1. MELS 601 Ubben Ch. 9

2.  “Human resource development is both a concept and a process.”  Discuss

3.  Schein views the complex process of effectively integrating the individual and the organization to meet the needs of both as happening in three stages:  Entry  Socialization  Mutual Acceptance

4.  Think of staff members in your school.  Describe the characteristics of teachers in each stage.  How does the school principal relate to each of these individuals?  Entry  Socialization  Mutual Acceptance

5.  What is the institutional view of a teaching career?  What is the individual view of a teaching career?  How does a principal merge these views and provide a positive learning environment?

6.  Survival and Discovery Stage (1-3 Years)  Stabilization Stage (4-6 Years)  Experimentation and Activism (7-18 Years)  Serenity/Relational Distance and Conservatism (19-30 Years)  Disengagement (31-40 Years)  Again, picture teachers in your current school, how does a leader interact with each stage of development?

7.  What is the most effective form of staff development?  How do you as a principal provide this to your staff in this current economic climate where state staff development funding has been eliminated?

8.  How do you assist teachers who are not proficient in the classroom?  When do you know that you should help a teacher/staff member find another occupation?  How do you address the once highly effective/popular teacher that has now checked out?

9.  Turn to the ISLLC standards found in Appendix B (p. 350) of your Ubben text. Review the functions listed in Standard 3.  Which of these best support the human resources concepts discussed in this chapter?  What weakness do you find in your school’s human resources management?  How would you go about correcting them?