The relatively recent development of comprehensive human resource information systems (HRIS) software has led to a large demand for technologically literate human resource (HR) professionals. For the college student who is about to begin the search for that first postcollege job, the need to develop technology literacy is even more necessary. To…

The Council for Higher Educations' (CHE) Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) requires internal quality evaluations to be performed on the various programmes offered by the Faculty before visitation by the HEQC. This article examines some of the challenges and processes followed by six of the departments of Walter Sisulu University's Faculty…

A descriptive study using questionnaires was conducted in 2004 to assess the effectiveness of instructional leadership displayed by primary school management teams following the implementation of the Primary School Management Project in Botswana. Leadership skills, Coordination of instructional activities, management of curriculum and quality of…

Purpose: This paper is intended to provide an overview of trends in European education and to offer a framework for considering the elements of school management. Design/methodology/approach: This paper reports elements of the planning and implementation of a graduate-level leadership development initiative in Bulgaria. Findings: Several lessons…

What does it take to convince an education professor with leadership potential to seriously consider becoming a dean? In this article, the authors highlight what was learned at a conference where deans and mid-career faculty members discussed ways to tap and prepare future leaders. Funded by the Spencer Foundation, the conference was held in June…

Four ideas to improve the results of training are: choose students carefully, utilize pre-training preparation, be supportive, and employ a scheduled follow-up and evaluation. (Author/BP)

Management is a structure of authority and responsibility and a process of direction and motivation whereby the stated purpose of people working together within a particular enterprise with a particular supply of resources and with a particular technology can be accomplished. Higher education could probably learn from business management, but only…

The second edition of the American Society for Training and Development Consultant Directory lists members who have indicated their availability to serve clients in consulting capacities. The names are accompanied by statements, largely prepared by the consultants themselves, describing their services. Addresses are also included. (NL)

The focus of this paper is methods for training middle and lower managers, especially those in the field. It is helpful to regard those managers as change agents who must implement decisions coming from the top of the organization, usually in an authoritarian way. Periods of change in an organization can be the time for most effective development…

A textile manufacturer's (Graniteville Co.) highly successful management assessment procedures are explained by describing a one-day management simulation workshop. (AG)

The author discusses management principles in general and in relation to time management. Stating that most managers and trainers do not understand these principles, he describes how to put them to work in planning time management programs. (MF)