Publisher's Synopsis
This book is designed for the student learning about research, design or coordination of staff development and for the administrator or coordinator looking for models of planning and delivery. The text offers models for staff development from the practitioner's viewpoint, and models that are embedded in the latest research and theory.;The content includes a review of the needs for staff development from local, state, regional, national and international perspectives, models for the design of long-range, personalized programmes, and process components to insure successful implementation and evaluation of programmes.