Using typical statements made by teachers and school administrators as examples, this self-help primer offers tips for developing conversational patterns that promote interpersonal understanding. The tips are designed to help readers learn about 40 effective conversational habits, including being specific, talking sparingly, admitting mistakes,…

Involvement in teaching improvement will provide new professional impetus and pride for many discouraged faculty members suffering from lessening enthusiasm for teaching, boredom with the same teaching schedule, and preoccupation with future job expectations. The reading and learning assistance staffs of colleges should be involved in this faculty…

The author contends that the secondary analyst may have a different perspective and theoretical persuasion than the original investigator, may have the advantage of more current theory and practices than those originally available, may move beyond the substantive and methodological limitations of the original investigation, and may not be faced by…

Personnel officers, like other middle-level collegiate administrators, have become so concerned with their status on campus that they have forgotten their role, which is to serve: to serve the goals of the institution, which are or should be educational goals established by the faculty and its leaders. Personnel is now a vulnerable area, but its…

To assess the potential for linking American teacher centers in a national information and resource sharing network, leaders of 44 teacher centers and teacher-education programs identified with the open-education movement were interviewed. Interviewees were asked if they would value an agency to increase their information and talent sharing, and…

The report conveys impressions gained during a brief inquiry into the history and nature of the Human Resources Research Office (HumRRO) and its relationship to the U. S. Army. Chapter 1 gives an overview of HumRRO and its history, while chapter 2 details the composition and configuration of HumRRO, including such factors as working philosophy,…

The increasing complexity of school building requirements makes it important that educators clearly understand the nature of their role in the school planning process. This review surveys 21 documents and journal articles previously announced in RIE and CIJE that discuss the educator's role as it relates to the selection and duties of the…

The initial aspects of this report discuss the selection of the sample and the field study research methodology employed. The second section, "First Year Teachers' Changing Perceptions," reviews the changes that first-year teachers perceived along seven dimensions: (1) teacher satisfactions; (2) discipline, fears, worries, frustrations, failures,…

At Queen's University an extramural interprofessional discussion group, involving students and faculty members from medicine, nursing, theology, education, and law, has been meeting since February 1977. The discussions center on actual persons and problems with implications for a number of professional groups. (Author/LBH)

Five brief papers explore the issues of "ownership" and proprietary interest in the online catalog, relationships between technical services and public services in the design and management of the catalog, and opportunities presented by the new technologies to alter ways of working together. (CLB)

A review is presented of the survival skills every school board member should possess. These fall into two main categories: boardroom manners and the relationship between board members and other groups. Included are eight key constituencies and advice for dealing with each. (TE)

Examines the prevalence and role of mentors in psychology graduate training from the viewpoint of 90 students, over 50 percent of whom had mentors. Findings suggest mentors serve supportive functions and promote professional productivity. Personality characteristics distinguish good from poor mentors much more frequently than do intellectual…

The simultaneous presence of faculty growth and a sense of faculty community can help a good school really shine. This article explores ways in which a school environment supporting these two factors can be developed and maintained, using the private Sidwell Friends Lower School in Washington, D.C., as an example. (PGD)

An overnight retreat away from campus for Wilkes College faculty and their new president was used for renewal of intrafaculty relationships and discussion of curricular and other college planning. It resulted in faculty revitalization, opened lines of communication, and a revised mission statement. (MSE)

Discusses origins, structure, objectives, and implications for U.S. schools of ZEMPOREN, the All Japan Teachers' Federation Studying the Use of Radio and Television in Education, which promotes effective use of classroom broadcasting through a published journal, research, conventions, and by acting as liaison between the educational network and…