Students may select a particular college or university for its location, tuition costs, selection of majors, reputation, and numerous other reasons. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing consider the same reasons as their hearing peers, but are likely to give major consideration also to the type and quality of support services available to…

The author argues for more professionalism in ITV/ETV program creation. (Editor/AK)

A successful library automation program needs a highly trained group of professionals working cooperatively - the librarian in the communications and planning role, the systems analyst in the planning and design function, and the programmer in the coding and operational phase. (Author/JB)

A study comparing the needs of Greece, United States, West Germany, and Great Britain shows that the demand for training and development of managers will increase but the degree will vary from country to country. (JOW)

Discusses a system that can help organizations meet their future needs in the vital areas of staffing and leadership. Provides a step-by-step guide to succession planning, a program for creating a pool of high-potential general managers capable of assuming several key roles. (JOW)

Discusses the advantages of changing the length of the school year to meet the needs of the present. (GB)

The results from a survey of the support staff in 17 universities in the United Kingdom are described. From the data some simple generalizations are deduced. The paucity of support staff in many universities is abundantly clear. (Author)

A series of questions provides a framework for camp directors assessing their need for volunteer staff, possible reactions of top-level organizational management and paid staff, and special qualities needed for successfully managing volunteers. Job descriptions, recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation of volunteers are discussed. (SV)

This article presents a profile of early career special educators' (n= 1,153) working conditions, induction support, and career plans using data from the Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education (SPeNSE). The majority of respondents are Caucasion and female, and 80% are certified for their main assignments. Most respondents reported receiving…

This article is based on the perceptions of California State University administrators and provides a comparative study of the challenges and benefits resulting from the implementation of the teaching performance assessment requirement of SB 2042 standards 19-21 on the California State University (CSU) campuses. With 23 campuses and almost 450,000…

Special education programs that serve at-risk students are facing very real personnel needs that colleges and universities alone cannot meet. Alternative certification programs (ACP) may help meet these needs. Effective university-school district partnership programs that include critical teaching training components may offer an attractive…

The possibility of developing an economic theory of libraries is explored. The concepts of economic theory, economic system, and economic model are discussed as potentially applicable to libraries. (Author)