Describes the online public access catalog training sessions for library faculty and staff at Purdue University, focusing on the design and results of a survey developed to assess training effectiveness. Results of the survey, which are included, showed a need for reinforcing practice sessions. (five references) (EA)

The Brooklyn College (New York) program of campus leadership development was designed to tap the leadership potential of faculty but is adaptable for students and staff. It consists of five phases (emergence/identification; cultivation; classification; authorization; support) and focuses on developing three types of authority (substantive;…

Describes elements of the Student Service Quality Assurance model used at Butler County Community College to assure access to education, access to information via the library and various technological means, employee development, and student development through adjunct advising, career planning, student seminars, developmental studies, and peer…

Shows that the inconsistencies in implementation of process strategies for reading and writing instruction by a first grade teacher participating in a three-year staff development program are a result of the lack of four components in the program: feedback, planning time, focus on one innovation, and consensus on school goals. (SR)

Discusses homosexuality, homosexual adolescents in out-of-home care settings, and factors that can help make placement in residential facilities a more positive experience for homosexual adolescents. (HTH)

Includes "An LEA Example: The Changing Provision in the East Midlands" (Summers, Glazier); "Contribution of RACs (Regional Advisory Councils)" (Bailey); "The WEA" (Hull); "The Medau Society" (Weedon); "National Federation of Women's Institutes" (Hall); and "The Work of a Validating Body: The…

The implications for administrators, instructional staff, faculty and teaching assistant developers, and students of efforts to address college classroom diversity are summarized; resource people at colleges and universities with successful programs are listed; and an annotated bibliography of related print materials is provided. (Author/MSE)

Opinions of professionals from 16 agencies were obtained to identify techniques that agencies serving adults or adolescents with mental retardation could utilize to provide systematic sex education and counseling. Recommendations are offered in five areas: self-advocacy and self-determination, individual design, staff training and support,…

During inclusion discussions, board members must remember their goal--ensuring that schools meet the needs of all students, including those with disabilities. Boards should ask themselves how they decide where to educate disabled students, how other diverse populations are taught, what training is provided to help teachers address diverse needs,…

Under new editorship, this publication will remain a refereed scholarly journal for the curriculum and supervision fields without becoming the educational counterpart of the "New England Journal of Medicine." The new editor solicits submission of manuscripts reporting mindful research and probing critique on school restructuring,…

Describes a study of the professional responsibilities, training competencies, and educational backgrounds of resource teachers working in integrated group child care centers, nursery schools, private home day care, and kindergartens in Ontario. Resource teachers offer support and educational services to children, families, and early childhood…

Describes distinctions between networked and traditional information resources, explains how these affect user education, and discusses how to transform traditional library instruction into meaningful network education. The nature of the Internet, the librarian's role, staff training, user instruction, using the network to teach, and opportunities…

At George Mason University (Virginia), a consulting firm designed a program to train university administrators to deal with the media effectively. On-camera simulations, followed up with practice sessions in the university's telecommunications department, were an effective method of preparing for difficult media questions. (MSE)

Consequences for medical education and teaching hospitals of a 1958 policy ruling in France include considerable benefits to regional hospitals resulting from their status as teaching hospitals; improved doctor training; improved general staff quality; underdeveloped research capabilities; and slow integration of new disciplines and technologies.…

Discusses a project using cooperative learning as a tool for building learning communities of minority teachers in Texas, describing academic achievement, self-esteem, social skills, and collaboration in relation to 50 teachers participating in the project. Cooperative learning and teacher empowerment brought teachers closer together in a short…