Examines the library short course orientation program for support staff, primarily secretaries, administrative assistants and researchers, teaching and laboratory assistants, at the University of Victoria; summarizes course evaluations, and poses suggestions for program improvement. (CWM)

Reviews Catholic school provisions for the education of blind and visually handicapped students and considers what more needs to be done to fully implement the Pastoral Statement of the Bishops on Handicapped People (1978). Suggests a vision consultant to coordinate services and provide staff development. (SJL)

Describes a study of community college staff development objectives and activities. Survey responses from 687 (of 1,315) academic deans revealed that program goals most frequently related to full-time faculty and that the most highly rated and used activities were faculty travel and grant programs. Presents methodology, results, recommendations,…

Psychoeducation is presented as a philosophy and a series of skills which allied health practitioners and educators can use to improve the preventive care and positive health enhancement aspects of their professional practice. An organized approach to the extensive literature in psychoeducation is outlined. (Author)

The use of a peer counselor in a staff support position in the student financial aid office at Wesleyan University is discussed. An academic credit course taught by the Director of Financial Aid was organized. Peer counselors must be selected, trained, and given responsibilities normally assigned to professionals. (MLW)

The success of competency based vocational education (CBVE) implementation depends upon commitment of staff and administration, visits to institutions with existing programs, and staff development and materials adaptation. (JOW)

The author states that the classical authoritarian organizational model and managerial style are being replaced by participative and matrix forms of corporate activity. He focuses on setting tomorrow's norms in human resource development. (CT)

A diagram of the reorganized yearbook staff, reflective of current emphasis on magazine-style layout designs, and adaptable for colleges, high schools, mid-high schools, and junior high schools. Listings of responsibilities for each integral staff member. (RL)

Develops a proposed model for the establishment of rural teacher centers which calls for and defines teacher educator involvement, establishes interdependence between rural school districts, and depends on local teachers for direction. (Author)

Future staff development designs must be consistent with the organizational and environmental realities teachers confront each day. Various existing staff development programs are described and suggestions are made for alternative solutions which incorporate organizational and environmental factors. (JN)

Suggests that the most feasible way of achieving rapport between secondary school content area teachers and reading specialists is through in-service programs that utilize total school in-service, departmental in-service, individual in-service, total school and departmental in-service, or a combination of these approaches. (FL)

Defining the nature and extent of risk associated with adventure education, this article notes the riskiest activities and delineates three main causes of accidents: unsafe conditions; unsafe acts; and judgmental errors. Careful program organization, staff selection, routine safety inspections, and emergency plans are also addressed. (SB)

The factorial validity was investigated of a 55-item instrument designed for use in a recently desegregated school district to assess staff training needs. Factor analysis supported the validity of the instrument. (The 55 items are presented). (Author/JKS)

Presents self-assessment questions in fifteen subcategories: conducting training programs, conducting on-the-job training, training managers and supervisors how to train, applying criteria for selecting program participants, establishing and maintaining resources, using techniques (behavior modeling, role playing, simulation, laboratory training,…

This article describes the inception and objectives of Project LEAD (League for Educational Administrator Development), an in-service consortium of school districts, county offices of education, institutions of higher education, and professional associations in the Sacramento, California area. Results of LEAD's in-service priorities assessment are…