There are numerous factors associated with successful reentry, but one that has not yet been addressed is financial behavior after release. This study used a primary data set collected in the fall of 2017. The theory of planned behavior was applied to investigate post-release financial behavioral intentions of men and women approaching return to…

Discusses guidelines established by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries and the Canadian Association of University Teachers concerning academic status for librarians. Fundamental issues highlighted are librarian workloads, release time, professional status, and relevance of evaluation criteria and procedures. (EJS)

Dozens of Australian "laptop" schools are following the lead of Methodist Ladies' College (an independent pre-K-12 school) in personal computing and are using some of their pioneering professional development models, including in-classroom collaboration, "slumber parties," and build-a-book workshops. Guidelines for implementing…

With the intention of expanding opportunities to support faculty research, teaching, and professional growth and development, the University of Missouri established two additional types of leaves--the research leave and the developmental leave. The guidelines pertaining to the awarding of sabbatical leaves and sources of funding are discussed.…