Addresses the subject of organizational termination, suggesting it is an appropriate concern for the field of organization development, and that present methodologies are inadequate to deal with it. Describes a consulting experience with one dying organization and experimental intervention strategies. Describes behavioral reactions of staff to…

Outlines specific counselor roles and functions considered critical for improving the quality of education for Black children. Considers important counselor functions related to the concerns of school personnel and the educational interests of the Black community. Presents a model for school counseling curriculum development. (RC)

Briefly examines strengths and weaknesses of three parent training approaches used by school counselors. Describes the Integrative Parent Training Model, which considers behavioral, affective, cognitive, and interpersonal responses of parents to their children's misbehavior. Provides parents with alternative explanations for children's…

The relationship between universities and society in Africa is examined. A framework to encompass the desired aims of both the university and society and the relationships between them is formulated. Implications for the structure, content and operation of the university in Africa are indicated. (Author/MLW)

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)

Describes a 10-step model for analyzing lessons involving data processing, including a set of activities for early elementary and middle school grades. Each set provides examples of relevant questions, directions, and explanations. (Author/DC)

A computer simulation game is discussed which helps managers systematically understand the institutional finance of a complex university and make decisions based upon data from projected outcomes. (MP)

A model for improving medical training in substance abuse is presented based on the proposals of 22 Career Teacher Grant Programs. The grant provides support for training medical faculty to develop and implement a substance abuse curriculum. The model includes objectives for initial preparations and advice regarding the development and…

A key to continuing occupational segregation by sex is seen to lie in "math avoidance" by women students. Borrowing from the insights of affective education, innovators have developed "reentry mathematics" courses which turn to self-conditioning, the attitudes, the psychological mindset, and the self-defeating behaviors of…

A geriatric health maintenance program, started as a community medicine elective and now an innovative model in humanistic health care, is described. Junior and senior medical students act as live-in facilitators of comprehensive health care for the elderly tenants in publicly subsidized housing units. (Author/MLW)

The development and subsequent decline of instructional television in the public school system of American Samoa are described and evaluated. Specific decisions and their effects on educational television are examined and conclusions are drawn from the experience. (Author/BK)

A consortia model for colleges within a short distance of each other is described. Particular attention is given to the components of consortial infrastructure: the policy board and the role of the deans, the consortium director, the campus program coordinators, and the students' departmental boards. (Author/MLW)

Addresses the problem of how to adapt a "talking treatment" for use with abusive and neglectful families. The concept of a family's "verbal accessibility," or readiness to communicate, can assist workers in understanding these families and designing the most effective plan for treatment. (Author)

The issues common to all models of educational programs are explored as an introduction to the varying ways unions and universities can work together. Cost and lack of time are seen as the most common obstacles confronted by workers interested in furthering their education. (Author/MLW)

This article explores some of the major influences affecting the development of female sex-role identity and the psychological and social consequences of this deveopment during childhood and adolescence. (Author/EB)