Contemporary Ideas for Inclusion in In-Service Training.

Overview & Synopsis

An overview of contemporary ideas regarding in-service vocational-technical education is presented in brief outline. In-service education is defined (as a "planned, goal-directed change process") and guidelines for planning, organizing, and conducting in-service education, consistent with the definition, are given. Key points are reiterated and are illustrated in a model. Available information germane to the current status of vocational-technical in-service education is presented without comment; instead, the reader is asked to "ponder and probe the data for its true meaning." In conclusion, the author raises several contemporary questions regarding in-service education, asking about priorities, areas for change, identification of needs, financing, delivery, responsibility, evaluation, and the relationship between in-service education and a performance-based certificate program. (AJ)