Directs attention to informal varieties of inservice teacher education, such as that provided by the contact between practicing English teachers and consultants. (HOD)

Consultation rates of medical house staff physicians were examined to determine the factors that lead to the use of consultants. The factors that were studied were clinical experience and teaching in medical school, intensity of use of services, residency year, Alpha Omega Alpha membership, and future practice plans. (Author/MLW)

Specific consultation problems that arise during the instructional development process in determining the nature of instructional products are considered, and clients' characteristics and projects are assessed along with a model for working with different types of clients. A list of skills needed by instructional developers to determine the…

The study, with 55 mildly and moderately disabled elementary students, investigated the effectiveness of teacher-developed goals and monitoring systems versus a curriculum-based measurement (CBM) system and of individual expert versus group follow-up consultation. Groups employing CBM and group consultation generally out performed the other…

Evaluating a 1975 summer science workshop designed to help upgrade science teaching skills among Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel (administrators, teachers, and education specialists), this report focuses upon program effectiveness and participant utilization of the training. Specifically, this report presents: (1) project objectives (to train…

Discusses planning for the use of technology in education; explains a planning process model that includes needs assessment, creating and selecting goals, and implementing and evaluating the plan; and describes an application of this model in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (Pennsylvania). (LRW)

This third and final part of a study focusing on the consultation and teaching roles of elementary school library media specialists examines relationships among scheduling methods, consultation activity, information skills instruction, and the planning process, culminating in a model for collaboration between media specialists and classroom…

Intended for those concerned with curriculum development, the document presents a general change model for the development of individualized education programs (IEP) for handicapped students, to implement the IEP component of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The Model outlines several stages in each of the…