This article describes the stages and processes in the growth of a self-development group, designed to increase a manager's capacity and willingness to be responsible for his/her own learning. Availability: M.E.A.D. Subscriptions, C.S.M.L., University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YX, England. (SK)

Explores two models for study groups as staff development for counselors. Elementary counselors studied reflective listening in a district-wide self-led group; secondary counselor groups met first with a consultant and then formed study groups on their individual campuses (suggested topic: anger management). Session notes are appended for both…

Self-formulating study-groups, comprised of teachers voluntarily meeting with consultant leaders, are used in Denmark as an effective tool for identifying and discussing relevant problems and developing action programs. The general educational approach employed in self-formulating study-groups includes a problem orientation related to the…