-32.
2.
Dillon, E.A. "Staff Development Content Delivery." Journal of Teacher Education30 (1979): 42-43.
3.
Edelfelt, R.A. "Criteria for Local Inservice Education Programs." In Inservice Education: Criteria for and Examples of Local Programs, edited by R. A. Edelfelt.Bellingham, Wash.: Western Washington State College, 1977.
4.
Heichberger, R.L. "Toward a Strategy for Humanizing the Change Process in Schools." In Educational Change: A Humanistic Approach, edited by R. Eiben and A. Millisen.LaJolla, Calif.: University Associates, 1976.
5.
Houston, W.R., and Freiberg, H.J. "Perceptual Motion, Blindman's Bluff and Inservice Education." Journal of Teacher Education30 ( 1979): 7-9.
6.
Joyce, B., and Peck, L.Inservice Teacher Education Report 11: Interviews. Syracuse, N. Y.: National Dissemination Center, Syracuse University, 1977.
7.
Long, D.H. "Competency-Based Staff Development. " In Staff Development: Staff Liberation, edited by C. W. Beegle and R. A. Edelfelt.Washington, D.C.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , 1977.
8.
National Inservice Network.Quality Practices Task Force Final Paper. National Inservice Network, 1980.
9.
Thompson, S.R. "A Survey and Analysis of Pennsylvania Public School Personnel Perceptions of Staff Development Practices and Beliefs with a View to Identifying Some Critical Problems or Needs." Doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1982.
10.
Wilen, W.W., and Kindsvatter, R. "Implications of Research for Effective Inservice Education." The Clearing House, April 1978, pp. 392-396.
11.
Wood, F.H.; McQuarrie, F.O.; and Thompson, S.R. "Practitioners and Professors Agree on Effective Staff Development Practices." Educational Leadership, October 1982.
12.
Wood, F.H.; Thompson, S.R.; and Russell, F. "Designing Effective Staff Development Programs." In Staff Development/Organizational Development, edited by B. Dillon-Peterson.Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1981.
