An update of the annotated bibliographic listings presented in an earlier document, Review of Literature, this bibliography lists literature, reports, and resources brought to the attention of the Center for Resource Development in Adult Education since June 1972. It offers 122 bibliographic listings directed to the needs of adult educators and…

Hagerstown Junior College, Maryland, has had a staff development program for the past five years. The major components have been evaluated, revised, and integrated into a gestalt paradigm--a total institutional thrust designed to insure that the goals of the college meet the challenges presented by the service area. Each component exists to foster…

This project became operational in April 1969 and was planned to have two phases operating at least until January 1971. The first phase, an administrative workshop combined with the collection and feedback of data, was completed in December 1969. With the support of supplementary funding after the original funding was curtailed, the second phase…

The importance of state planning for comprehensive personnel development prompted this topic to be used as the theme for the 1971 State Directors' Leadership Development Seminar. Following the Seminar, a committee drew together the concepts presented plus additional information for inclusion in this publication. More efficient and effective…

Intended for use by local Head Start programs, the manual is designed to facilitate and improve the integration of components in the delivery of services to handicapped children and their families. The document is divided into four units, each designed for use as a 1 1/2-hour staff session. Unit I focuses on the issues of defining and clarifying…

Describes the use of a consumer feedback approach to evaluation of staff and treatment, by administering an opinion questionnaire to children in a mental health residential treatment center. (ED)

Results and participant feedback indicate that self-appraisal is a promising staff development approach. (JD)

Presents 24 tested appraisal items that discriminate between a high quality and a mediocre performance by a media specialist, and proposes eight tasks--job targets--to accomplish any corrective changes deemed necessary. (CMV)

Illustrates and describes a model for the development of individuals in a science department. Proposes the need for supplementary courses, meetings, and memberships in professional organizations. (MA)

Expanding the role of the high school nurse through pediatric nurse practitioner training, the addition of a full-time health aide, and the use of clinic management holds promise as one method of improving total health care for adolescents. (MJB)

This dyadic consulting model promotes a collaberative relationship among persons having responsibility in different community areas. The university is the setting for a consulting agreement between the counseling center and residence halls. A primary committee goal is proaction. A proactive program allows selective goals enhancing professional…

The authors describe a collaborative effort in physical education between a Chicago public school district (K-9) and the University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign. The project is designed to (1) develop a curriculum guide, (2) establish pre- and in-service programs, (3) create a teacher center, and (4) improve community-physical education teacher…

This essay surveys continuing education/staff development (CE/SD) in large academic libraries and reviews pertinent library and management literature. The steps leading to the development of a comprehensive CE/SD program at Indiana University are detailed. (Author)

If the teaching-scholar is to become the principal agent for maintaining the vitality of higher education, then a new role for the future must be defined. (JD)

Summarizes results of a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs and courses offered by Staff Development Services, Civil Service Commission of Ontario (Canada). Questionnaires completed by participants and their supervisors indicated that the courses are effective in all areas evaluated. (MF)