| Summary: | In recent years, staff development has received general recognition as a valuable method for improving the quality of education. Teacher centres constitute a significant forum for facilitating staff development. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to examine one such teacher centre in Montreal. === Examination of the literature on effective staff development and teacher centres resulted in an analytical framework comprising: (1) Context; (2) Organizational Structure; (3) Planning; (4) Process; and, (5) Content. This was used to organize data collected from observation, interviews, documents and a client survey. === The case study provided insight into the philosophy, purpose and organization of the centre and its staff development programmes. Additionally, the study identified methods employed by the centre to combat problems which currently face many staff development fora; namely, continued funding and maintaining client support. === The study revealed a strong relationship between the characteristics of the centre and those identified by research as effective staff development.
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