Relationships of Inservice Training Components and Changes in Teacher Concerns Regarding Innovations

The instructional elements of inservice training sessions that prepare teachers to implement innovations were investigated. Workshops conducted by trainers from exemplary programs sponsored by the National Diffusion Network were observed to describe the content and activities in terms of number of m...

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Published in:The Journal of educational research (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1985-07, Vol.78 (6), p.364-371
Main Authors: Broyles, India, Tillman, Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational innovation
Educational innovations
Educational sciences
Inservice teacher education
Inservice training
Observational research
Questionnaires
Research and development
Teacher education
Teachers
Teaching methods
Training
Training devices
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Summary:The instructional elements of inservice training sessions that prepare teachers to implement innovations were investigated. Workshops conducted by trainers from exemplary programs sponsored by the National Diffusion Network were observed to describe the content and activities in terms of number of minutes and percentage of time. Changes in teachers' concerns were measured by the Stages of Concerns Questionnaire. The results indicated that content topics classified as introduction, skills, organization, and theory were related to changes in teachers' concerns following training. In contrast to previous research, the measure of time spent in training activities classified as presentation, example, application, and feedback were not as critical to resolution of concerns.
ISSN:0022-0671
1940-0675
DOI:10.1080/00220671.1985.10885632