Strong personnel succession is a crucial concern for the administrator to ensure uninterrupted continuation of operations. (Editor)

A procedure for identifying a nurse's professional abilities and deficits and establishing a learning program appropriate to individual needs includes five steps: assessment, identification of the problem, solution, implementation, and evaluation. (AG)

Authors describe the development of the Oakland County (Michigan) Curriculum Council. (CB)

Differentiated staffing is a fundamental change, not a peripheral one, in school personnel practices, contends the writer, who feels it gives true meaning to the phrase career ladder.'' (Editor)

By using teletypewriters connected to the Harwell multi-access computing system, lecturers can easily demonstrate the operation of the computer in the classroom; this saves time and eliminates errors and staff can carry out exercises using the main computer. (EB)

The study evaluated a participative management approach for increasing the frequency of interactions between institutional staff and 15 severely/profoundly retarded residents. Results indicated that during the participative management program there was an increase in staff interactions that were contingent on appropriate resident behavior.…

Mental rehearsal, which involves the interrelated processes of visual and verbal rehearsal, is advocated as a form of self-directed staff development. The formats utilized by teachers include physical relaxation, positive thinking, mental and physical readiness, verbal cue practice, nonverbal cue practice, content practice, methodology practice,…

There are three phases in the process of introducing and establishing staff development. They may be characterized as: What is it? How do we get started? and How well are we doing? Sooner or later, an interest in some form of evaluation is inevitable. (Author/SSH)

A survey completed by 230 media professionals, teachers, and resource personnel working with the hearing impaired revealed an interest in supporting a new organization or subgroup to address professional development needs and identified 33 major issues requiring immediate attention. (CL)

Discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to needs assessment is followed by a description of the five phases of the flexible composite needs assessment approach, START (Systematic Technique for Assessing Resources and Training/Development) for developing training programs within various types of organizations. (EAO)

The effect of decreasing the difficulty of reading material on comprehension by 57 direct care trainees at a residential facility for mentally retarded persons was examined. Results confirmed that decreasing the reading difficulty of printed material increases trainees' comprehension levels. (Author/SB)

Unified Vocational Preparation (UVP), the British counterpart of the American approach, training within industry, is examined from an historical perspective. The benefits of UVP are examined, including the use of company facilities and personnel, impact on staff development, manager's role, and management education. (CT)

Provides guidelines for meeting legal standards of fairness in teacher evaluation. (WD)

Career development could become a fad unless current needs are met, goals are set, programs are properly designed, evaluated and revised, and mutual accommodation is accepted as its philosophical basis. (JOW)