Notes that some companies have begun setting up formal mentoring programs, matching junior managers with compatible seasoned veterans. Looks at what various companies are doing in the area of mentoring and formulates four key questions to ask when setting up a mentoring program. (NB)

This generalized planning model is designed to assist administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective and efficient correctional programs for women offenders. As a guide to the planning process, the model focuses on the following topics: (1) statement of the rationale for specialized programs for women…

This report reviews recent research on strategies that have been found to promote useful and effective inservice training programs in desegregated schools. The first section presents approaches for planning and implementing inservice training for desegregation. The second section describes inservice desegregation training programs that focus on:…

These seven articles examine the enormous challenges to survival and growth faced by women educators, administrators, and professionals, and identify strategies/approaches as counteractive measures. Topics focus on administrators' roles, female peer relationships/co-mentoring, career persistence/pathing, nontraditional student needs, programing…

Consists of five articles on the topic of succession planning. Covers (1) planning system development and implementation, (2) planning from a futurist perspective, (3) the employer and employee as a team, (4) case studies of succession planning in financial institutions, and (5) leadership training programs. (CH)

A generalized planning model is presented for administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective correctional systems and to insure equity for women and minorities employed in these systems. This model consists of three components which tell how an agency: (1) develops a rationale for equity; (2) assesses needs…