Urges reevaluation of historical role of college faculty in responsibility for book selection in academic libraries. Changing conditions make practice of faculty control of book selection and book funds increasingly suspect and selection process must be seen as responsibility of library faculty, aided and assisted by teaching faculty. (34…

In placement decisions necessitated by PL 94-142, the multidimensional team approach may be hindered by group problems. The more structured nominal group technique (NGT) is suggested. NGT has six steps: silent, written generation of ideas; round robin reporting; group discussion for clarification; preliminary priority vote; discussion; and final…

A discussion of the rationale for asking sponsors for non-grant support details an orientation to research development that focuses on process rather than outcome. Specific strategies for communicating with government, industry, and private sponsors over a broad range of non-money research development issues are discussed and illustrated with…

Results of a survey of business and language faculty at two universities provide information about how the two groups view each other and why business schools might be opposed to having language requirements. Problems of communication between the faculty groups are also revealed. (MSE)

An administrator in a State agency for the development and implementation of services for the mentally retarded relates her experiences and training as a paraprofessional and later as a professional in this field. She recommends the use of transdiciplinary teams including paraprofessionals, and increased cooperation between professionals and…

The January aspect of college administration refers to the Roman god Janus, who was capable of looking forward and backward simultaneously. It is applied to academic deans who must look toward both administrative superiors and subordinates, and the same two-directional interface is imposed on presidents, department chairmen, professors, and…

Describes an approach to cooperative efforts between a mental health center and a law enforcement agency. A series of programs were developed to provide human relations skills training to police officers. These cooperative training programs are designed to increase interpersonal sensitivity in dealing with citizens and fellow officers alike. (SJL)

This book highlights the natural challenges in teaching and provides the kind of skills and understandings that are essential to be a professional teacher. It provides accessible, realistic, honest and practical ways to address the natural challenges inherent in a multi-task profession like teaching. Each chapter addresses an essential facet of…

This document contains a report describing a collaborative initiative involving the regional office and two sub-offices of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) and four Head Start programs in northwest Connecticut that resulted in positive outcomes for children and families, agency staff, and their communities. Also included…

This paper addresses the emerging relationship between teams of high school science teachers and ecologists who were paired in a year-long collaborative endeavor. The specific focus is on the benefits reported by the teachers and the ecologists participating in the Teacher Enhancement through Pedagogy and Ecology Project (TEPE). The teachers and…

In an effort to determine why there is continued scarcity of all women and of men of color in the sciences, this study turns the lens of the social sciences onto social aspects of the sciences. Interviews with academic science faculty examined gender and racial/ethnic issues in the professional domain of a variety of scientists for clues as to how…

This book is an effort to explore the ways in which mentoring and counseling are related and can be applied to one another. To meet the needs of a diverse audience, the authors present the advantages of initiating mentoring relationships with people of different genders, age groups, and cultural backgrounds. The book presents the rich history of…

Through teacher-child conversation, experts use oral language to help novices take on more complex tasks; and Reading Recovery children, who are obviously having difficulty with school-based learning, are especially in need of significant conversations with adults. Reading and writing processes are supported through conversation with Reading…

This handbook describes the development of the Advocacy Consortium for College Students with Disabilities in Rochester, New York, and provides suggestions on how to create such consortiums. It begins by discussing the following topics: the need for advocacy consortiums to assist support providers in addressing ongoing concerns about documentation…

To help explain the role and purpose of staff development in the schools, information was solicited from professionals in the field about their job-related concerns and needs, and their continuing education interests. Their responses are summarized, and recommendations for the field are suggested. (PP)