Intended as a practical guide, this British booklet concentrates on characteristics of office supervisors, analysis of job features and training needs, steps in planning and launching programs, forms of internal and external supervisory training, programed instruction and other training techniques, recordkeeping and overall program direction, and…

One major objective of the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project was to develop a model for competency specification that would be appropriate for both preservice and inservice preparation of any leadership personnel. This involved the two problems of specifying competencies in valid and utilitarian ways, and assessing competence. A…

This paper describes the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project, an effort to develop a competencies-guided training program for special education supervisors who are considered instructional leaders and change agents. Three domains were identified for use in the leadership training program: problem-solving, human relations, and…

Intended as a practical, comprehensive guide to conducting training within an organization, this manual shows how training personnel can create and administer effective programs within the constraints of time, staff, and budget. The first part covers preparation of training forecasts, selection and training of instructors and other basic program…

Issued in five separate parts, this British publication presents recommendations and guidelines on training needs, program planning and implementation, job analysis, evaluation procedures, governmental training grants, and other aspects of industrial training for managers, production supervisors, clerical and other office personnel, mass…

This document is a kit for conducting a program of performance appraisal for first line supervisors (such as department chairpersons) in instructional departments in two-year colleges. It was developed for use in selected postsecondary technical institutes in Wisconsin, but could be used in nontechnical settings. The first three sections of the…

THE SUPERVISORY TRAINING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ADVOCATED IN THIS BOOKLET INVOLVE JOB ANALYSIS, APPRAISAL BY BOTH MANAGERS AND TRAINEES, AND CAREFULLY PLANNED TRAINING ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP BASIS. JOB ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED BY OBSERVATION, INTERVIEWS AND OTHER MEANS, AND WILL BE AIMED AT IDENTIFYING NEEDED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND…