Blueprint for Action: Achieving Center Based Change Through Staff Development

This book is an indispensable guide for any director who is serious about staff development. With insight and a keen awareness of the realities facing the field, the authors provide realistic strategies for promoting change, developing staff, and increasing program effectiveness. Blueprint for Action is flexible enough to be used in a variety of settings. It is a must for your professional library. Chapters include: 1) Child Care Centers as Organizations: A Social Systems Perspective 2) The Dynamics of Organizational Change 3) The Diretor's Role in the Change Process 4) Assessing Oranizational Needs 5) Assessing Individual Needs 6) Implementing an Individualized Model of Staff Development 7) Linking Staff Development to Performance Appraisal and a Career Ladder 8) Meshing Organizational and Individual Needs