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utilizing collaboration, taking advantages of cooperative efforts as schools and universitiespartnerships (Nickoladies (2008); Cimer et al., (2010); Kucksuleymonoglu (2006); andfinally the importance of continuous follow up and support (Lamie (2006); Imjinda (2005);Conco (2005); Mohammed (2006); Harumi(2005); Ji-Kim(2008); Ye-He et al., (2009); Abed-Haleem (2008 ).In addition, the studies give a clear picture of the theoretical and practical issues related toINSET. They, for example, clarified the important role INSET plays in helping teacherscoping with innovative changes. The positive results shown by Kirkgoz (2008); Idris et al.,(2007) and El-Shandawily (1990) studies bring back to the memory the introduction of thenew Palestinian English Curriculum within the last few years. This introduction wasaccompanied with almost no training. Only a few training courses were citedhere and there inseparate efforts far away from large scale coherent policy plans. Such exclusion of inservicetraining programmes role might have contributed to the difficulties, complaints,dissatisfaction and misunderstandings that accompanied the introduction of the newPalestinian curriculum.Furthermore, the current study is similar to the 27 reviewed studies in the first category intwo ways. Firstly, it is concerned with evaluating the inservice training programme throughteachers' and supervisors reactions and views. Secondly, it adopts the descriptive analyticmethod with questionnaires and interviews as the main data collection tools. Also, this studyis similar to Al-Farra (1996) and Jaber (2002) in their attempts of evaluating trainingprogrammes in the light of contemporary trends. In addition, this study is similar to Cimer etal., (2010) in evaluating the training programme in the light of a set of predeterminedprinciples. Nevertheless, Cimer et al.‟s study adopted only 6 principles derived from generalliterature review, this study adopts 15 principles established through elaborate, detailed andcomprehensive survey of contemporary trends within INSET literature- 81 -