An Investigation of Some Outcomes of In‐Service Training¹

2 Changing teachers’ practice: innovation and ideology in a part‐time B.Ed, course

“…Moreover, there is some indication from the interview data that those students who have adopted a stronger teacher-investigator position on leaving the course, or have questioned more fundamentally, were already in a critical frame of mind before they started. (Henderson (1976) reports a similar finding. )…”

INSET: initiating change or merely supporting it?

“…The quality of working relationships among teachers is related to implementation. These views are supported by the findings of others, for example Henderson (1976), Biggs (1983) and Kerry (1985), who all identify the importance of a whole-school commitment, especially that of the headteacher. In my own study ten primary-phase teachers identified support from the headteacher or other colleagues in school as a change factor, and eight of the ten also identified in-service training as a factor.…”

Health Education—In-Service Training of Teachers

“…One noticeable problem is the fact that what is learnt or gained on a course seems to disappear or be lost once the teacher gets back to school (Henderson 1976). A teacher may discover on a course the need for a better system of health teaching co-ordination (Schools Council 1976) (Cowley 1977).…”