The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development believes firmly that school media programs are essential to the development of a personalized approach to learning and to the creation of more humane schools. (1 reference) (Author/SJ)

The report considers the climate of participation, preparation given the staff, areas of decision making, the role of the professional staff association, and the reaction of staff to such participation. (Author)

Describes responsibilities of travelling director in terms of teacher training, language laboratory maintenance, and audio skills and audio reference. (RL)

The librarian has become a mobile person, carrying the library into the classroom, to the school staff, and to the public. (Author)

After observing the operation of a resource program involving part-time consultants, the authors offer a number of advantages to this method. They also suggest ways to make such an arrangement most effective. (BY)

The three areas of the Young Adult Project which are discussed in this article are: (1) staff, (2) design and (3) outreach. (NH)

Author suggests an addition to the school staff, one who can evaluate proposed changes in terms of the school's long-range objectives. (SP)

Reports 77 findings in areas of: (1) Belief About Secretaries, (2) Social Characteristics, (3) Education of Secretaries, (4) Occupational History, (5) Secretarial Skills (Subjective and Objective Ratings), (6) Job Characteristics of Secretary, (7) Personality Characteristics, (8) Job Satisfaction, (9) Characteristics of the Work Group, and (10)…

The focus of this discussion is that polarized positions on the question of teacher participation in school decision making are unproductive. The authors' personal bias is that development of participative models in schools can be very productive for both the schools and the teachers. (Author)

Psychology program directors of University Affiliated Facilities were surveyed via questionnaire regarding the role and training of clinical psychologists in the field of mental retardation. (KW)

Describes the difficult conditions under which teachers and pupils operate in Bolivian schools. (MM)

Observational data collected on 50 severely/profoundly retarded adolescents revealed that subjects received almost no individual staff member attention; that subjects interacted or were in close proximity with other subjects approximately 54 percent of the time; and that the group size or composition has less relationship to the subjects' behavior…

Describes a cooperative reading plan for secondary schools that involves the entire staff and student body in organizing an effective reading program. Student needs and interests are central to the plan. (WD)

Reviews concepts and practices related to various aspects of staffing. Also considers the division of responsibilities and assignment of tasks for individual staff members and for the entire agency, along with the different decisional strategies related to each. (CT)

This article considers the teaching role of the elementary school media specialist and ways that cooperation with other teachers in the school may be developed. (SJL)