An advisor can help teachers improve the quality of their work, select and adapt curriculum materials, and release and develop their potentials. (Author/JM)

Some suggestions for training office clerical employees to help them become more productive are outlined; suggestions are based on observing problem areas that can be improved by training and treating clerical workers as important members of the team. (MF)

Offers ten suggestions to aid student newspaper and yearbook staff members in developing new ideas to improve their publications and get them out of the ruts they may be in. (GT)

The implementation of a duty-card system in which 12 mental health technicians carried out sequentially described individualized tasks with 14 severely and profoundly mentally retarded acting out adults resulted in consistent and immediate improvement in staff performance. (CL)

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

The authors review the role of residential treatment for severely behaviorally disordered children and suggest a unified treatment/training approach for residential staff. (CL)

The basic principles of program survival include one person assuming responsibility for a new program, continuing staff development, and altering a new program to benefit and improve student achievement. (MLF)

Examines the causes of the phenomenon of worker burnout in child welfare services, and suggests approaches to prevent such burnout. (CM)

Nineteen professional (nurses and attendants with bachelor degrees) and 17 paraprofessionals (aides with less than a college education) from a residential institution for the mentally retarded participated in an overview course on mental retardation. (Author/CL)

Describes a structured role-play session for a university library staff in the context of human relations training. The role play stimulated discussion and a greater awareness of communication barriers. (Author)

Suggests establishing a regular procedure to allow staff changes in a student newspaper to occur during the school year. (TJ)

Examines professional growth, tenure limitations, and early retirement as methods of balancing age groups in the professoriate. (IRT)

Describes how a collaborative group of four universities, five further education colleges, and independent providers of professional continuing education in Northeast England provides a forum for professional support, development, and updating for course tutors. (SK)

Although black students represent 16% of the student population nationally, they comprise only 8% of the student population in gifted programs. Principals can rectify this situation by focusing on teacher supervision and evaluation, staff development, and quality control. Teachers must be held accountable for providing quality learning experiences…

As linear, one-company career patterns have declined, strategic learning resulting in a flexible portfolio of knowledge and skills becomes important. However, lifelong learning is increasingly viewed as mandatory, although social pressures on some learners, such as women, make educational participation difficult. (SK)