Argues that information resource management is an established philosophy that needs to be linked to human resources management and strategic planning in industrial companies. A training program for information management is presented, including training objectives, participants, contents, and structure. (CLB)

Discusses the use of videotapes of child care teachers in classrooms as a tool to provide feedback on teaching techniques. Points out benefits of and concerns about the use of videotape and gives guidelines for effective feedback. Lists various videotape hardware packages. (NH)

An employee preparatory program in the St. Joseph (Missouri) School District, is designed for school staff who have not completed high school. An instructional program prepares them for the General Educational Development (GED) test. The program is designed around the work schedule of the majority of students and is without charge. (MLF)

To assist vocational educators with long-range planning, the authors discuss understanding needs assessment and defining needs, describe the levels and stages of needs assessment, and present sources and tools for conducting assessments. (SK)

Instead of focusing on narrowly defined, technical teaching models, reflective teaching embodies a broad, indepth understanding of what is happening in the classroom. This article describes a staff development model providing teachers with a research overview, training in data collection techniques, and lessons in nonjudgmental self-observation…

Describes a comprehensive staff development program designed exclusively for substitute teachers and devoted to student discipline. (MLF)

A research project on computer applications for special education determined the needs of caregivers (teachers or parents), clients (persons with severe learning disabilities), and staff. Results were used to develop the Living and Learning Weekend, during which caregivers were trained in the use of educational software for persons with…

Administrators involved in school improvement programs are finding that supervision is the essence of instructional leadership. Effective supervisor leadership requires constant searching for ways to integrate several core elements of school improvement--classroom instruction, curriculum development, classroom management, and staff development.…

Examines the role of peer coaching in effective in-house staff training programs. Guidelines to the initiation, monitoring, and evaluation of coaching programs are offered, and the benefits of this approach for staff and clients are discussed. (nine references) (CLB)

Using responses from 127 of a sample of 229 managers, manager-subordinate interactions were compared to mentor-protege relationships. Factor analysis disclosed patterns of interaction that can be characterized as mentoring--career functions (sponsorship, exposure/visibility, protecting, coaching, challenging assignments) and psychosocial functions…

Considers ways in which Catholic educational leaders can help students, parents, faculty, and staff make full use of their capabilities. Highlights instructional strategies based on exploration, the development of competence, reciprocity, and emulation. (DMM)

A description is given of a staff development effort in a vocational-technical school which involved school-based management teams and a series of retreats for the purpose of improving the school's climate and increasing its effectiveness. (JD)

Responses to midcareer issues must develop from the recognition that some values of the emerging work force differ from those of staff in their 50s. An organization's best interest lies in listening to the needs of staff, finding new ways to enrich their lives and accommodate its policies to their legitimate drive for self-direction. (JOW)

Despite the growing popularity of Madeline Hunter's Program for Effective Teaching staff development model, there is little evidence that student achievement increases after such a program has been implemented. A recent study of South Carolina achievement test data corroborates this assertion. Coaching length and quality may be key factors in…

Charges that the Mandeville and Rivers article in the same "Educational Leadership" issue is seriously flawed for failing to address whether teachers actually used Hunter's Program for Effective Teaching techniques as intended. Only careful observation of the 25 participating teachers with two years' experience using the ideas could…