Implementing In-Service Education And Training

First published in 1993. In the 1990s the education service faces challenging new priorities. As teachers seek to extend their skills and develop new expertise, they need continued, career-long professional development. This volume examines how teachers play key roles in providing and evaluating training. From schools in four education authorities varied styles of INSET are represented, drawing on words and experience of those at the centre of INSET activities. The book reflects some of the problems they face and how these are resolved. The authors link theory with practice of evaluation. They address issues of principle alongside day-to-day experience. This book offers a range of alternative models and styles of INSET for practitioners to consider and adapt to their own needs. The authors recognize the value of practitioner knowledge and suggest that in evaluating INSET, teachers can articulate for themselves and for an outside audience provide much information about what it means to teach and learn.

Robert Burgess is Professor of Sociology and Director of CEDAR (Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research) at the University of Warwick. He has published widely in the fields of Sociology and Educational Studies. He is currently President of the Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences. John Connor was a Teacher Fellow in CEDAR and is now Headteacher at Cardinal Newman School, Coventry. Sheila Galloway is a Research Fellow in CEDAR at the University of Warwick. She was previously an English teacher. Her main research interests include: in-service training, professional development, curriculum evaluation, supply teachers and comparative vocational training. She has published in a range of education journals. Marlene Morrison is a Research Fellow in CEDAR at the University of Warwick. Previously a lecturer in Further Education, her research interests include in-service education, library studies, gender and time-related issues. She has published a range of reports, articles and papers. Malcolm Newton was a Teacher Fellow in CEDAR and is currently the Headteacher of the Mandeville School co-educational Upper School in Aylesbury.