Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit covers the purpose of developing work programs and budgets; a review of the program and budget development process (activity descriptions, feature inventories and quality standards, estimated work quantities, and dollar requirements); and typical calculations for work programs,…

This manual provides a step-by-step discription of how to conduct a management awareness training session. Included are discussions on the target audience, goals, facilities, equipment and materials, staffing, introduction into the client organization, pre-training preparation, group composition, the training schedule and a detailed breakdown of…

The document is a handbook which provides guidelines for both experienced and inexperienced supervisors of job coaches, on such topics as: developing effective supervisory skills; factors related to the selection of coaches; outlines of and suggestions for developing and conducting orientation and training programs; and 'pitfalls' of supervision…

The objectives of the project are reviewed: (1) to develop demographic data on rehabilitation counselors and supervisors in state and federal agencies, as well as on their work milieu and certain perceptions; (2) to inventory the kinds of continuing education experiences being provided to practicing rehabilitation counselors; and (3) to test an…

This report examines the lack of middle-level personnel in developing countries and describes the activities and the categories of manpower that belong at the intermediate level. Middle-level personnel are defined primarily according to occupational function--inspection or checking, supervision and organization, highly skilled technical…

A guide for a conference on the role of the supervisor in effective personnel management is presented. The purposes of the conference are: (1) to examine the basic principles underlying the Federal personnel system and to see how the various parts fit together, (2) to discuss the personnel management responsibilities of supervisors, and (3) to…

The contents of this training manual are divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 provides introductory information. Chapter 2 presents the principles of programming which includes the basic concepts necessary for preparing for a programming course. Systems analysis--fact finding and critical examination of the facts--and approaches to systems…

Describes the humanities component of the Management and Supervision Development program at Clinton Community College (Iowa) which leads to either an associate or certificate degree and offers instruction in the theories of marketing and distribution, labor problems, communications, government and its role in business, and industrial psychology.…

This second of five articles on how to plan and implement a supervisory training program focuses on determining needs and establishing objectives. Discusses twelve approaches for determining supervisory training needs. Includes a figure presenting examples of three types of behavioral objectives: knowledge, skill, and attitudes. (EM)

This first article in a series on a three-part process for the evaluation of training programs covers the "focus" phase, in which the evaluator establishes the extent and objectives of the evaluation. The following are included: Dramatization of a training program evaluation, the flow chart of the entire process, and a description of the…

Reports (1) results of a pilot study undertaken to monitor the performance of minority management personnel and (2) characteristics of their immediate supervisors (raters) that influence perception, in order to design training programs to assist minority supervisors seeking advancement, retention, and tenure in the organization. (Editor/TA)

A marketing and management professor advocates the use of a marketing approach for industrial training personnel during a period of recession. He states that marketing rather than just salesmanship is needed to promote training programs for lower as well as upper management. (MF)

"Consultants' Showcase"--a new journal feature designed for trainers seeking outside resources for their training programs--describes a training system for supervisors called PerforMax. It details supervisory lacks and the methods to correct them and to build skills in handling employees. (MF)

Principals in a Pennsylvania district are voluntarily observing one another in order to improve their supervisory skills. Two principals jointly observe a teacher, compare their notes, label the data, conduct the teacher postconference, and then hold the principal postconference. (MLF)

The preparation, selection, and placement of effective candidates for the school principalship challenge educator programs and school districts alike. This article describes a principal preparation program that fosters collaboration between school districts and The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to create a structure for producing…