This paper is an attempt to develop a therapeutic stance, responsive therapy, for counselors that abandons the effort to select the one "true" therapeutic emphasis, and is based on the assumption that all therapeutic emphases are "true." A description of counselor behavior ensues which enhances a therapeutic atmosphere, moves…

Three examples of genetics and evolution simulation concerning Mendelian inheritance, genetic mapping, and natural selection are used to illustrate the use of simulations in modeling scientific/natural processes. First described is the HERED series, which illustrates such phenomena as incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, lethal alleles,…

This book, written by staff members of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) and of NCCAN-funded projects, presents their reflections about their experiences in providing, supporting, and evaluating treatment to abused and neglected adolescents. It is intended to serve as a source book for those concerned with the problem of…

Presents a workable, systemwide model for career awareness and development on the college level. Purports that career development must be seen as more than mere information giving, and must incorporate all facets of an institution's endeavors from the classroom to the actual decision-making processes of the individual. (Author/PC)

Issues related to the development and implementation of instructional development programs to assist faculty in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of collegiate instruction are discussed from a review and synthesis of the literature. Three different approaches to instructional improvement programs are identified and described. While the…

This paper presents a model for integrating the various approaches to instructional improvement that may prove useful in organizing new programs. The model is based upon the notion that instruction is essentially a communication process that can be analyzed in terms of the four components of a teaching communication model. These components are…

System Development Corporation conducted an extensive project for compensatory educational intervention for older disadvantaged youth in secondary and postsecondary education. Two intervention strategies were developed, and this report discusses the design of a longitudinal study to evaluate the effects of models growing out of those…

This paper presents and evaluates a comprehensive client management system for suicide and crisis intervention services. The management system consists of five service designations: self-injury, crisis, active support, general support, and single contact. These designations determine the extent and type of activity engaged in, as well as the scope…

The operation of a delivery system for mainstreamed children is discussed in terms of the concept of delivery of services, types of delivery systems, and the stages of special education services provision. Presented are two models which illustrate how criteria are beginning to be used in instructional decisions. The use of the instructional…

A simulated planning session for the implementation of a model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates (ETEG) is presented. A brief introduction to the model, published by J. T. Sandefur in 1972 as "An Illustrated Model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates," is contained for reference purposes. Participants in the simulation…

A new theory of sign structure is proposed which explains the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic classification of signs. The theory comprises in part a language capable of relating studies of information processes across a range of disciplines, including communication science psychology, computer science, and linguistics. The power and utility of…

A diagnostic-prescriptive approach to moral education, based on the work of Piaget and Kohlberg, is presented. The approach is designed to help analyze a child's ability in a special area, compare achievement with some established list of sequenced skills, and plan lessons to help individual students attain the next higher level of accomplishment.…

A model of life development is presented in an attempt to provide counselors with one more tool to help the child or adult around them better understand the forces acting upon their lives. (Author)

This research report discusses several efforts which were undertaken to assist PLANIT (Programming Language for Interactive Teaching) authors in the writing of team lesson scenarios. It also describes and illustrates the assistance given to two such authors who were engaged in the development of computer assisted instruction for training teams of…