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Personal interviews were conducted with the administrative personnel at the central and regional levels of the Department of Public Instruction in Puerto Rico. A questionnaire was used to gather data to describe the music specialists' attitude and needs toward in-service programs, to report the extent to which the in-service program conducted for music specialists related to the department's program, and to report how these programs are viewed by the participants.","The following conclusions are based upon the findings. (1) Differences do exist among the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Virginia, Florida, and Georgia and the philosophy, objectives, activities, and evaluation procedures of the induction program in Puerto Rico. (2) The discovery of differences among the music specialists' rating of quality of the in-service training between the seven education regions suggested that the officials of the Department of Public Instruction in Puerto Rico should differentiate between the services it provides to each one of the educational regions. (3) The preference of music specialists to participate in in-service activities offered in their school or at a nearby school over the in-service training activities offered at the regional and central levels should be considered in planning and developing in-service training. (4) The preference of the music specialists for college courses as a type of in-service activity is a call for the higher education institutions to play a more active role in in-service education. (5) Music specialists from the seven education regions expressed positive attitudes towards more in-service training programs for both beginning and tenured teachers. (6) Music specialist's perception of the school support available to encourage them to participate in activities and provide them with assistance in developing a personal plan for professional growth were negative. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:50:33Z (GMT). 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