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Marsh, D. T. – 1982
This paper presents a counseling model based on transactional analysis (TA) to be used with staff members whose professional performance is considered marginal. The introduction of the paper suggests reasons for marginal performance. Counseling from the TA viewpoint is described as a series of transactions designed to improve performance, solve a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Foreign Countries
Field, M. J.; Harrison, A. B. – 1983
Quality circles attempt to satisfy both task and personal needs through staff involvement in solving work-related problems. This paper summarizes quality circle theory, applies it to school settings, and suggests a framework for introducing the process to educational institutions. After briefly defining quality circles, the article presents two…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Motivation
Marsh, D. T. – 1982
This paper presents a counseling model for managers in education who must deal with staff, their problems, and their perceptions. The basic principle underlying the model is given: the helper is not expected to have ready-made solutions to others' problems, but to offer motivation, time, and skills to help others solve their own problems. The…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role
Download full textBooker, Di, Ed. – 1993
The aims of this conference were to promote information literacy as a means of personal and national advancement in today's information-dependent society; to emphasize information literacy as an essential competency for lifelong learning; to ensure that all delegates understand information literacy and its importance for the economic and social…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role
North West Regional Management Centre, Chorley (England). – 1985
This book contains supplementary material for a British self-study course in management designed as an introduction to the course for the Certificate in Management Studies. The materials in this book are learning activities referenced to various topics in the course materials. The nine activities include a case study of a production supervision…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Gaasholt, Marie – 1980
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…
Descriptors: Consultants, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Group Discussion
Hindle, Doug – 1996
This document, the fourth in a series on diversity in the classroom, supports the belief that challenges faced by teachers working with diverse students can only be met through teacher practices that increase levels of positive teacher-student interaction and that create, in each student, effective social and problem solving skills. Section 1,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Democratic Values, Discipline
Devine, Marion; And Others – 1994
This publication focuses on the vignette studies done as part of an evaluation of the development of those transferable and personal skills which had been given prominence by the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) in Scotland. It presents results of a qualitative study of individual practices. Four vignettes are based on…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Critical Thinking, Disabilities
Rabey, Gordon P. – 1979
This guide, which is intended for new supervisors and managers to use in an independent study setting, deals with the key points of effective management. The following topics are discussed in the individual sections: understanding what a manager is and why managers are appointed; setting objectives and achieving results; planning and controlling…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Decision Making
Peer reviewedNew Horizons in Education, 1995
The bilingual (Chinese/English) journal published annually for Hong Kong educators contains articles in a wide range of areas and at all levels of education. Articles include: "Micropolitics in Managing Bi-Sessional Primary Schools: A Case Study of the Interactions between Partner School Heads" (Cheung Wing-ming); "On Features of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Distance Education, Educational Change
