Suggests that adaptation to new types of library services may require administrations to alter organizational structures and personnel management practices. A list of references is provided. (FM)

Describing the organization and development of the Brookline Teacher Center in Massachusetts, this article points out the advantages of teacher centers and describes some of Brookline's funding problems. (JC)

Discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to needs assessment is followed by a description of the five phases of the flexible composite needs assessment approach, START (Systematic Technique for Assessing Resources and Training/Development) for developing training programs within various types of organizations. (EAO)

The corporate model for executive staff development is presented here to improve the middle range executive capacity needed to make a success of the new decentralized comprehensive school design. (Author/WM)

A summary of data on inservice training programs for state agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled in Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota (Health, Education, and Welfare Region V) is provided. After a brief description of the purpose and methodology of the survey, the findings are presented. Among…

Offers tips to college newspaper advisers regarding recruiting, staff incentives, organization, continuity, training, and liaison with other faculty members. (GT)

Fifth of six articles from a special feature on differentiated staffing.

Each interpretation of staff development is derived from a particular theory of organizations and a particular understanding of educational and personal psychology. This paper outlines several organizational theories on which staff development might be based. Staff development is considered as being concerned with all those needs of the individual…

The Cooperative Education Service Agency, Atlanta, Georgia, discussed in this article, focuses on making staff development activities not only available, but meaningful and relevant. (Author/CB)

The importance of the availability of material resources in early childhood services, including children's and staff materials such as games and art supplies, books, blocks, toys, and other materials, should not be underestimated. When resources are stored in an attractive and easily accessible manner they are more likely to be used effectively.…

The program of the Department of Staff Development in the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district is described. (CB)

Discusses three basic conditions necessary for a school district that wants a strong sense of professional and personal commitment from all employees, a high degree of job satisfaction and productivity, and a cooperative and nonadversary relationship between students, teachers, administrators, classified personnel, and board members. (Author/RK)

As Oakton Community College (Illinois) grows larger, so do its problems of control--record keeping, budgetary evaluations, and housekeeping. To solve these problems the college has turned its attention to organization below the level of the administrative council and staff positions. Of three alternatives, further refining the organization of…

A corporate training manager examines the roles and responsibilities of the industrial training organization, emphasizing the importance of selecting professional trainers and their traning and development. He suggests that some features in industrial organization and staffing would be appropriate for teacher education institutions. (MF)

Housed in structures formerly used by a church, the 5th City Preschool is located in one of Chicago's poorest black ghettos. The 228 infant-to-kindergarten-age children (78% Black, 22% White) are all from families living in the 5th City area. The program emphasizes the development of the total child and concentrates on helping children to build a…