Examines issues of special library management and the emphases in SLA (Special Libraries Association) continuing education courses dealing with these issues. Five courses taught for SLA are described, including one-day courses on management communications, delegation, and effective supervisory skills, as well as seminars dealing with human…

Responds to an article in the same issue of this journal which defends the applied value of laboratory studies to managers. Agrees that external validity is often irrelevant, and maintains that the problem of making inferences from any subject sample in management communication is one that demands internal, not external, validity. (SR)

Discusses experiences with responsibility-centered management for communications programs at Indiana University-Bloomington. Points out three problems with university fiscal planning which bear directly on communications programs. (SR)

Examines the letter writing of two Romans, Pliny and Trajan, as examples of deliberative discourse. Suggests that their discourse may come closer to the discourse of United States corporations than to that of the United States Congress. Draws on theories of management communication. Looks at specific letters in addition to reviewing historical…

Adult communication management theory proposes that communication takes place when individuals construct meanings about shared messages and accurately interpret others' intentions. Developing communicative competence requires assuming responsibility for learning, self-awareness, multicultural understanding, and learning-to-learn skills. (SK)

Education in the United States must change to keep pace with changes in economy. New performance standards and advanced technologies now require of all workers academic basics as well as skills in adaptability, self-management, communication, and social relations. Employers can help schools change, but it is up to school leaders to decide the new…

Reviews the principal's role in instructional accountability, management systems, communications, remedial programs, teacher inservice programs, teacher recruitment, and testing. (Author/WD)

A project developed a content model for international project management training. It also compiled a bibliography of project management references, identified specific project management training needs based upon a survey of international sponsors and contractor personnel, and documented the training needs of international project managers. Data…

Three key principles for ensuring employee support of organizational change are management empathy with subordinates, effective communication, and participative management. (SK)

As part of the exploration of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's (STP) history, subsets of STP leaders participated in panel discussions on various topics that represent areas of dramatic change and evolution over the last 25 years. This panel focused on membership recruitment and management as well as the evolution of how STP…

The paper presents an intervention framework for the management of communication disorders in learning disabled children. The model is comprised of three components: communicative intentions, presupposition, and the social organization of discourse. Resulting instructional guidelines and principles are offered. (Author/DB)

Word processing managers are gaining their management skills on the job rather than through preplanned activities. The specific needs of these people include the teaching of management related, communications, and human relations courses; exploring various delivery systems; and evaluating word processing educational materials. (CT)

Highlights Theory Z principles and techniques that can be applied in academic management, specifically by communication administrators. (PD)

The 1990 winner of the ELITE Award for Exemplary Leadership and Information Technology Excellence in higher education offers his axioms for information resources management, covering authority/control, communications, project management, decision making, people management, strategic planning, change management, crisis management, and personal…

Defines the role of children's librarians in public libraries by listing necessary competencies in various areas, including knowledge of users; administrative and management skills; communication skills; materials and collection development; program development; advocacy and public relations; and professionalism and professional development. (LRW)