Suggests that both day and resident camps can solve the problem of staff shortages by hiring foreign counselors. Recommends steps for hiring foreign staff through an agency. Discusses specific advantages and drawbacks of hiring foreign counselors. (SV)

Integrating ICT into educational activities is one of the major requirements of today's educational settings. In this context, educational institutions have confronted some issues such as technology use, following innovations, constant help and support. Therefore, they need school technology adviser or advisers which provide constant help and…

The changing psychological contract has become a focus for organizational development, especially as job roles within organizations continue to change. This literature review examines the evolving employee-employer relationship and how this relationship has impacted career management and organizations for over the past century. The paper…

The reputation of UC Merced as a student centered research university rested on administration's success in attracting top-flight faculty. This chapter describes how this process started, through choosing the deans, then recruiting the faculty. As faculty arrived, the academic picture came into focus. Not surprisingly, the initial ideas about …

The author argues for more professionalism in ITV/ETV program creation. (Editor/AK)

A successful library automation program needs a highly trained group of professionals working cooperatively - the librarian in the communications and planning role, the systems analyst in the planning and design function, and the programmer in the coding and operational phase. (Author/JB)

A study comparing the needs of Greece, United States, West Germany, and Great Britain shows that the demand for training and development of managers will increase but the degree will vary from country to country. (JOW)

Purpose: This paper seeks to present and discuss the findings of a study of staffing practices in the Sri Lankan private sector with particular reference to junior level managerial jobs. The scope of staffing practices consisted of six major areas, namely the usage of information from job analysis in staffing, the sources of labour, selection…

The purpose of this study is to analyze current trends of design processes and redesign efforts for business programs. A review of the literature suggests business schools are not preparing graduates of their programs with the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions as deemed appropriate to succeed in the world of work. Some research studies…

Discusses a system that can help organizations meet their future needs in the vital areas of staffing and leadership. Provides a step-by-step guide to succession planning, a program for creating a pool of high-potential general managers capable of assuming several key roles. (JOW)

Discusses the advantages of changing the length of the school year to meet the needs of the present. (GB)

The results from a survey of the support staff in 17 universities in the United Kingdom are described. From the data some simple generalizations are deduced. The paucity of support staff in many universities is abundantly clear. (Author)