Suggests a model which would enable counselor and teacher to become partners with child in helping him to improve his social learning. (Author/CJ)

Describes the structure of a set of computer programs (DITRAN) that translate the text of conversational exchanges appropriate for elementary physics discussions into an operational computer-based dialog. Dialogs produced in this manner are designed as a series of templated subprograms. The structure of a simple template is reviewed. (Author/TS)

Broad guidelines based upon Robert Stake's model of educational evaluation are composed for social studies departments improving their program through some evaluation measures. (VW)

Comments on article by Ray E. Hosford, in same issue. Stresses his feeling that Hosford's total presentation was imbalanced in direction of overemphasis on modeling. (Author/CJ)

A model training managers can use to design material for specific needs." (Editor)

The practicing counselor must be evaluated through a special approach which takes into consideration all relevant elements such as the professional service aspect, the academic criteria, and the financial criteria emphasized by industry. (Author)

Deals with the relationship between philosophy and counseling theory as outlined in a metatheoretical model. The model's implications for comparing theories and value orientations are also reviewed. This dialog serves an educational purpose and ensures an arena where counselors continually evaluate the status quo in a cultural context. (JAC)

The use of theoretical models in impact assessment can heighten the power of experimental designs and compensate for some deficiencies of quasi-experimental designs. Theoretical models of implementation processes are examined, arguing that these processes are a major obstacle to fully effective programs. (Author/CM)

Describes a method employing conjoint analysis that generates utility/cost ratios for various elements of the compensation package. Its superiority to simple preference surveys is examined. Results of a study of the use of this method in fringe benefit planning in a large financial institution are reported. (Author/JAC)

Presents a format for designing and running workshops to train personnel employed in positions of high customer contact, focusing on the practice of patron contact skills, i.e., communication with problem patrons. Describes opening exercises, attitude exploration, integration skills and attitudes, stress management, and evaluation. (WAS)

Describes the origins and developmental requirements of the Informant Panel, an inexpensive, time-efficient, retrospective method for obtaining consequently meaningful information needed to guide organizational change projects. The panel combines features of the Nominal Group and Delphi Techniques. (WAS)

Describes a data-based, anxiety-reducing supervisory process. Several instruments are presented that can be used by teachers to gather information on their own performance. (MLF)

Using selected concepts, format, and techniques from the legal arena, the Judicial Evaluation Model was used to assess the efficacy of linkage arrangements between the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act prime sponsors and education service providers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (PN)

Reviews the major articles on experiential learning published in business periodicals during the last several years and raises questions of their validity. Problems inherent in assessing learning experiences are addressed by a sequential research design, and a tentative theoretical model for assessing experiential learning is proposed. Twenty-four…