Recognizing that there must be mutual communication and respect between administrators and employees, the Juvenile Division of the Illinois Department of Corrections has implemented extensive in-service training for all employees. (MK)

This annotated bibliography cites 20 sources, including presentations of theory, analyses of need, and outlines of specific programs. Sensitivity training, individualized training, field training, networking, and human relations are among the concepts presented. The need for the rejuvenation of administrator training emerges as a connecting theme.…

These instructors' handbooks were developed for a special basic and advanced workshop series held for State-local employee development officers. They are designed to provide a complete "package" of curricular materials and readings for participants in a three-day basic workshop, or in a four- or five-day variant of that workshop, or in a…

Considers what elements to include in the schedule, script, and handouts of a business communication training program. (RL)

Describes the objectives, administration, design, activities, and costs of the comprehensive management development program at De Anza College, California. (RT)

This bibliography is the result of a literature review directed exclusively at the issue of inservice education, or staff development, for experienced teachers, administrators, and other professional educators. The purpose was to examine, within the time frame of 1977 through 1983, recently completed studies to identify predominant research…

Recognizing that effective management of personnel requires continued growth on the part of supervisors, the author describes a series of management seminars designed to meet these needs. (KR)

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

The rising demand for administrative staff development is largely a product of external forces (political demands for reform). Many superintendents are exploring alternatives to meet the requirements of employee improvement. This article describes the efforts of three superintendents and a university professor to develop a meaningful database for…

This practicum paper describes a training intervention project that was designed to improve classified employees' personnel selection and problem-solving skills. The project addressed the following personnel issues: legal issues of employment, critical thinking, job analysis, selection style, interviewing techniques, and employee induction.…

Research evidence clearly indicates the need to improve the school administrator's effectiveness as a key factor in educational reform. One difficulty is balancing administrators' wants with organizational needs. Inservice education planners' examination of these wants and needs led to the client-based needs assessment process described in this…

Describes a center for the professional growth and development of the Vancouver, B.C., school system teaching and administrative staff. The center was created out of an abandoned school annex. (Author/DN)

Contains a selection of abstracts from the ERIC system concerning management development programs in community colleges. (MB)

Information to help local school districts in Minnesota plan for and use revenue reserved for staff development is provided in this research-referenced planning guide. Following the introduction, chapter 2 focuses on decision-making aspects of staff development and offers a conceptual model of decision-making choice points in the planning process.…

A progress report is provided concerning those 4-H Staff Development and Training programs conducted at the national level and partially financed by a W. K. Kellogg Foundation Grant. During the first three months of 1972, seven workshops or seminars were conducted at the National 4-H Center, involving 273 staff members from all 50 states, Puerto…