A school administrator describes her experience in developing her administrative skills at the National Association of Secondary School Principals Assessment Center. (JM)

Information on the National Diffusion Network, its goals and accomplishments, inservice offerings, and affect on teachers is given in a question and answer format. (CJ)

Instructions are given for creating a staff development content profile out of the expressed in-service needs of individual staff members. Articles in this journal issue report on presentations made at the First Curriculum Conference of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) in 1978. (SJL)

Presented are two group activities designed to raise consciousness and awareness of sexism. Activity I, the Sex Role Autobiography, allows participants to examine specific aspects of their own personal histories. Activity II, the Sexism Box, consists of small group study of sexist manifestations in our society, such as advertisements. (Author/SJL)

Presents a staff/program development model in which outcomes are accomplished through staff and program development activities. Staff development is directed primarily toward college and university personnel and secondly toward teachers, counselors, and local administrators. Program development is aimed at personnel preparation institutions and at…

Results indicate that the seminar process provides candidates with the opportunity to learn responsibilities and objectives of residence departments and to indicate their own qualifications. The traditional process provides a better means of staff selection, while the seminar process provides better staff training. (NRB)

This article is an essay review of the book "Project Head Start: A Legacy of the War on Poverty," coedited by Edward Zigler and Jeanette Valentine. (DB)

Discusses, and presents sample materials from, bulletins published by professional newspapers to improve the quality of their employees' writing. Notes that their technique of printing examples of good and bad writing submitted by reporters can be used by journalism teachers to point to common student errors and effective student writing. (GT)

To design cost-effective solutions to nursing practice problems, staff development educators must be able to identify problems accurately. This article presents approaches to problem identification and criteria for problem classification that will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of staff development departments and activities. (Author)

Seven key generalizations based on research findings from the study of children's language offer specific implications for classroom instruction and for instructional policy formulation and decision making. (Author/MLF)

Keynotes the problems of organizational and staff development programs during times of financial scarcity. Suggests a four-phase process to unify staff and organizational development. Offers planning and evaluation criteria to facilitate decision making and consolidate money for high impact programing. (CAM)

With the help of a professional consultant and the results of a questionnaire to determine faculty opinions and preferences, the University of Chicago Bookstore was able to evaluate its problems and revitalize its operation. Problems addressed included: physical environment, staff development, management and business practices, and special…

Discusses trends in staff development and cites implications for reading personnel. (MKM)

A model for implementing in-service education in a residential setting for mentally retarded students is discussed. (CL)

The role of the University Personnel Counseling Service (UPCS) at Rutgers, one of the first employee counseling services in a major American university, is described. The author reports on work performance problems, case-finding methods, services, offices and organization, results, and cost-benefit analysis. (LBH)