The focus of schools, colleges, and departments of education must shift from concentration on preservice education to a concerted effort to develop a cadre of personnel equipped to deliver inservice education to field practitioners. (JD)

Staff development in Great Britain is defined as a systematic attempt to harmonize individuals' interests and wishes, and their carefully assessed requirements for furthering their careers with the forthcoming requirements of the organization within which they work. Implications for introducing it into universities are discussed. (LBH)

The university research center of the future will function best to serve the rapidly changing public and private demand for services with a highly trained core staff, adequately funded and equipped, whose morale and quality of work performance is a prime consideration. (MSE)

Included in this progress report are summaries of the developments and accomplishments associated with the Bulletin of Environmental Education, the Council for Urban Studies Centres, and the London Urban Studies Services. Highlights are presented of the previous year's workshops, conferences, and talks. Identifies and explains future priorities.…

The appropriate relationship and interaction between technical staff, specifically scientists and engineers in research and development, and the administrative support staff, both generally and in key support units, are discussed. Suggestions for time saving include dealing directly with purchasing, facilities, employee relations, office support,…

The Technical University of Denmark has tried to free resources in a stagnant or declining budget for development of new subject areas by planned contraction of ordinary activities, with only moderate success due to low mobility and strong specialization of the scientific staff. A more realistic planning system has been introduced, using…

A principal looks at the complexities of budgeting and administering successful instructional television departments in high schools. (HB)

Joint appointments appear to be accepted as a workable solution to the problem of staffing. It would seem that the necessary ingredients for successful joint appointments are rapport and coordination between student personnel directors and counselor educators. (Author)

Article gives nine guidelines plus a model of content organization for staff development. (GB)

Author suggests that educational planning is a continuing process rather than the drafting of an educational blueprint. (Author/RK)

Characteristics of organization structure, administrator to student ratios, program integration, accountability flow, and decision-making were studied in 53 Ontario school districts. (Authors)