Based on an analysis on the features and problems in the libraries of some newly-upgraded local undergraduate institutions, this article finally comes to a series of management countermeasures.

When school front offices are mentioned in research on schools and their relations with the community, it is often to describe how parents/carers and the public are treated officiously and/or inappropriately. In professional development materials, schools are urged to improve communication, and occasionally directed to consider the practices of…

Quality Circles are a participative management technique allowing employees opportunities to participate in decisionmaking and problem-solving processes at work. A Wisconsin vocational school successfully implemented Quality Circles with management and nonmanagement staff participating. (MD)

Describes extended-day programs, including effect on low-achieving students, linkage to regular school day, staffing requirements and training, and program evaluation. (PKP)

Describes the training program for part-time composition staff members at Saginaw Valley State College in Michigan. (FL)

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Believing that the knowledge and expertise of the District's staff are essential in the strength of the District as an effective educational institution, the Menlo Park City School District expanded its current staff development plan to be more consistent with current knowledge on the…

The point is made that educational research must become classroom-oriented instead of remaining university-oriented. The suggested manner of accomplishing this is to focus on the development of inservice teachers into practicing educational researchers as part of a staff improvement program. Case studies of a New Hampshire junior high school's…

The new manager of the Saint Louis Public Library's cataloging department describes how she dealt with three computer systems, planning for unexpected downtime, juggling staff, balancing different levels of expertise, and upgrading staff technical skills. The development of a cataloging procedures manual is also described. (KRN)

Faced with pragmatic concerns such as the declining economy, university support, and increasing student enrollment, the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Dayton (Ohio) during the 1978-79 academic year was compelled to consider alternatives to the traditional method of using full-time faculty to instruct the basic public…

The Office of Career Planning and Curriculum Development for the Human Services was established in September 1972 to study the problems associated with manpower utilization and the lack of career mobility within the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS). Objectives of the study were: (1) to identify the contributing…

This report documents the history of the Teacher Corps project initiated by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with schools in Pender County (North Carolina). The project involved the cooperation of the university's school of education and three local schools, which were the recipients of teacher intern services and served as sites for…

The mission of the library in the information age and the implications for human resources management are discussed in eight articles. Areas discussed include the role of library education, classification and integration of public and technical services staff, staff allocation, staff training, the role of the personnel officer, and accountability…

The primary purpose of this project was to establish a structured multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary program of services for the traumatically spinal cord injured (SCI) clients at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center. The program, conducted from July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1982, included services ranging from physical and mental restoration…

The California Mentor Teacher Program, brought into being by California Senate Bill 813, is designed to retain and recognize excellent teachers and to improve the profession by enabling expert teachers to assist others. Four major issues to consider in developing mentor teacher programs are discussed. First is the importance of collaboration with…

The principal changes being undertaken in Soviet higher education as part of the general restructuring of Soviet society are outlined, including improving the training of higher education specialists, enhancing the role of research, improving staff utilization, increasing salaries of higher education personnel, and enhancing student living…