Outlines training program to equip staff of mental retardation agencies to respond to special needs of their clientele who may be grieving, and describes program for family members of retarded individuals. Illustrates interventions with clients through case studies highlighting unique difficulties in grieving process that can arise from…

Notes difficulty for career services staff to pursue professional development activities with little extra time and no extra budget. Explains importance of cost-effective professional development programs from career development and placement center staff and describes strategies used at University of Cincinnati to provide such programs.…

Highlights the initial restructuring efforts begun by a Pennsylvania high school participating in the Coalition of Essential Schools. After several years of discussion, the staff undertook summer inservice training featuring a reading project, an ideal/reality exercise, a shadowing project, and a school visitation process. Choosing an…

Any organized activity centered on human development could legitimately be seen as human resource development (HRD). A more holistic view defines HRD as a wide range of integrating processes aimed at developing greater purpose and meaning, higher performance, and greater capacity to respond to change, leading to more effective individuals, teams,…

Discusses problems associated with professional development offered to, and forced upon, teachers. (MG)

Confronted by lack of congruence among supervisors' identification of teachers' needs, teachers' identification of their own needs, and in-service training, East Brunswick (New Jersey) High School developed a comprehensive staff development program based on videotaped lessons provided by teachers and reformulated teaching behavior descriptions…

Discusses aspects of a good system for library employee performance appraisal, stressing the importance of treating workers as adults and making the appraisal process a two-way exchange. The role of the line supervisor and how to deal with poor performance are also addressed. (MES)

Discusses issues concerning AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) that affect library management. Topics addressed include the need for appropriate information and training for staff; suggestions for establishing a library program; and implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)

Racism and sexism persist in adult education because of discrepancies between language and behavior, lack of experience of other cultures, and faith in institutional practice. Staff development to combat them includes questioning, mentoring, peer coaching, and critical self-reflection. (SK)

Provides an overview of the importance of staff development in student affairs. Highlights the significant staff-development factors examined throughout this issue and discusses important elements for the development and implementation of staff-development programs. Suggests that staff development will be of major importance to the student-affairs…

Depicts the following aspects of training and development in the United Kingdom: public-policy strategy and infrastructure, corporate policies and strategies, organization and delivery of training, the training and development profession, and trends in the use of training. (SK)

Describes staff development for more than 300 child-care providers delivered by videoconferences. Makes recommendations: create meaningful learning environments, balance technical and human factors, create options for interaction, have clearly defined objectives, and have contingency plans in case of technical difficulties. (SK)

An action research project sought to create a learning culture in a hospital. Adult learning principles and facilitation of learning at and from work were emphasized. Although the hospital's top-down management eventually ended the project, active staff participation in learning was begun. (SK)

A survey of 22 agency directors and 219 volunteer board members showed that 40% of members received 1-5 hours of training in the last 6 months, 47% none. Training needs included board roles and responsibilities, strategic planning, understanding the agency, and fundraising. Preferred methods were facilitated workshop/retreat or board-led training…

Suggests that continuous improvement tools used in the workplace can be applied to self-improvement. Explains the use of such techniques as one-piece flow, kanban, visual controls, and total productive maintenance. Points out misapplications of these tools and describes the use of fishbone diagrams to diagnose problems. (SK)