This paper discusses the selection and training of appropriate staff for day care. It is suggested that an ecological view of a day care center which considers all environmental factors helps draw attention to the importance of all staff members (including cooks, bus drivers, secretaries) in providing enriching experiences for the children. Total…

This document compiles the addresses presented at the 1st Annual Staff Development Workshop sponsored by the Western North Carolina Consortium. Presentations include: (l) "Staff Development--Why?" by Louis W. Bender; (2) "Staff Development--The State of the Art" by W. Robert Sullins; (3) "State Resources" by Hazel…

The Civil Service College in San Francisco provides preentry level training, inservice training, and promotional training for public employment. The free classes are open to the general public and cover five curriculum areas: supervision and management, clerical and secretarial, communication, community service, and technical. (MB)

Educational and training functions carried out by AT&T valued at $700 million a year, are described. It is suggested that, at a time when students are clamoring for marketable degrees, academics might learn what corporations are seeking from the colleges and how they are preparing their own work force. (LBH)

The struggle for control over teacher education in recent years is changing the traditional dominance of schools of education. The author discusses the power struggle on accreditation, certification, and inservice and preservice programs, and makes some proposals for reform of teacher education and its governance. (MF)

Traces the development of a marine education summer workshop for pre-college teachers. (CP)

Gives an overview of the United States' Project Developmental Continuity. Discussed are administration, education, preservice and inservice training, developmental support services, parent involvement, handicapped, and bilingual/bicultural components. (SB)

The purpose of this research was to determine whether the Utah State University (USU) Protocol Modules dealing with classroom management and pupil self-concept would bring about significant changes in the performance of in-service elementary school teachers and the pupils in their classrooms. (Author)

Suggests the following three steps for effective management of playground aides: (1) developing better screening procedures for hiring noncertified staff; (2) devising a systematic inservice training program on supervising student behavior outside of the classroom; and (3) establishing a system of school discipline that involves visible support…

Discusses the problem of learning disabilities in the United States and describes one public library system's project to develop ways in which librarians can become more responsive to the needs of learning disabled children, their families, and the professionals who work with them. Specific member library projects are noted. (EM)

Summary of the 1986 Special Libraries Association Conference covers a general session on managing organizational change and programs on entrepreneurship in corporate libraries, staff training, access to government information, ethics and new technology, networking inside corporations, and creating a positive image through marketing. (EM)

This annotated bibliography covers materials on library preservation published during 1984-1985 which show preservation as a field trying to raise the consciousness of librarians and the public, provide better training for librarians, and define itself. An emerging national preservation strategy is noted. (EM)

This article presents a system for organizing observations on the art performance of special education children. Included are samples of three data collection charts. Stresses using such data in prescribing appropriate instruction. (JDH)

From a sample of 943 school business managers, 370 (40 percent) respondents prioritized 15 different training categories for the position of school manager; described training they had received; identified those categories that currently apply to their work; and supplied basic demographic information. (MLF)

Advocates the point of view that teachers should take the responsibility of maintaining personal professional libraries and discussing theory in order to increase their effectiveness. (DF)