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Direct linkGivens, Marlee, Ed.; Slutskaya, Sofia, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2022
Technical services departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, which means that finding a balance between meeting service demands and developing staff knowledge and skills is more challenging than ever. Today's next gen catalogs, changing cataloging rules, and diverse formats and delivery models demand that technical services…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Libraries, Library Services, Staff Development
Zedeck, Sheldon, Ed. – APA Books, 2011
APA Books® announces the "APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology"--the first offering in an new reference series covering core and emerging subdisciplines, the "APA Handbooks in Psychology." I/O Psychology is both a science/practice and an applied/basic research discipline. Appropriately, the "APA…
Descriptors: Industrial Psychology, Guides, Organizational Development, Staff Development
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
Fewer employees, shorter hours, diminished collection budgets, reduced programs and services--all at a time of record library usage. In this book, library expert Carol Smallwood demonstrates that despite the obvious downsides, the necessity of doing business differently can be positive, leading to partnering, sharing, and innovating. This…
Descriptors: Library Services, Employment Interviews, Job Search Methods, Career Information Systems
Miller, Paul, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2013
Successful school leadership is an issue currently being debated up and down Caribbean territories. Key issues in the ongoing debate include: students' outcomes and participation in the regional Caribbean Secondary Examinations (CSEC); teacher recruitment and retention; teacher training and continuing professional development (upgrading); and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, School Administration, Gender Differences
Luiselli, James K., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Aggressive and destructive behaviors are an ongoing challenge for many children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). What's behind these high-risk behaviors, and how can professionals help manage them? Discover the answers in this comprehensive text, the most up-to-date compendium of knowledge on…
Descriptors: Evidence, Obesity, Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior
Eggins, Heather, Ed.; Macdonald, Ranald, Ed. – 2003
The selections in this book address the concept and nature of academic development and examine research into and within the field. Following an introduction, "Developing a Scholarship of Academic Development: Setting the Context," by Ranald Macdonald, the chapters of part 1, "Conceptualizing Academic Development," are: (2)…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Professional Development
Download full textZumwalt, Karen K., Ed. – 1986
Eleven authors, writing from different vantage points and offering different kinds of expertise, were asked to respond to a teacher-initiated professional development activity. Researchers were chosen who hold very diverse views and conducted very different kinds of studies. Other professionals were also asked to respond. They included a classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Professional Development, Staff Development
Blankstein, Alan M.; Houston, Paul D.; Cole, Robert W. – Corwin, 2010
Offering key concepts about how the informed use of data can translate into highly effective school leadership, this seventh volume in "The Soul of Educational Leadership" series demonstrates how educational leaders can apply data strategically to strengthen school leadership and significantly improve professional learning, students' learning…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Instructional Leadership, Data, Staff Development
American Society for Training and Development, Ames, IA. Iowa Chapter. – 1987
Based on a needs assessment survey of American Society for Training and Development members, this sourcebook provides practical information for trainers in business and industry. The guide is organized in five chapters: "Program Evaluation: A Model for Technical Programs" (Dan Gehler); "Transfer of Training: Readiness--Have We Thought about It"…
Descriptors: Career Development, Industrial Training, Job Training, Management Development
Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler, Ed.; Dahlin, Terry, Ed.; Carver, Deborah A., Ed. – 2001
In this new, expanded edition step-by-step guidelines are provided for customizing a staff development program that is both proactive and goal-oriented. Drawing on the advice of 37 top experts with a variety of skill sets, this book presents information on how to assess a library's needs and set training goals, budget appropriately, develop a set…
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development
2000
This packet contains three papers from a symposium on developing employee competence. The first paper, "Coaching in Organizations: Self-Assessment of Competence" (Gary N. McLean, Min-Hsun [Christine] Kuo), reports on development and pilot-testing of an instrument to identify the developmental needs of managers and peers to function more…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
2000
This packet contains three papers from a symposium on assessing the learning organization. The first paper, "Relationship between Learning Organization Strategies and Performance Driver Outcomes" (Elwood F. Holton III, Sandra M. Kaiser), reports on a study of a new learning organization assessment instrument that was administered to 440…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Educational Needs, Human Resources
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This packet contains four papers on organizational structure and strategy from a symposium on human resource development (HRD). The first paper, "Exploring Alignment: A Comparative Case Study of Alignment in Two Organizations" (Steven W. Semler), reports on a case study that compared the results of an alignment measurement instrument…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Case Studies, Educational Needs
Bunning, Frank, Ed.; Zhao, Zhi-Qun, Ed. – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2006
The UNESCO International Meeting on Innovation and Excellence in TVET Teacher Education took place in Hangzhou/China in November 2004. The main aim of this conference was to establish a platform for discussion about improving the quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The focal point was the development and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Sustainable Development
2000
This packet contains three papers from a symposium on feedback systems held at a conference on human resource development (HRD). The first paper, "The Role of Feedback in Management Development Training" (K. Peter Kuchinke), reports on a survey-based study that investigated the role of feedback in nine management development training…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
