Five steps essential to an effective procedure for selecting a new superintendent are listed. The author suggests that these procedures should provide board members with answers to basic questions, such as who should be involved in the selection process, what the board should expect from the outgoing superintendent, how to attract the right…

Alternatives for working within a regionally adopted framework for selecting an elementary school science program are considered in this paper. The alternatives are ranked on a scale from 0 to 5 in increasing levels of modifying a set instructional pattern: Level 0, typified by indifference to any consistent program in science; Level 1, a complete…

To quantify specified relevant items in Kansas secondary school media centers, use of professional selection aids, and authoritarianism tendency of media specialists, a research survey was conducted among a sample of seventy individuals from a population of ninety-five qualified Kansas school media specialists. Item responses were tabulated and…

The dual purpose of this study was to identify president selection methods of 20 community colleges in six Western States, and to develop a "Guideline of Procedures for Hiring a Community College President." Personal interviews with trustees, faculty members, administrators, and in some cases, employees and students revealed marked diversity both…

A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR WAS HELD TO AID IN RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THE TRAINING PROGRAM INVOLVED 58 PARTICIPANTS FROM 12 MIDWESTERN STATES. THE REPORT OUTLINED THE TOPIC COVERED AND SUMMARIZED THE MAJOR TALKS GIVEN DURING THE SEMINAR. THE RESPONSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS TO AN…

Models proposed by Cleary, Thorndike, Cole, Einhorn and Bass, and Darlington for analyzing bias in the use of tests in a selection strategy are surveyed. Six additional models for test bias are also introduced. The purpose is to describe, compare, contrast, and evaluate these models while, at the same time, extracting such useful ideas as may be…

This pamphlet prepared by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Ohio Association of Librarians presents guidelines for writing policies for materials selection in school libraries. A School Library Bill of Rights and a Bibliography of materials to aid in the writing of a materials selection policy are included. Sample policies from the Edison…

Traces the growth of higher education in the United States and the related growth of university libraries. (PF)

Observations about future patterns of media program development as media and instructional strategies become united. (Author)

Describes the situation of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, two years after librarians were given faculty status and comparable faculty rankings. Discussions include promotion, workload, sabbaticals, research, and collective bargaining. (JVP)

The manager of personnel selection and recruitment for a major industrial firm presents elements of a new recruitment program: (1) reduce the list of target universities; (2) make better use of existing, nonrecruitment programs with colleges; (3) enlist the voluntary aid of managers and corporate staff; and (4) work closely with key managers.…

Examines validity of claims made for the Mannheim Rating (of teaching texts for German as a foreign language), as well as its criteria for judging textbooks. The nonexistence of a comprehensive grammar of contemporary German makes it difficult to discuss grammar; therefore, some ratings are seen as too harsh. (IFS/WGA)

Operationalizes the theoretical foundation of Gagne's model as a component in the instructional design process. The description of design techniques includes a sample media analysis, and a sample sequence worksheet. (JEG)

Describes the program New York City created for selecting, training, evaluating, and placing managers. (IRT)