Describes Ventura College's improved English composition program. Reviews the concerns considered in designing the program. Describes the umbrella course required of all first-semester composition students, its testing component, and the instructor's determination of the kind of credit awarded based on student performance. Discusses staffing,…

Demand for planned giving officers vastly exceeds the small supply of trained competent professionals. Personnel Decisions, Inc. overhauled a program of personnel selection and training sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation; that program is described. Categories of job performance and profiles of behavioral characteristics for successful…

Reviews opportunities available to vocational educators under Sections 552 (Leadership Development Program) and 553 (State Systems Program) of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) , and gives precise directions on where to locate the procedures for applying for grants. Included are the closing dates for 1977-78 applications. (Editor/HD)

The identification and description of the personnel components of a library and their interrelations are used to construct an input-output model similar to those used to analyze the interdependence among sectors in an economy. This model makes it possible to forecast personnel requirements resulting from changes in demands for library services.…

A 1998 randomized survey of American Association of School Personnel Administrators indicated that inadequate funding and employee salaries are big issues; teacher and administrator shortages will probably continue; special-education and technology teachers are most needed; and certain publics (school boards, legislatures, and business) are most…

Discusses a successful new employee orientation program: welcomes the newcomer, provides necessary tools, support and information, and familiarizes the individual with the institution. Shows how this initial investment of time and effort yields more productive, happier workers and reduces staff turnover and benefits the institution in the…

Presents model for estimation of student unit costs and staffing requirements. Begins with specification of a "staff distribution matrix" setting out proportions of staff levels in a given staff category that are needed for a degree level. Student unit cost and staffing requirements are computed through manipulations on the matrix. The…

After presenting selected issues associated with employing paraprofessionals, this article extends the discussion on paraprofessional issues by exploring guidelines to assist teams in making decisions about paraprofessional supports. This includes both considerations for the appropriate use of paraprofessionals when assigned, as well as…

Four telecommunications experts comment on changes in the industry and how these changes may result in career opportunities for American Indians. American Indian reservations have limited access to telecommunications and information technology and would benefit from the advocacy of Native professionals. (CDS)

The use of a foreign language as part of the managerial context rather than as a technical tool was examined. Eighteen people in nine companies, primarily from the manufacturing sector, were interviewed to raise a set of issues pertaining to the use of a foreign employer's language (FEL). All of the companies in the sample were within a day's…

This paper, for practitioners and researchers, is based on a computer search of the ERIC database and other references, and organizes and summarizes the literature on needs assessment in counseling, guidance, and personnel services. Following the brief introduction, a definition of terms used in the paper and a discussion of the purposes and…

A public utility has found that audiovisual techniques can shorten on-the-job training time for power plant employees. (MW)

This report summarizes the findings from a survey of selected college and university deans and placement officials on student attitudes towards the federal government as an employer. The United States Merit Systems Protection Board surveyed 72 schools highly rated in seven college curriculums. The seven curriculums were selected because they are…

The study surveyed 63 institutions of higher education who sought behavioral disorders faculty through advertisements in the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Thirty-nine institutions responded to the questionnaire about faculty search and their academic departments. Only 71% indicated that they had found a suitable faculty member. The average…

Designed to provide the information and guidance required to establish and operate a workforce planning system for the library, archive, and information sector in developing countries, this manual shows how to collect, analyze, and understand information about the current state of the workforce, about its development, and about the likely future…