A plan for improving the performance and quality of a school staff begins with the individual teacher's self-assessment and broadens to include small groups, schools, teacher centers, districts, consortia, and ultimately, regional support systems. (JD)

Tells high school journalism advisers how to take advantage of opportunities offered to them and their students by regional higher education institutions that conduct high school journalism press days, regular conventions of state press associations, and summer journalism workshops. (GW)

Urging continued high priority support to preservice and inservice professional development, especially in the area of agricultural education, the author responds to a letter from the Joint Committee on Vocational Education for the State of California indicating the committee's consideration of support reduction for teacher education in vocational…

A ten-week program of large-group instruction, task-oriented interaction, and field study resulted in significantly greater empathy on the part of teachers toward minority persons--an attitude change still in evidence two and one-half months after program completion. (MB)

A consultation model provided technical assistance in the areas of behavior management and curriculum design for the treatment of severe behavior problems exhibited by persons with severe/profound retardation and dual sensory impairments (deaf/blind). Four of the five clients showed significant behavioral improvements as a result of the…

Highlights events in the Girl Scout movement's 75-year history, noting parallels between Girl Scout camping and the growth and success of organized camping in the United States. Includes discussion of camping standards development, Lou Henry Hoover's support, adaptations during World War II, special programs and projects, and new facilities. (JHZ)

Too many school/business partnerships focus on narrow, highly visible issues (like dropouts) without substantially improving schools' academic and vocational programs. Schools and community employers (including government agencies) should cooperate to reshape the total school program through planning, curriculum revision, staff development,…

Assesses personnel management trends with respect to the broadening scope of personnel administration; expanding needs for career development and health care; the need to humanize the automated workplace; staffing shortages; demands for flexible working schedules; legal responsibilities; and collective bargaining. (DMM)

Describes the impact of automation on the responsibilities of both support and professional staff as well as evolutionary role of library assistants at Texas Tech University. Workflows for retrospective conversion of monographs and serials, current processing techniques, and the organization of the processing units are discussed. (Author/CLB)

Discusses the need to cope effectively with technological transitions in library technical services and to plan for successful staff development. The areas discussed include changing job skills, financial planning, ergonomics, innovative partnerships, training, and an emphasis on human resources development. (21 references) (Author/CLB)

Discussion of inservice teacher education focuses on a program in London designed to develop the use of computers in primary schools. Topics discussed include objectives of the program; courses for advisory staff, educational administrators, and politicians; parents' meetings; user groups; and a program newsletter. (LRW)

Shoreham-Wading (New York) River School Distict's long-term goal is to build awareness of human rights into teachers' and students' daily activities. Staff workshops and planned human rights activities help school community members explore preconceived beliefs and attitudes and develop personal power, group support, and critical awareness. An…

The role of supported employment in the transition of disabled students from school to work is examined. Needed are functional vocational training curricula, student placement in jobs, school collaboration with adult service agencies, development of a community transition team, staff development, collaborative planning, parental involvement,…

Outlines the importance of principals' focusing their school's curriculum on the development of reading skills through ideas such as (a) faculty inservice and orientation programs, (b) organization of faculty reading planning teams, (c) allocation of resources, (d) supportive classroom visits, and (e) informal evaluation systems to ascertain…

Special Education administrators (N=33) responded to a comprehensive survey on their use of microcomputers. Decision-making policies and practices indicated high levels of cooperation between special and regular education programs in acquiring hardware and software and in providing teacher training. Implications for subsequent directions for…