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ERIC Number: EJ216054
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Feb
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Guidelines for Better Staff Development.
Wood, Fred H.; Thompson, Steven R.
Educational Leadership, v37 n5 p374-78 Feb 1980
Research on adult learning suggests that direct and concrete experiences where the learner applies what is being learned are an essential ingredient for in-service education. Abstract, word-oriented talk sessions are not adequate to change behaviors. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Theories, School Districts, Staff Development, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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