The resources cited in this selected annotated bibliography are intended for linking agents, trainers of linking agents, managers of linking agents and their support systems, and educational policy makers. These resources, which date from 1975 to the present, variously refer to linking agents, change agents, extension agents, field agents, field…

This speech, delivered before the World Future Society Second General Assembly, is a call to a future-oriented society guided by both short- and long-term futuristic goals. The author believes it important that we act rather than react to our changing roles. Such roles include helper in complex decision-making and specialist in processing there is…

This paper reviews case reports of parents as behavior therapists for their children. The studies are summarized by presenting problems; the subject's age, sex and birth order; and modification technique, number of sessions, setting, outcome, and followup, and in particular, erroneously identifying the child's behavior rather than the parental…

The thesis presented in this paper is that elementary counselors can become the most important behavioral change agents in the school. The following discussion will support this proposition. First, certain aspects of behavior modification will be discussed. Second, trends in elementary school counseling will be reviewed and finally, a synthesis…

Over the past decade school psychology has been rapidly developing into a distinct specialty. The current status of this developing specialty is reviewed with respect to delineating the areas of disenchantment and pinpointing new directions within the profession, Considering the variety of models or approaches for guiding school psychology into…

This bibliography is designed for students of planned community change, practitioners concerned with the redefinition of the planning profession, and local citizens involved in the change process. The authors do not consider the bibliography exhaustive, but rather developmental, outlining the application of planned-change theory and method to the…

This brief annotated bibliography introduces publications from the Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations/Concerns-Based Adoption Model program of the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Each entry includes a bibliographic citation, a brief abstract, and availability information on…

This synthesis of information about marketing and information dissemination of education-related products is divided into three parts: an overview of major writings, specific marketing strategies, and resources for further study. The first part opens with a definition of marketing as it relates to education. A review of the literature provides…

Surveys the literature on treatment-custody conflict in institutions that derives from administrative needs to maintain organizational stability and control. Suggests correctional institutions should be restructured to recognize guards as influential role models as well as authority figures, and to reduce role conflict among correctional officers.…

Efforts in Latin America to promote public access and participation in mass communication associated with socioeconomic development are summarized in this report. Section one of the report provides a context for the material in the subsequent sections of the report. Section two examines the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

This continuing ERIC/CAPS series, entitled Searchlight Plus, consists of two components: first, an in-depth review of cited materials, including prime issues and trends, and implications for helping professionals; and, second, citations from an ERIC computer search on the topic. Series topics are selected in response to user requests. Presented in…

This bibliography lists publications relevant to the topic of advocacy planning, with a view toward encouraging and facilitating initial or staging research in that policy area. Entries are organized into separate sections for articles in professional journals, books, articles in contemporary periodicals and newsletters, articles in legal…

A selected annotated bibliography on managing development projects, intended for rural development practitioners, highlights items that outline some pressing issues and concerns confronting those involved in rural development in general and rural project management in particular. A section of annotated entries lists 21 publications on project…

This bibliography on urban sociology cites studies which discuss the structures and processes of urban society from an historical and comparative perspective. Although it includes studies that discuss population growth, decline, size, and density, the prime concern of this bibliography is not with urban demography. After a brief look at some…

This document is composed of two parts: a bibliography of community organizing and support materials and a directory of community organizing resource centers. The 25 bibliographic entries are grouped according to subject, and include author, title, publication date, publisher, number of pages, annotation, and ordering information. Subjects…