A new management approach role model differentiating the management responsibilities and tasks of 4-H professionals and paraprofessionals is presented. (EM)

Attempted to identify factors within a halfway house program that may influence its effectiveness by examining the relationship between staff attributes and the value placed upon different programs. Through a correlational analysis, various personality and attitudinal characteristics of the staff were found related to program ratings. (Author/NRB)

The paper reviews research on behavioral staff management strategies in institutions for developmentally disabled persons, considering procedural effectiveness of four approaches: antecedent, contingency management, self-control, and multifaceted interventions. Methodological problems in the research are noted, along with needs for research on…

To succeed today, service models for group care of those in the child welfare system must emphasize a holistic approach, taking into account the needs of the individual, family, and surrounding social environment. Articulating the many tasks associated with both starting and running a community-based group home, this book provides a guide for…

This document is a survey designed to assess the opinions of campus and district office employees in the Los Rios Community College District, California, about where the responsibility for different functions lies and how well the functions are being performed. Respondents are asked to identify the area performing each function, and then rate how…

The results of this study support the hypotheses that: 1. There is a behavioral difference between children with reading disabilities and children without reading disabilities; 2. A high risk population can be identified and helped so that both deviant behavior and reading disability can be averted; 3. Multidisciplinary resources are necessary to…

Deals with some of the general objectives which the 1973 decree recommends. (DD)

The expanding role for personnel administration is following two patterns: the evolution of the traditional staff personnel function and the administrative implementation of a new system of personnel administration. (Editor)

New College, the University of Hawaii's most comprehensive effort to rethink and reinvigorate undergraduate education, is practically alone among experimental colleges that have sprouted throughout the nation in the last few years in doing so many things right. (Author/MB)

Teachers will soon be instructing pupil groups, guiding and evaluating teacher interns, aides and peers. Educational events and activities will be planned by curriculum directors. Principals will be freed from the role of business managers to direct the supervision of teachers and curricula. (Author/AF)

In the distribution of benefits under a social welfare program, the frame of reference is extremely important as a guide to social policy. The school breakfast program discussed here is analyzed on the basis of two concepts--and the examination points up some basic problems. (WY)

The social psychological environment of hospitals or rehabilitation centers is described and suggestions are offered for research that would help to increase the understanding of the staff toward the patient. (Author)