A newly organized small college model for a decentralized institutional research office was described and evaluated. Using Hearn and Corcoran's six external or organizational forces (external environment, personalities or individual interests, management styles, power arrangements, microcomputing and telecommunications, and structural and…

Information to help local school districts in Minnesota plan for and use revenue reserved for staff development is provided in this research-referenced planning guide. Following the introduction, chapter 2 focuses on decision-making aspects of staff development and offers a conceptual model of decision-making choice points in the planning process.…

Early research indicates that a new supervisory program, interaction modeling, is effective; a learning process, rather than a theory being taught, interaction modeling is adaptable. Described are the program itself and several evaluation studies which have been conducted. Illustrations include tables of data and a typical interaction modeling…

Describes the Bank Street College Program for the Development of the Role of the Principal as an Educational Leader, a two-year pilot project designed to help elementary school principals develop and extend their competencies as educational leaders in their own school settings. (Author)

Early achievement in the textile industry training program focused on operative training, followed by emphasis on management development. Recruitment efforts have been increased. As Assessment of Training scheme provides standards, assistance, and recognition for individual companies in maintaining adequate training programs. (MW)

Since many institutions have functioned as "paternocratic" systems, they cannot be expected to assume unfamiliar democratic-participative modes of functioning without guidance; this can be provided by a consultant or consultant team. The author offers 12 approaches to organizational change, discusses staff development, and outlines necessary…

The report on a U. S. Civil Service Commission study of disincentives to effective training offers a summary of the disincentives process, a training climate check list, and practical suggestions for minimizing impediments. (MW)

A BASIC (Behaviour, Attitudes, Skills, Intentions and Contexts) approach which teaches verbal and non-verbal skills is applied to training managers and employers in reading efficiency. (BP)

The author cites 21 factors that have inhibited the development of effective human resources management strategies in local government over the years, and discusses two types of programs on the role and nature of personnel management and manpower development, especially as they relate to local government. (Author/BP)

An organization and management consultant sees the managerial role as a change agent which provides direction and growth toward corporation goals. It is important that managers have a clear understanding of corporation goals in order to become effective change agents. (EA)

A BACIE delegation, revisiting the Soviet Union after 11 years, studied its vocational education and training system, including management development. The article shows that the faint trend towards a greater emphasis on management training in the Western sense seems to have become more pronounced. (Author)

The four phases of developing a supervisory training program are discussed: (1) identifying training needs, (2) designing training to meet these needs, (3) conducting programs, and (4) evaluating training effectiveness. Supervisory skills, main categories of training materials, and types of evaluation are outlined. (MW)

A changing mix of forces and actors occupy the educational leadership stage. The fragmentation and curious distribution of decision-making power frustrate the workings of the education system. Twelve articles discuss the nature of the leadership problem: (1) "Education's Unknown Leaders"; (2) "Tribunes for the Schools"; (3) "Few Perks, Little…

An advisory group's study of the training needs of people working in countryside conservation and recreation in Great Britain recommends that: (1) employers and training providers make available training that balances the three strands of management (resources, people, and the system), ensure that staff acquire the full range of key skills and…

Industrial involvement in school management training programs has been characterized by increasing cooperation. This report of management development programs for head teachers describes the successful types of collaboration between education and industry and applies those experiences to future training programs. Interviews with participants in 10…