"Staff Development Policy: Fuzzy Choices in an Imperfect Market" and Commentary

Creator

Robert T. Stout

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

February 1996

Abstract

It is argued here that staff development in the public elementary and secondary schools of the United States is misguided in both policy and practice. In its current form it represents an imperfect consumer market in which "proof of purchase" substitutes for investment in either school improvement or individual development. A policy model based on investment in school improvement is shown, in which different assumptions about how to improve schools are linked to different alternatives for the design and implementation of staff development. These are argued to be based on an investment rather than consumption model.

Keywords

Education and state, Public policy

Extent

18

Volume

4

Issue

2

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Also includes Contributed Commentary by Damon A. Runion, November 4, 1996.

Identifier

E11-00051

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Stout, Robert T., ""Staff Development Policy: Fuzzy Choices in an Imperfect Market" and Commentary" (1996). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/1