Since 1975 the allocation of the academic staff at the University of Leyden has been based on a limited range of tasks and means. An allocation model for technical and administrative staff is described. Some remarks covering aspects related to the structuring of models are provided. (Author/MLW)

Although the major locus of mental health care in the United States is in community agencies, funding cutbacks threaten the services those agencies provide. To assist human service managers in developing guidelines and concrete action strategies for dealing with financial problems, 106 mental health professionals (e.g., agency directors, technical…

This volume is the final in a 4-part series of monographs comprising a broad investigation of teacher collective action in local school districts. It presents the results of investigations of the shortrun and probable longrun impact of negotiating activity between school boards and teacher organizations in 22 selected school districts across the…

A human resources approach to academic staffing is proposed which is based on an organizational framework intended to be coherent, effective, and efficient. The approach requires that the institution build a broad recruitment reserve of young scientists, develop profiles of desired faculty characteristics, and use a staff allocation system as a…

As student enrollments drop, effective principals should develop equitable staff reduction plans. The present plan calls for principals to determine staff support levels as well as staff ratios in three categories: classroom teachers, support teachers, and clerical/custodial services. Knowing past enrollments is essential for projecting the number…

Questionnaire data underlie this analysis of the patterns of personnel availability and utilization in a sample of government schools in Australia and New Zealand. An introduction reviews research and outlines some theoretical issues relevant to school organization and resource allocation. The design and administration of the survey are reported…

This summary provides an overview of three reports comprising a study of resource allocation policies through various organizational structures at both the education system and school levels. An introduction briefly reviews related research and outlines the overall structure of the study, citing some issues of special concern: the balance between…

Describes the Research Libraries Group (RLG) conspectus for collection evaluation and how it is being used to foster cooperation among North American libraries. Discussion of the internal benefits includes library planning, collection policy formation, staffing allocation and training, funding allocation and requests, accreditation, faculty…

Agricultural extension is one component in an array including research, training, education, marketing, international trade, etc. which develop together to bring about growth, and sustained growth determines the priorities for extension. These priorities depend inevitably on the stage of development of a country or region, and on the current…

The annual survey of the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL) assessed state-level support for foreign language, bilingual, and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education. Respondents were 78 employees within state departments of education and state language…

A number of common and essentially economic issues facing British universities are identified, and economic theory is applied to understanding and resolving them. They include demand for university education; foreign students; cost-effective operation; efficiency; optimum institutional size; academic and administrative staff utilization; school…