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A recent report has suggested that there is a total inadequacy of management education and development in Britain. One fundamental concern is the design of programmes which focus on the development of effective managers, as opposed to just teaching people about business and management. An innovative management development programme has been developed, based around key adult learning principles such as emphasis on management competencies and work experience based learning.

In this second of two articles describing a two‐year part‐time management development programme conducted at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, an account of the impact of the programme on the development of the participants as managers is offered from their viewpoint, and the implications for management development offered by the course are assessed.

I think that the rationing of food will affect the general question of food supervision, but it is very difficult to foresee its effect with any degree of certainty. We must be prepared for changes in our prewar procedure. Our standard of living will be reduced and here the financial aspect enters into the question. In many cases, even in normal times, the poorer classes did not buy much bacon, excepting shank ends and the cheaper cuts, and consumed very little meat and butter, simply because they could not afford them, and it may easily happen that the effects, in view of rising prices and of this economic factor, may be reflected in the case of rationed perishable foods. This will probably lead to conditions such as I referred to in my earlier remarks, viz., deterioration of stocks in the retail shops and stores, owing to the poor keeping qualities of certain of the rationed foods. Already Inspectors have been called in by the Food Executive Officer to decide whether bacon in shops which has proved surplus to requirements owing to its not having been taken up by the registered customers, is fit for release or sale otherwise than by way of ration coupons.

When this Bill came before the House of Lords on March 30th for third reading, Lord Silkin and Lord Douglas of Barloch again voiced their opinions that, in the matter of labelling, the Bill, even as amended, does not go far enough in the direction of giving the public information which they ought to have when chemicals and other undesirable commodities are added to food. Thus, Lord Douglas said :

The following annotated list of materials on instructing users in library and information skills covers publications from 1982. A few items have not been annotated because the compiler was unable to secure copies of these items.

The following is an annotated list of materials dealing with orientation to library facilities and services, instruction in the use of information resources, and research and computer skills related to retrieving and using information. The thirteenth annual such review in Reference Services Review, the article covers items in English published in 1986. A few items are without annotations because the compiler was unable to secure copies of them for this review.

The total number of samples which were submitted under the Food and Drugs Act was 2,063. Of these, 5·7 per cent were adulterated or incorrect. Of these, 1,062 were milks, with 7·5 per cent reported against. The percentage was 104 in 1947 but “ it is still high ”. The composition of the milk for the years 1939 and 1945–8 (figures given) was constant “ in spite of the difficulties of obtaining feeding stuffs ” and of good quality. No preservatives were found in the samples examined. The prosecutions were due to fat deficiency or to added water. The offences were not deliberate in all cases.

Develops an original 12‐step management of technology protocol and applies it to 51 applications which range from Du Pont’s failure in Nylon to the Single Online Trade Exchange for Auto Parts procurement by GM, Ford, Daimler‐Chrysler and Renault‐Nissan. Provides many case studies with regards to the adoption of technology and describes seven chief technology officer characteristics. Discusses common errors when companies invest in technology and considers the probabilities of success. Provides 175 questions and answers to reinforce the concepts introduced. States that this substantial journal is aimed primarily at the present and potential chief technology officer to assist their survival and success in national and international markets.

This chapter focuses on two aspects of the achievement gap – underachievement and low achievement among Black males in urban school contexts. More specifically, the authors explain several problems/issues confronting Black male students in P-12 gifted and talented, advanced placement, and special education programs, along with the school-to-prison pipeline – inequitable discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions. We parse underrepresentation and overrepresentation for this student group. A central part of this discussion is grounded in the achievement gap literature on Black students in general with implications for Black males in particular. Another fundamental aspect of this discussion is the need for educators to adopt an anti-racist (social justice or civil rights) and cultural competence approach to their work, which means being equity-based and culturally responsive in philosophy and action. Suggestions for closing the achievement gap and otherwise improving the achievement of Black males are provided for educators. We also compel educators to go beyond talking about equity by setting quantifiable equity goals for minimum and maximum percentages (and numbers).