What Students Should Learn In Schools. An Issue for Staff Development

Abstract

For teachers to gain the most from staff development, the deliv ery process should be carefully planned according to their pro fessional stages of maturity. The novice teacher and the experi enced professional should not be expected to take part in the same way in the same staff development program.

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