Racism still abounds on the college campus. Thomas and Yates have implemented two paraprofessional programs in an attempt to alleviate this problem. Their work speaks to all persons involved in human service delivery systems. (Author)

What's happening in training programs on campus? And where do the graduates go? True and Young's pioneer work in the Center for Human Services Research provides many of the answers. (Author)

With budgets limiting counseling staffs and an increased need to retain students, a more effective method of providing services is needed. The objective is to bring paraprofessionals to the point where they can recruit, screen, select, evaluate, promote, train, supervise, and administer their own programs. (Author/PC)

Describes the development of an on-the-job training program in the air conditioning and electrical shops of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The 1-year programs include a daily job training report, a formal one and one-half hour weekly training session using a correspondence course outline, and weekly 15-minute review sessions by…

Education for middle-level manpower, a high-priority need in Colombia, is discussed. The current programs of five educational agencies--universities, university institutes, SENA (National Apprentice Service), industrial schools, and agricultural schools--that are providing some preparation for middle-level manpower positions are described. A…

This collection of readings is intended to provide a source book on best practices in staff development in higher education within a British context. The 13 papers are grouped into three parts: part 1 presents the educational development tradition which has focused on development of staff as teachers; part 2 considers development of staff in…