Twenty-five papers are presented in this monograph. Topics covered in this conference included: (1) recreational program administration and management; (2) recreational facilities; (3) non-credit instruction; (4) fitness; (5) sport clubs; (6) operation and program; (7) extramural sports; (8) professional development; (9) leadership; (10) outdoor…

Modeled after the Bay Area Writing Project, the Inland Area Writing Project has for the past 6 years identified exemplary teachers of writing and trained them to be teacher/consultants who can plan and implement their own staff development programs in the teaching of writing. The training program consists of an intensive 5-week summer workshop and…

Designed to inform and guide the work of the Professional Support Committee at Reading Area Community College (RACC) in Pennsylvania as it attempts to refine current instructional support procedures and create new growth initiatives, this evaluative report focuses on the activities and accomplishments of RACC during the third year of its…

This paper delineates the organizational structure and operational procedures of the Michigan Institute for Educational Management (MIEM) Assessment Center Program for prospective school principals and assistant principals. The program is part of the Assessment Center Project of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). The…

Characteristics of the relationship between female, upper-level, university administrators and their husbands were surveyed to determine if the husbands served as mentors. It is hypothesized that spousal mentoring occurs for this group and that their relationship is similar to phases of nonspousal mentoring among successful, female corporate…

This manual provides forms and instruments to facilitate the evaluation and professional development planning of community college instructional supervisors (e.g., department chairs and program coordinators). The first section provides a self-evaluation checklist designed to assess the instructional supervisor's satisfaction with his/her…

This staff guide is designed for personnel responsible for on-the-job training of work-related topics. Emphasis is given to the development of the basic skills of identifying instructional needs, specifying objectives, planning instruction, locating support materials, conducting instruction, and evaluating performance. Instructional activities…

This staff guide accompanies a ten-unit workshop designed to assist supervisors and other personnel responsible for training to strengthen and expand instructional effectiveness. Skills addressed include: designing instructional objectives, evaluating achievement, choosing instructional strategies, utilizing media, and managing instruction. The…

Results of a follow-up study of school of education graduates are presented. The first of a four-part questionnaire requested personal background information. The second part inquired about competencies gained through education that could be applied to work and to living. The third part requested information concerning the relevance of the college…

Intended to stimulate growth and activity in the academic section of the state library association, the eight papers in this collection address concerns of professional recognition and development, library services, collection maintenance, library instruction, and library automation, offering advice based on a variety of experiences and providing…

This document presents a comprehensive picture of educational personnel development. In addition to updating Federal and state involvement in educational development, the report begins with a history of professional development of teachers and ends with an analysis of research on teacher education. It is divided into the following major sections:…

One of the greatest barriers to the advancement of women in academia is the lack of sufficient role models or mentors. Although some women have been successful in gaining entry to positions previously dominated by males, there is no legislative provision for economic support for job-related training, either for self-development or for the…

The point of view is presented that evaluation projects can be enriched by not using either an exclusively quantitative model or an exclusively qualitative model but by combining both models in one project. The concept of metaphor is used to clarify the usefulness of the combination. Iconic or holistic metaphors describe an object or event as…

The 80 loan officers in a commercial banking division provided data about their writing on the job. The data were collected during interviews and with a questionnaire. The executives reported no specific training for the writing they did. The bank did not offer any guidelines or training courses for performing job-related writing tasks, assuming…

This paper examines the nature and degree of participation by sociologists associated with smaller colleges in the United States in professional sociology organizations. The objective is to encourage these sociologists to become more active in their professional organizations. Professional participation is interpreted to include research…