An analysis of the selection and training processes and methods used to integrate the nonprofessional into the agency structure shows that such methods generally result in a loss of the valued skills. The author discusses methods for maintaining these skills and concludes that compartmentalization is a viable short run approach. (Author)

A model of departmental support expenditures is constructed. The requirements for administrative and technical staff and for operating funds of a university's academic units were analyzed, and these were related to a number of quantitative characteristics of the units. (Author/MLW)

Nationwide problems leading to lack of competency in foreign languages in the United States are discussed. The goals and procedures for national criteria and a national assessment program to rectify this deficiency are outlined. (PMJ)

Relates the planning and development of Harry S. Truman College in Chicago in terms of the politics of college site selection and staffing, budgeting and academic policy, and setting priorities among competing educational objectives. (MB)

An approach is presented that describes the process by which some of the major variables affecting staffing decisions in academic environments may be considered in order to meet a department's or other academic subdivision's educational goals as well as its students needs and expectations. (Author/LBH)

A force analysis of the variables that affect the future of higher education suggests that higher education will probably increase its undergraduate emphasis on student development. Some actions that student personnel administrators can take to increase that emphasis are suggested. (Author)

The need for trained personnel to serve as liaison persons among community resources when a retarded person is deinstitutionalized is illustrated by a case history of a young adult woman with Down's Syndrome whose behavioral skills regressed after leaving an institution. (DB)

Techniques and considerations in hiring support staff for student service programs are presented in the form of checklists, with some explanation provided. The hiring process is divided into three phases: (1) preparation, (2) interview, and (3) orientation, training, and evaluation. (MSE)

Grants received by 32 programs for training personnel and conducting research in visual impairments from federal, state, and other sources were surveyed. Resulting recommendations address training grants, the 75 percent rule, and research funding. Issues considered include personnel needs, discrepancies in Department of Education annual counts of…

This book offers students, practicing managers, and human resource professionals a comprehensive, current, research-based introduction to the human resource management (HRM) function. It is organized in eight sections, logically following the progression of individuals into, through, and out of the organization. Part 1, overview and introduction,…

This bulletin deals with the critical shortage of qualified professionals in special education and related services which seriously hinders the nation's ability to serve the growing number of children and youth with disabilities, birth to age 21. For every 10.5 special education teachers now employed in the nation, school systems report needing…

This report provides information on the supply and demand of school administrators in Wisconsin. It also reports on personal factors that motivate or inhibit administrators; such information can be used to ensure the quantity and quality of school administrators needed for the state's schools. Information was gathered from the state Department of…