This article describes the development and implementation of a training procedure in listening and communication skills for employment service counselors. Implications are drawn from the listening and communication skills training and other human relations training approaches for counselor staff development and counselor accountability. (Author)

This article examines the New York City decentralization program and its implications for ultimate exclusion of those groups for which the original design intended mainstream decision making powers. (JC)

Suggests that if student admissions were controlled to fit the course requirements, capabilities, and organization for efficient use of faculty, great economies could be made without changing the quality of instruction. (Author/GS)

Facing severe financial problems, the author suggests that colleges and universities must reassess their objectives and improve their performance. Financial rewards are suggested as incentives for improvement in research and teaching. (DE)

This study found an inverse relationship between county income level or school system size and per pupil accountability cost; the burden of cost for accountability falls heaviest on the poorest and smallest school districts. State legislators must be cognizant of the costs of providing accountability. (Author/WM)

Presented are a history, a review of evaluation research, and suggested future directions in program accountability for the retarded. (CL)

The present legislature and governor of California, along with the general public, will not put more money into education without a guarantee of improved results. Published by California School Boards Association, 800 9th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento, California 95814. (Author/WM)

Suggests ways in which school business managers can improve relations with the public and with school employees. (Author/DN)

Raises some of the more crucial issues involved in the school counselor's search for a meaningful, workable, and relevant professional identity. (Author/PC)

This plan represents an effort to examine what each unit in student development does, and to relate it to the goals and purposes of the institution. Descriptions of an internal study of student services at the University of Georgia is included as an example. (PC)

Outlines specific needs for a comprehensive research effort, describes the present status of research in the community colleges of Illinois, defines the comprehensive nature and role of community college institutional research, and considers the implications for the selection and in-service training of researchers. (DC)

This document reviews several approaches used to examine schools, evaluate their quality, or compare them to one another. The rationale and major purposes of each approach, the variables and processes employed, and the potential contributions of that approach to a comprehensive evaluation model are addressed. Six approaches are covered: (1) models…

General interest in decentralized decision-making in education is increasing in both Canada and the United States. This paper attempts a preliminary study of school-based management, which shifts some budgetary decision-making authority from the central office to individual schools. Although many academic specialties have explored decentralization…

A seminar was held to review early childhood objectives in the context of accountability and to discuss ways to translate these objectives into a practical form. An introductory session listed basic principles underlying early childhood care and education at New Zealand's Trust centers. Subsequent presentations provided: (1) a literature review of…

In response to a mandate from the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, this report analyzes current minimum standards for instructional programs, faculty, and facilities in the community college system and offers proposals for Board discussion and modification. First, background information is provided on the Board's criteria…