Martin Owen

A Teacher-Centered Model of Development in the Educational Use of Computers.

ABSTRACT The paper discusses the theoretical basis for a teacher development programme for the use of information technology in science teaching. Strategies of teacher development are described by modes (methods of implementation) and models (the view taken of the teacher in the development). A case is made for a model which is based on the needs of the teacher. There is a brief description of the outcomes of the teacher development project in terms of its fit with the development model.

A Task Focused Management Development Programme.

Abstract This paper describes a school management development programme aimed at developing managerial skills and responsibilities across the whole school staff. The paper describes why there is possibly some antipathy to this topic for in‐service education and training (INSET). The approach chosen was to use teachers’ current managerial tasks as the focus for the development so that in conjunction with extant self‐study materials, teachers could design their own INSET appropriate to their current perceived needs.

Embedding IT in Teacher Education

This paper reports the first part of a year‐long evaluation of an attempt to embed the use of IT within a Postgraduate Certificate of Education in Science with Technology. The paper outlines the context of the study, and presents the initial survey conducted during the first eight weeks of the 38 week course. The survey indicated a wide divergence in the experiences of the students on entry to the course and that the main barriers to the use of IT were time and access.