A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT

kBSTRACT A conceptual framework that provides a mechanism for anticipating the worth and potential success of staff development activities, in advance of their implementation, is described. In the Eirat Section, descriptions are given of the four main components of the staff development framework: defining staff development, salient Drganizational features, participants ' roles, and an evaluation perspective. A description is given of the roles of key participants in staff development: the planners, providers, recipients, and avaluators. Section II provides a full discussion of each of the Jimensions, its conditions, and their interrelationships. Section III illustrates the use of the conceptual framework for appraising the 7alue of proposed staff development activities. Several typical staff JeveIopment activities are analyzed to show the use of the framework Eor forward-looking evaluation. The concluding section briefly liscusses research and policy issues arising from the application of the framework to staff development activities. (JD) r********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. r*********************************************************************