The authors discuss career decision-making processes in terms of engineering decision behaviors, existing vocational theories and research, a social learning model, and behavioral self control. Limitations and possibilities for further research are presented. (Author/HLM)

How can the dignity or well being of people in the terminal phase of their lives be fostered? A short-term educational program model was developed to assist a group of personnel (N=83) in a hospital for the chronically ill to become more responsive to this challenge. (Author)

Outlines the situation of women in educational administration in the Netherlands and describes a model for the process of attaining management positions. This management route model differentiates between the factors influencing the career path to a management position and distinguishes three phases: anticipation/preparation; acquisition; and…

Describes the Cognitive Learning from Automated Instruction (CLAI) model. Discusses cognitive learning, learning from instruction, and automatic instruction; reviews instructional theories relating cognitive processes and instruction; and describes the CLAI model for developing intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). Illustrates a practical approach…

Explores the relationships between adolescence and self-determination, and presents a model for self-determination that incorporates components of the skills and knowledge necessary for adolescents to realize their identities. Interventions aimed at promoting self-determination in youth with disabilities, including curricular interventions,…

Examines the impact of one unit of a curriculum module for sixth grade from the Model-based Analysis and Reasoning in Science (MARS) project. Provides an overview of this unit on mass and discusses three aspects of the evaluation of the unit. Contains 22 references. (DDR)

Discusses teachers' use of authoring programs to design their own computer-assisted instructional materials that may include text, graphics, video, and sound. The Instructional Theory Into Practice Model is described that includes five components: anticipatory set, instruction, guided practice, closure, and independent practice. (LRW)

Discusses the process of designing a series of case-based interactive videodiscs to be used within a constructivist learning environment for elementary school science. Topics include assumptions about learners and learning; implications for learning materials; and implications for the instructional design process, including process-based versus…

This article presents a critical overview of leadership theory and curriculum and suggests alternatives to meet the challenges of a changing global society. The inclusion of paradigms and perspectives often excluded from traditional leadership theories and programs is proposed, including nature theories, nurture theories, communitarian theories,…

Discusses the use of reflective practice through the keeping of learning journals by students in higher degree courses in education. Presents two models for reflecting on personal, academic, professional, and evaluative development, guidelines for the content of learning journals, and an evaluation of their contributions to notions of student…

The Queensland Department of Education (Australia) developed a homesteading model as an alternative to the urban-built environment model of large multi-purpose networks. This resulted in the in-house development of a low-cost, stand-alone server and homepage. The charette technique was used to plan and design the Queensland Department of Education…

This article proposes the application of a situated pragmatics (also known as community-based training or activity-based intervention) approach to intervention with children having severe communication disorders. Models for this approach have been developed by the World Health Organization and specialists in alternative and augmentative…

Presents an adaptation of a qualitative checklist methodology for implementing multicultural transformation in student affairs. Suggests an inclusive definition of multicultural, and reviews relevant concepts of organizational development, as well as of multicultural organizational development. Also includes highlights of and suggestions in using…

Proposes a practical model and set of behaviors for mentoring. Suggests uniform domains and specific behaviors for mentoring supervisors in counselor education. Includes a discussion of how to implement the model for purposes of standardization. Explores components of mentoring and what counseling students need from a mentor. (RJM)

Collection development for interdisciplinary areas is more complex than for traditionally well-defined disciplines, so new evaluation methods are needed. This article identifies variables in interdisciplinary fields and presents a model of their typical information components. Traditional use-centered and materials-centered evaluation methods…