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Peer reviewedCvetkovich, George; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1987
Develops transactional process model of human judgment and information processing that directs attention away from accumulation of information to the needs, motives, and abilities of information user. Argues that model can be used to improve effectiveness of information-based interventions. Discusses two structural aspects of drug use images.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Children, Drug Use
Peer reviewedWarfel, David J.; And Others – Social Work, 1981
Discusses components of a consumer feedback system and methods for the systematic collection of information. The system used by the "Teaching-Family Model" approach to residential treatment illustrates the successful implementation of feedback. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Organizations, Community Services, Consumer Protection
English, David J.; Berdes, Celia M. – 1980
This document, one in a series developed to provide technical assistance to 22 Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers, addresses the application of evaluation procedures within centers and their component programs and projects, including: (1) interdisciplinary education and training; (2) service and practice model development; (3) research; (4)…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Peer reviewedSchweitzer, Nancy J. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1982
Describes a short-term group counseling approach to use with physically disabled clients that combines assertion-training with attitude clarification and information approaches. Discusses rationale for the program and describes the coping skills group model. Details purposes and activities for each of 10 sessions. (RC)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Coping, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedHeinemann, Allen W.; Shontz, Franklin C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1982
Describes a short-term group counseling approach to use with physically disabled clients that combines assertion-training with attitude clarification and information approaches. Discusses rationale for the program and describes the coping skills group model. Details purposes and activities for each of 10 sessions. (RC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Coping, Counseling
Pritchard, Roger – 1977
One of a series of Unesco technical information reports, this paper describes the process of setting up an international information network that would disseminate information to developing nations about educational policy and planning. Written in English and French, the paper surveys the general context in which a network has to operate, presents…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Developing Nations, Educational Development
Peer reviewedYunker, James A. – Crime and Delinquency, 1982
Reviews several potential problems that often invalidate statistical tests of social theories. Discusses how there may be very serious identification problems in the estimation of the relationship between executions and homicides, and that serious questions may be raised regarding the validity of any particular estimation of this relationship.…
Descriptors: Capital Punishment, Identification, Information Needs, Models
Friberg, Ingegerd, Ed. – 1982
The Fourth International Research Forum in Information Science (IRFIS 4) focused on two themes: user-oriented research in information science and experimental and practical investigations of the mediation and use of information. An opening speech by Bjorn Tell reviewed information research policy in the United States, France, England, Japan, the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Communication Problems, Databases, Documentation
