This guide contains step-by-step information needed in the hiring of a college counselor. It begins with information on how to screen applications for the job. Next is a checklist on preparing for the interview, followed by a number of warning signals the interviewer should watch for. Examples are included of specific questions to ask at the…

This paper presents a checklist of actions a junior faculty member should take if he or she wants to secure tenure and promotion. The list suggests: (1) learn not to make waves; (2) be compliant; (3) accept the position of indentured servant; (4) present as many conference papers as possible; (5) be a "utility infielder," able to teach a range of…

The name of the game in instructional technology is accountability. Instructional technology must contribute significantly to helping students learn within the limits of cost effectiveness. A 12-item list for self-assessment is presented. (HB)

Author differentiates and describes flexibility and drift and also unites them with the neutral concept of style flex" in discussing managerial effectiveness; checklists are included. (Editor/SP)

Sample questions from elementary and secondary student check lists, developed so that a student can establish a meaningful set of standards for himself. (Author/SP)

Evening college faculty members...had a generally less favorable attitude toward adult students than they had toward their ideal conception of a college student. (Author)

Problems inherent in the process of identifying creativity in children are considered. Parallels in determining basketball talent through observation, tryout games, and identification of selected characteristics are drawn. Examples of creativity checklists and self-report inventories are given. (CL)

Examines observational skills for use in working with children and suggests ways students or practicing teachers can develop those skills. Specific techniques discussed are the running record or specimen description, checklists employing operational definitions, time sampling, event sampling or anecdotal records, and the informal interview. (RH)

A brief checklist of relevant issues for school board members, school administrators, and others purchasing microcomputers for use in the schools. (JJD)

Describes a program designed by a practicing inventor to systematically teach gifted and talented elementary school students how to be inventive. Examples of typical student inventions and an appendix listing steps or keys in inventing are included. (Author/RH)

Describes an analysis of the possibilities open to the designer of class teaching materials based on the use of a microcomputer. Program design and use are related to the facilities the computer offers, aspects of teaching to which they contribute, and to the problems of making materials easy to use. (Author/CHC)

An objective educational security evaluation by a qualified consultant will result in a lessening of security risks. Guidelines are offered for selecting and working with a consultant. (Author/MLF)

This article focuses on the implications for preschool facilities of several types of legislation designed to secure and protect the rights of the disabled. A checklist pertinent to accessibility for handicapped children is included. (Author/DB)

Lists 12 performance standards, each with defining behavior indicators, that constitute competencies for instructors at the Bell System Center for Technical Education and that support goals and objectives of the Center's training program. Included is the Instructor Effectiveness Feedback Checklist used by training managers during observations of…

The author outlines steps for organizing a successful workshop. A planning checklist and flow chart are included. (SJL)