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Autor/inn/en | Louis, Karen Seashore; und weitere |
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Institution | Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. |
Titel | Staff Development and Curriculum Change: What's Good for Teachers is Good for Schools. (Draft). |
Quelle | (1981), (12 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Change Strategies; Demonstration Programs; Educational Change; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Inservice Education; Program Attitudes; Program Evaluation; Research Utilization; Staff Development; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Participation; Technical Assistance |
Abstract | This brief report summarizes the staff development benefits that occurred as a result of teachers participating in the Research and Development Utilization Program (RDU). Surveys of 540 teachers revealed the five most frequently cited staff development benefits to be: (1) learning more about curriculum development; (2) learning more about the availability of research- and development-based materials and programs; (3) acquiring new resources for helping other staff members; (4) gaining in self-confidence; and (5) learning more about the problem-solving process. Features of the programs that aided staff development were the use of school-based "local action teams"; the focus of training and the program on actual problems facing teachers in their work; and the use of tested, high quality materials. The report concludes that teachers who participated on a team benefited more than those who did not, and that providing expert training in implementing a new curriculum produced staff development benefits. The study suggests that merging inservice/staff development programs and planned change programs will create a more complimentary use of limited school funds. (Author/MLF) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |