This manual is to be used by leaders of RUPS (Research Utilizing Problem Solving) workshops for school or district administrators. The workshop's goal is for administrators to develop problem solving skills by using the RUPS simulation situations in a teamwork setting. Although workshop leaders should be familiar with the RUPS materials and…

The Louisiana Educational Employees Professional Improvement Program (PIPS) is an individualized, incentive-based, statewide, inservice development program for school administrators and teachers. This presentation describes PIPS and analyzes it according to recommended models for the development and implementation of inservice programs for school…

The handbook is comprised of eight chapters and nine appendixes which provide business management training and resource listings for rural women. Chapters cover aspects of financial planning, credit, recordkeeping, business regulations, personnel, federal taxes, estate planning, and property management. Appendixes include a will planning…

It is suggested that college administrators' actions do not necessarily need to follow from what they say. Assumptions of rigidity of organizations, heterogeneity of managers, clarity of objectives, and instrumentality of action are viewed as inconsistent with experience and tending to lead theorists astray. Modifications in assumptions of…

Thirty library officers from 27 ships of the U.S. Navy participated in this study to ascertain the training needs of shipboard library officers in library administration and to determine their perceptions on their positions as administrators and managers of general libraries aboard ship. It was found that three-fourths of the officers were college…

This paper looks into the theory, and the practice of Management Information Systems (MIS) in the university setting, suggesting that university administrators are often more interested in "soft" information than "hard" information provided by MIS. Attitudes of university administrators are discussed, as well as management styles, supporting the…

This guide was prepared to assist state directors/coordinators of career education in becoming more knowledgeable about management and evaluation. The purposes of the guide are to define managementand identify basic functions, review characteristics of managers, and identify evaluation techniques available to help managers do a better job. The…

IN THIS 1966 SEMINAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE NATURE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WAS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF COMPANY PROGRAMS AND SUBSIDIZED PART TIME GRADUATE STUDY. PAST EXPERIENCES IN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERS BY ENGINEERING SOCIETIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WERE REVIEWED, AND NEW PROGRAMS FOR ENGINEERS IN…

The purpose of this manual is to outline a case approach to administrator training based on a study (presented in a companion volume) of four Teacher Corps projects and the role of principals in those projects. It begins with a discussion of the usefulness of a "case vignette" approach to training and then presents 21 case vignettes…

This handbooks for participants contains materials for a three-day workshop on stress management in corrections. The workshop is intended for correctional administrators and managers, to enable them to produce a stress-management plan for identifying and remedying such problems as employee disability, alcoholism, drug abuse, and distressed…

AMONG THE ESSENTIAL PERSONAL QUALITIES REQUIRED OF SUCCESSFUL MANAGERS OR POTENTIAL MANAGERS, A BALANCED TEMPERAMENT AND THE CAPACITY TO SEE THE OTHER PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW SHOULD BE STRESSED. FULLER AND BROADER KNOWLEDGE, GREATER SKILL IN JUDGMENT AND DECISION, AND GREATER MATURITY IN EXERCISING RESPONSIBILITY AND INTERPRETING EXPERIENCE MUST BE…

This report deals with the training and development of full time managers and executives and of persons in departmental or technical posts who have, or may be given, managerial responsibilities, either in their own specialties or in general management. The first major section presents the common features of effective management training and…

This overview examines the historical growth of industrial assessment centers; describes the techniques involved in assessment; discusses the role of management in staff development; and suggests new uses for assessment centers. (CKJ)

The Research Division for the Center for Creative Leadership is committed to staying abreast of research on leadership and to developing new research approaches to that topic. This paper examines some of the problems with the accumulated research on leadership, reviews some studies of managerial work that stimulate new ways of thinking about…

The aim of this study is to evaluate industrial approaches to management development programs to ascertain the applicability of using similar schooling techniques in Air Force managerial development. The primary emphasis is on where the Air Force might benefit from industry's experience in the middle manager area. An additional objective is the…