Districts across the country face significant demands to strengthen student learning districtwide, and many are turning to intermediary organizations to help them build their capacity for such demanding, large-scale work. However, how these "learning-support intermediary organizations" assist with these capacity-building efforts is little…

This booklet describes the work of the City College Advisory Service to Open Corridors, a New York City public school program committed to changing schools in ways that will better support children's own spontaneous patterns of learning. In part 1 of the booklet, the advisors describe how they proceeded to educate themselves for the advisory role…

In times of fast-paced change, institutions of higher education need to explore new models to lead change successfully. Georgia Tech's experience points one way forward. Describes the development and efforts of Georgia Tech Consulting Services, which was created to support projects to improve Georgia Tech's business services and processes, and…

This study surveyed and analyzed the degree to which student personnel workers in 200 colleges and universities have adopted a consultant role. The results suggest that this role is a viable one for student personnel but that it is currently at a low level of development. (Author)

Surveys of businesses and business managers indicate that developing communication skills within organizations is a priority. Communication consulting exists over a wide spectrum of activities that include guest speaking, conducting workshops, and conducting management training programs. These three processes can include a "canned program" that…

Reviews consultation dissertation research for the period 1978 through 1985 in order to determine the current state of doctoral research in the area of consultation. Delineates the existence of historical trends in consultation dissertation research; evaluates the current state of consultation dissertation research in terms of an input, process,…

Discusses the selection and use of private consultation services by educational institutions. Lists reasons for using consultants, key preparatory steps, and consultants' major purposes. Considers billing practices, consumer malpractices, cost estimates, requests for proposal, and potential problems. Warns that educators' behavior can diminish…

Prepared to serve as a basis for comment by both employers and consultants who have worked on projects in developing countries, this paper describes the consulting process, conditions that warrant employment of consultants, the various alternatives for selection of consultants, common problems encountered by consultants and employers, the range of…

The author discursively shares her personal story in becoming a consultant, primarily to university-related care-givers. Consultation is defined as helping the consultee to maximize his potential in his work role by assisting him to more effective and efficient use of his own initiative, perception and resources. The author explains her innovative…

The author relates his success as a technical consultant for numerous firms. Outlined are basic procedures for getting started in consulting and tips on structuring the consulting aspect of a science career. Included are illustrations of some of the apparati produced as a result of consultant assistance. (MA)

Describes some of the different roles an instructional consultant may fill and their implications for both clients and consultants. The focus is on the differences between consultants as generalists and as specialists, and between consultants as advisors to others and as direct providers of products or services. (Author)

Reviews the results of 29 studies on the effectiveness of school consultation published between 1972 and 1977. Of the studies reviewed, 76 percent reported at least one or more positive effects resulting from consultation interventions. Despite the problems entailed in measuring consultation outcomes, the practice does appear to be effective.…

As a partial result of the burgeoning interest and activity on the part of professors and students in communication consulting, a model was developed to provide a solution for many of the problems associated with university consulting. The model proposes that universities develop and operate their own Centers for Applied Communication. Through…