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Hoffnung, Robert J.; And Others – 1984
Previous research on training for community psychology has failed to distinguish between the effects of different types of training programs or to address the viability of master's level training in community psychology. To explore the value of master's level training in non-clinical community psychology, 83 of 112 students who earned master's…
Descriptors: Consultants, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Masters Programs
Erickson, Lawrence – Executive Educator, 1987
Offers suggestions for spending staff development money effectively. Ideas include the following: (1) keep your money close to the classroom; (2) use consultants to train your own trainers; (3) beware of embarking on numerous small-scale reforms; and (4) beware of pressure to copy other school improvement methods. (CJH)
Descriptors: Consultants, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Janney, Rachel; Meyer, Luanna – 1989
This module is designed to provide teachers, teacher trainers, and administrators with an introduction to consultation as a service to support students with disabilities and/or challenging behaviors in their home schools. The module provides a rationale for the use of consultation as a part of school programs, a review of research on its current…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Crandall, David P.; Eiseman, Jeffrey W. – 1983
This paper summarizes some of the main conclusions of the Study of Dissemination Efforts Supporting School Improvement, specifically those regarding the process of innovation implementation. The focus is on the contributions of potential assisters to various implementation outcomes, from which implications for policy and practice are derived. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Consultants, Educational Innovation
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Korn, James H.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Discusses the commonality of administrative issues facing undergraduate psychology departments and how consultants respond to these issues. Analyzes 20 department evaluations done by consultants. Most issues and recommendations fall into three categories: requirements for the major, physical and financial resources, and curriculum objectives. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Content Analysis, Curriculum Development
French, Valarie W. – 1984
This paper describes the activities and experiences of a technical assistance consultant working with a superintendent and assistant superintendent to implement the Achievement Directed Leadership (ADL) school improvement program during 1981-82. The paper's first section describes the ADL program's "top-down" implementation plan, with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents, Consultants