An inservice training program for school maintenance employees in a suburban Chicago elementary school district has motivated the staff to feel an ownership of their jobs and to suggest ideas of their own. Both factors have helped the district save thousands of dollars. (MLF)

Assesses the state of library education and training based on personal experiences in Zambia, the United States, and Britain. The purpose and environment of library education, graduate and nongraduate library education, and library training are discussed. (EJS)

Analyzes problems faced by substitute teachers and suggests some possible remedies. (WD)

Reviews three areas of knowledge needed to select an appropriate needs assessment strategy: (1) the criteria for selecting the method, (2) nine needs assessment methods, and (3) a means of categorizing methods. Provides an example of an assessment activity conducted in a small rural hospital. (LRA)

New methods of recertification and continuing education of family physicians are needed nationally. Test of a computer application is presented as an approach to increased effectiveness. (Author/BB)

Describes the development, implementation, and outcome of six in-service training programs that, according to supervisors, did a good job improving their knowledge of supervision in the rehabilitation counseling process, improving their skills as supervisors of rehabilitation counselors, and improving their level of helpfulness to those persons…

Explains how the authors designed and taught a course dealing with special problems faced by extension specialists in assessing needs and determining program priorities. The authors believe that inservice education dealing with these areas is needed, appropriate, and would be attended by extension specialists. (CT)

Principals can be trained to supervise maintenance personnel. An in-service custodial management training program designed for principals is outlined. (Author/MLF)

The temporary swapping of roles between teacher educators and in-service teachers leads to an increase of professional understanding and to improved teacher preparation programs. (LH)

Members of the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools are determined to learn from one another and so stress association rather than competition. By extending membership to very new schools and to schools quite different from "traditional" independent schools, the association has discovered new approaches, skills, and…

The authors review the role of residential treatment for severely behaviorally disordered children and suggest a unified treatment/training approach for residential staff. (CL)

Nineteen professional (nurses and attendants with bachelor degrees) and 17 paraprofessionals (aides with less than a college education) from a residential institution for the mentally retarded participated in an overview course on mental retardation. (Author/CL)

Suggestions are given for promoting the growth of teachers as professional by providing time for reflection and a support network of in-service education. (MP)

Describes five steps which instructors at Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation follow in preparing one-hour training courses on engineering assurance procedures. (CMV)