Presents a model for designing interorganizational coordination (IOC) systems, based on the premise that different contexts support varying degrees of interorganizational coordination. Identifies key contextual dimensions that administrators should consider in designing an IOC program and suggests guidelines for selecting the appropriate level of…

Describes a model teacher inservice training program for affective education that was developed by the Wayne County (Michigan) Intermediate School District. (JG)

Three factors, attention, retention, and action, are considered in developing good video models. A discussion of each factor and specific techniques counselors can use to develop good effects of each factor are provided. (Author)

Describes a staff development program for college level political science faculty. The article reflects on the realities of university life and implications for faculty; describes the program's background and its content; and offers a preliminary evaluation. (Author/JR)

The major elements of this model includes collaborative problem solving by community residents and an external agent, creation of feedback loops within community; and a collection of formal and informal data related to community functioning to be used as the basis for change efforts. (Author)

This paper describes a series of FORTRAN IV computer models which are the content-oriented subject matter for a college course in forest planning. The course objectives, the planning problem, and the ten planning aid models are listed. Student comments and evaluation of the program are included. (BT)

A typical school spelling task is analyzed in terms of an information processing model of spelling performance. (Author)

A schema is presented for analyzing curriculum plans and materials related to values and moral education. The plan reviews six aspects of the materials: antecedent conditions, rationale and objectives, descriptive characteristics, pupil activities, teaching strategies, and diagnosis and evaluation needs, procedures, and data. (Author/AV)

Described are group training activities (Type II Enrichment) and small group and individual investigations of real problems (Type III Enrichment) which along with general exploratory activities (Type I Enrichment) make up an enrichment model for gifted student programs. (SBH)

The Mama Lere Parent-Infant Training Program (Nashville, Tennessee) which serves hearing- and speech-impaired children focuses on family involvement and an intervention plan which includes four service delivery components: facilitation of child communicative competence; educational advocacy and team decision making; information exchange; and…

The planning and implementation of a voice mail system at the University of Maryland at Baltimore is described. A general discussion of voice information processng systems is offered and a preliminary evaluation of the voice mail experiment is provided. (Author/MLW)

Illustrates how effective, statewide educational reform can occur based on the Effective Schools Train-the-Trainer program implemented in South Carolina school districts. (JC)

Describes the five phases involved in developing military instructional systems. These phases are (1) analyze, (2) design, (3) develop, (4) implement, and (5) control. Strengths and weaknesses are explored. (CH)

Describes three organizational models for staffing--rational, political, and standards--typically seen in mental health programs. Examines who is hired and why in terms of the characteristics of each model. Provides a summary of decision guidelines for staffing and suggestions for formulating a staffing strategy. (Author/ABB)

The abstinence violation effect (AVE) proposed in Marlatt and Gordon's model of smoking relapse was operationalized as a combination of internal, stable, and global causal attributions for smoking following the attainment of abstinence from smoking. Smoking cessation program participants who relapsed following a slip reported significantly higher…