Intended as a practical tool for anyone who wishes to improve the education and training of children's librarians, this collection of reports is designed to provide ideas on how to analyze an education for children's librarians and tools for elaborating an education resting on local knowledge. The reports present the main features in the training…

An evaluation was conducted to provide Saskatchewan Education with information about the effectiveness of: (1) a program evaluation package for use at the school level consisting of the "School-Based Program Evaluation Manual" (Burgess, 1987) and its related workshop; and (2) a pilot-site model for the implementation of the evaluation…

This packet contains 24 articles reprinted from books and journals dealing with effective staff development in small and rural schools. The articles are arranged in four sections. The first section reviews current research on staff development, discussing workable ideas, decision making principles, and general characteristics of effective staff…

This Staff Development Program is the first attempt to provide thematic, in-service workshops to large numbers of early childhood bilingual teachers throughout New York City. The main themes were: curricula, reading readiness and reading instruction, second language instruction through content areas, and instructional skills and strategies for…

Human resource development (HRD) and productivity are allies; they are synergistic. Productivity can be defined as an increase of output with no increase in input. An increase in productivity can be accomplished in the workplace through speed-up or capital investment. When productivity improvements are introduced, the philosophy of the…

Recent studies have verified Secretary of Education William Bennett's observation on the importance of home and family life. The most successful students are those whose parents become actively engaged in the educational process at home and at school. To capitalize on potential parent involvement, principals need to understand the kinds of…

A project aimed to identify the staff development needs of tutors involved in the OWTLET (Other Ways To Learn--Educational Technology) open learning scheme and to pilot supportive strategies. To ascertain a broad view of inservice tutor training requirements, the first phase of the project was devoted to a literature review, student and tutor…

Evaluating and offering assistance to school prinicpals is a school district responsibility that is not being adequately performed in many cases. Organizational goals will be greatly enhanced when districts become committed to evaluating and providing staff development for principals to enhance personal and professional skills. This paper…

The ability of principals to evaluate special education teachers is an area of concern due to the principals' lack of training or experience in special education. Available research findings clearly indicate the need for training of principals in special education concerns. A statewide survey of principals was conducted to determine their levels…

This manual is intended for use in pre-employment or upgrading training programs for persons who are planning to work or are presently working in the hotel and restaurant food service industry. Eleven chapters cover interpersonal relationships with employers, fellow employees, and customers; grooming and personal hygiene; sanitary food handling;…

Views of 335 students and 25 faculty members concerning academic advising and the role of the adviser were surveyed at the University of Louisville's Speed Scientific School. About 75 percent of the students rated their advisers as excellent or good. A large percentage of the faculty reported multiple adviser/advisee contacts each year. A small…

The manual is intended to help administrators evaluate special education programs. Information is organized according to 11 training activities designed for a one day inservice session. Introductory information reviews the purposes of training, and provides suggestions for trainers in planning, conducting, and following up the session. Activities…

The report provides evaluation data (1983-84) for the Resource Access Project (RAP) network, a system to facilitate the delivery of handicap services in Head Start programs. The five priority tasks of the 15 regional RAPs for this time period were: (1) Provide technical assistance, services, and materials to Head Start grantees; (2) Conduct state…

This manual is intended to assist those Peace Corps field staff and volunteers who are considering or planning an all-volunteer conference (that is, an inservice event that is designed to provide personal, programmatic, and technical support to Peace Corps volunteers). The first chapter reviews current practices (including objectives, designs, and…

Designed for boards of education of Catholic schools, this handbook presents a comprehensive and ongoing program of board development made up of preservice and inservice education activities. Six components of such a program are presented: (1) new membership orientation, (2) inservice education integrated with regularly scheduled meetings, (3)…