Practical Approaches to Individualizing Staff Development for Adults

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Staff developers are presented with an introduction to learning styles, that is, how people learn new or difficult information. When staff development is based on a learning-style approach, the same information is introduced in alternative ways and participants can choose to learn through the resources or approaches most closely matched to their style. The editors have compiled many interesting and practical strategies that presenters in staff development sessions can use to involve participants in experimenting with new ideas. These methods will provide enrichment, resulting in a successful staff development.

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RITA DUNN is Professor in the Division of Administrative and Instructional Leadership and Director of the Center for the Study of Learning and Teaching Styles, St. John's University, New York. She has authored or coauthored 20 books and 300 articles including: Teaching and Counseling Gifted and Talented Adolescents (Praeger, 1993) and Multiculturalism and Learning Styles (Praeger, 1995). KENNETH DUNN is Professor and Coordinator of Administration and Supervision in the Department of Education and Community Programs, Queens College, City University of New York. He has authored or co authored 13 books and more than 100 articles.