Three approaches generally have been taken to explain effective leadership in educational administration: (1) The leader's personality traits are the key; (2) Success results from mastering modes of interpersonal behavior; and (3) Effectiveness depends on the situation in which leadership is exercised. Leadership is a reciprocal process--leader…

A rationale is presented for centralizing personnel services to student athletes through special human services units attached to athletics departments. The units would provide academic and personal counseling, coordinate research, mediate conflict, and promote social interaction and dialog with the public. (PP)

Two models of instructional innovation seeking to explain why some innovations are successful are synthesized and illustrated in the course evaluation system at the University of Birmingham. Success factors include cooperation among faculty in different areas, openness of evaluation, "ownership" of innovations, leadership, and authority…

A problem-oriented approach originally designed for patient record keeping by Dr. Lawrence Weed was adapted to facilitate decision making by administrators of student health care services at the University of Southern California. A description of the approach is given, and reactions of staff members are described. (PP)

Describes a developmental counseling program designed to help deaf children. Discusses the following strategies: (1) counselor-teacher relationships; (2) student communication strategies; (3) learning group discussions; (4) group counseling; and (5) individual counseling. (RC)

Describes experiences in assisting native management trainers in Bahrain improve management training programs. Discusses characteristics of people and organizations, program design, relationships with resident trainers, training preferences and learning styles of managers, and language and communication. (RC)

Addresses graduate students who are about to select a mentor, offers advice in selecting a mentor, and discusses responsibilities of both mentor and graduate student by focusing on three stages in the professional development of the young scientist. (JN)

Presents a definition of career placement which encompasses the concept of career planning. Discusses the shift in emphasis from placement to career planning and the legitimacy of a placement office on campus. Notes approaches for gaining faculty support for career services. (RC)

Public and private school collaboration offers many benefits to private schools. Barriers to collaboration, however, include public schools' fears of private schools'"raiding" of good students and doubts about private schools' relevance to public school problems, differences in staff members' professional backgrounds, and difficulties in finding…

Law students at Washburn University have the opportunity to intern for a semester at Washburn Legal Clinic. The use of psychologically-based learning group methods to help these interns in their transition from book-oriented students to practicing attorneys is described. Attorney client relationships and stages in attorney development are among…

An historical perspective of the American College Health Association emphasizes the importance of teamwork among health personnel. The current trend in litigation toward health care professionals and the regulatory role of government has resulted in an apparent increase in legal activity, and necessitates teamwork between doctors and lawyers. (JN)

Conflicts between basic research and applied science segments of pharmacy are discussed, with special attention to traditional goals of teaching, research, and service and to improving relationships between these branches of the profession. Techniques already tried, such as peer review of grant proposals, and faculty nontenure "service track," are…

A chairman of pharmacy in a state university outlines obligations in reducing tensions within the profession: making teaching relevant to the product of the school--clinical pharmacists; making one's own expertise available to faculty to develop research projects; and insuring highest scientific quality of services. (MSE)

Interviews with and observations of principals and teachers in Ontario elementary schools revealed that beginning teachers would seek assistance from an experienced teacher only if they could find one who taught the same grade in a nearby classroom and who appeared open to friendship. (SJL)

Faculty and career planning and placement combine efforts to bring about a change. (Author)