Developed on the premise that all types of libraries have a common set of functions, purposes, and resources which outweigh their differences in setting, size, and organizational goals, this preliminary edition is intended to (1) provide an informed basis for library management and planning, (2) facilitate communications among libraries, and (3)…

Based on a national review of student and employer follow-up efforts, this training guide describes the options that are available at each step in the process of designing, developing, and implementing follow-up systems and the advantages and disadvantages in each case. The guide is divided into five major sections. The first section discusses the…

This guide was prepared by the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to aid agencies concerned with aging in planning volunteer programs. This first of three booklets is intended for the agency director and staff. It contains information of use to staff in identifying program responsibilities, planning effective management of volunteer…

This paper traces the historical development of the middle school from its beginnings in 1893. It presents philosophical background for the middle school concept and compares middle schools and junior high schools. Psychological theories underlying the middle school are discussed, including the theory of the period of "transescence" between…

This document presents the management system developed by the University of New Hampshire-Portsmouth Twelfth Cycle Teacher Corps Project. This system, although very flexible and continually modified, is presented as a model that may be useful to other projects. According to the report, project goals, training objectives, and expected outcomes are…

Written for classroom teachers, the manual describes a model for analyzing interaction between teachers and mainstreamed special education students. The introduction stresses that the model's observation approach emphasizes professional growth rather than institutional regulation. Seven steps of the model are discussed: determining teacher goals,…

The organization and administration of a university or college physical plant department is dealt with specifically. The following aspects of a good physical plant department are discussed--(1) leadership, (2) organization, (3) communications, (4) budgetary support, (5) facilities and equipment, (6) skill of personnel, (7) design to serve, (8)…

This booklet presents 451 money-saving ideas and techniques intended to aid school board members and administrators in American schools. Many of the ideas included were drawn from responses to questionnaires that were sent to 1,612 chief school administrators and 227 presidents of school supply and service companies. Each idea is numbered and…

The job placement manual of Forest Park Senior High School, Forest Park, Georgia, assists in producing a more effective program by providing specific job placement procedures for the high school. The 1,900 student high school, located in a suburban area south of Atlanta, had 522 graduates in 1974 (42 percent--college-bound, 10 percent--technical…

The concept of trust and its implications for people working at various levels within school systems are explored. The school administrator is alerted to the elements of bureaucracy that inhibit the development of trust--hierarchy of authority, impersonal relationships and isolation, rules and regulations, close supervision and control, and…

This selection of readings is designed to assist correctional managers with their particular concerns such as planning, organizing, understanding the client, and utilizing volunteers. The first article deals generally with the functions and problems of the innovator and planner, without dealing specifically with the correctional setting. The…

The major goal of this project was to promote a process of self-evaluation and task reexamination for the 11 division chairmen and the dean of instruction at Los Angeles Harbor College. To identify needed procedures and to clarify responsibilities, chairmen responded to two questionnaires. The first was distributed to all members of the Curriculum…

The curriculum management guide serves as an aid to medical record teachers and other medical record educators. It is designed to provide them with a useful tool to improve student performances by improved administration and management of programs. The guide documents one possible systematic approach to professional and vocational curriculum…

This handbook was assembled by the Oregon State Department of Education to assist local school districts in planning and administering kindergarten programs. It consists of a brief introduction and two major sections. Section 1 discusses the legal framework for implementation of kindergartens; section 2 contains suggestions and resources for…

As part of a series on library services to disadvantaged adults, this pamphlet provides guidelines for the use of community advisory committees in libraries: the duties and capabilities of such committees, their influence on the library, and their relationships with library boards. The size and composition of the committee are considered, as are…