A survey of continuing education activities for professional public library personnel by state library agencies in the nine Southeastern states was carried out in the winter of 1980-81. / Research questions focussed on policy, administrative commitment, planning activity, and program activities during the previous fiscal year. / It was the policy of all state library agencies surveyed to conduct continuing education activities. / Administrative commitment was reflected in reported expenditures by all states of $359,547. Personnel totalled 71 persons involved with a full-time-equivalency of 5.02. No state had a full-time coordinator for continuing education. / Two states had completed, viable needs assessments. One state had a completed, comprehensive statewide plan for continuing education. / Administrative perceptions and decisions were found to be stronger determinants of activity than statutory authority or written policy or plans. Commitment of personnel and funding varied more widely than rankings of administrative priorities. / Reported participants in state agency continuing education offerings had declined to 3,346 from 3,925 during a 1972-1974 survey, while the numbers of opportunities had increased to 182 from 77. New types of opportunities, especially grants to attend conferences, were also offered. / Participants included 89% from public libraries and 58% with masters' degrees in library science. / Library Services and Construction Act funds were used extensively to facilitate continuing education activity. Such use affected types of activities offered, inclusion of personnel from different types of libraries, and flexibility in programming. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2343. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74478 |
| Contributors | MOUNCE, MARVIN WILLIAM., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 193 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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