Reviews concepts and practices related to various aspects of staffing. Also considers the division of responsibilities and assignment of tasks for individual staff members and for the entire agency, along with the different decisional strategies related to each. (CT)

The role of institutional research in institutions of higher education is important because it represents a set of activities that translate the education and research process into terms that can be understood by those who are in a position to affect the future of the institution. These activities describe the inputs, the processes, and the…

Identified are several sources of conflict between institutional researchers and decisionmakers and suggested are several means for reducing these sources of tension. Conditions that can lead to conflict include: differing organizational roles, value conflicts, status discrepancy and ambiguity, and communications breakdowns. Factors identified for…

The Youth Guidance Systems' (YGS) major goal is the encouragement and facilitation of considered decision making by every student. YGS seeks to establish goals, programs, and evaluation procedures which ensure continued change and relevance. Four goals have been stated for YGS (two student-centered and two staff-centered) to: facilitate decision…

Describes a blending of Glasser's Choice Theory/Reality Therapy with transition and pragmatic language theories to establish a process that speech/language pathologists may use in managing and implementing transition services. A rationale and blended model is provided, and sample Individualized Education Program objectives are given. (Author/CR)