College and university libraries can work together to enhance library access and share resources, but there are problems inherent in such alliances. Existing library consortia illustrate some important considerations in forging a new library consortium, including complexity of organizational processes, funding issues, technology for sharing both…

Provides a conceptual basis and data strategy for developing and selecting staffing indicators, focusing on teachers and embracing other educator categories. Discusses policy relevance and state of the art. Presents three selection/development rationales: macro-level descriptions, system-level conditions affecting teachers' motivation, and the…

This article employs the concepts of "professional jurisdiction" and "formal knowledge" to examine threats to teacher professionalism in England arising from the British government's "workload remodelling" policy to expand the numbers and remit of staff in schools without qualified teacher status. The connection…

This practicum report describes a volunteer program that was established to resolve staff shortages in a high school media center. Three target groups were involved. The first target group was composed of the current adult volunteers. The second target group was made up of teachers who served their required duty in the media center. The third…

A study evaluated the Speech-Language Program in school district #68, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. An external evaluator visited the district and spent 4 consecutive days in observing speech-language pathologists (SLPs), interviewing teachers, parents, administrators, and examining records. Results indicated an extremely positive response to…

An examination of the Head Start program by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Resources was conducted to assess the capacity of the Head Start system to manage the enrollment expansion process successfully. The national Head Start program is in its 26th year and is administered by the Administration for…

Although the major locus of mental health care in the United States is in community agencies, funding cutbacks threaten the services those agencies provide. To assist human service managers in developing guidelines and concrete action strategies for dealing with financial problems, 106 mental health professionals (e.g., agency directors, technical…

The history of nonacademic staff in Western European and U.S. colleges is traced, and employment patterns at one major research university since 1924 are examined, since nonacademic personnel management is one concern of institutional researchers. Nonacademic staff are categorized as follows: professional nonfaculty, clerical/secretarial,…

A profile of Oregon's Chapter 1 programs during the 1982-83 school year is provided. During that year, 8 percent of all Oregon students participated in Chapter 1 programs, and 21 percent of these belonged to an ethnic minority. Of the students who received Chapter 1 instruction, 59 percent had help in reading, 24 percent received help with math…

An exploratory study focused on teacher participation in the decision-making processes of personnel selection in public schools. A stratified random selection procedure was employed to select a sample of public school teachers (kindergarten through 12th grade) in a large midwestern state. The survey was mailed to a total of 305 teachers, 60…

This report documents 1986 staff changes at the Toronto Board of Education. It updates a report issued for the previous year in an effort to provide an ongoing picture of equal opportunity practices. The Board employed approximately 9,000 teaching and non-teaching permanent staff in 1986 and recorded staff changes in 12 percent of that work force.…

Supports the contention that current attempts to improve the quality of university instruction represent meagre efforts due to insufficient commitment, and a lack of resources, both in finances and in personnel. (AM)

Encompassing materials from 1968 to 1976, this annotated bibliography includes articles in both English and French. The topics covered are: (1) teacher workload in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions; (2) teacher assignment, distribution, and supervisory and extracurricular duties; (3) class size and student-teacher ratio; (4)…

Three Prince Albert school districts and the Community Health Region cooperated to deliver speech therapy services to rural areas; the cooperative program provided services that could not have been funded by the agencies acting independently. The agencies shared responsibility for funding, administration, and implementation of the program. Goals…

A SUBMODEL OF THE MODEL DEVELOPED IN TECHNICAL NOTE 24, "URBAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS," (A TOTAL DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURE FOR THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR LARGE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES) IS FURTHER SPECIFIED. THE SCHOOL SUBMODEL IS CONCERNED WITH THE DEFINITION OF THE BASIC INPUT DATA REPRESENTING EDUCATIONAL POLICY ON FACILITIES,…