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Larsen, Judith K. – 1982
Community mental health centers have been faced with mandates to introduce new programs or improve old ones often without the necessary information or expertise to implement such changes. Community mental health centers (N=39) were studied to identify the nature and extent of information use and factors related to information use. Experts visited…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Information Needs
Larsen, Judith K. – 1982
A consultant is often an effective source of assistance for an agency undergoing change. Community mental health centers (N=80) randomly assigned to treatment and control groups were studied to determine the impact of problem-oriented consultation on problem solution, and the characteristics of both consultant and consultee which are critical in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Dieffenderfer, Richard A.; And Others – 1977
One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this seventh section focuses on the various ways private sector resource persons may be effectively selected and utilized by vocational teacher education institutions. (Resource persons,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Business, Colleges, Consultants
Gaasholt, Marie P., Ed.; And Others – 1981
The book contains seven author contributed chapters on issues concerning inservice and staff development in special education. Major themes of the papers include the importance of participant involvement in the planning process, the importance of gaining support at the onset by district and building administrators, and the need for carefully…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Consultants
Federal Extension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1966
A PILOT PROJECT (JULY 1959-DECEMBER 1961), AIMED AT NEW WAYS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, WAS CONDUCTED IN 12 COUNTIES OF SIX STATES. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS RECEIVED TEN WEEKS TRAINING BUILT AROUND A SEMINAR ON CURRENT ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES, AND FOLLOWED BY ORIENTATION CONFERENCES.…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Consultants, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
Newlon, Betty J.; Even, Brenda B. – 1976
The school counselor is viewed as the most effective career education change agent in the guidance model presented in this booklet. The model, termed "developmental career guidance," is primarily presented in full-page illustrations showing the counselor's (with a combined consultant function) role in the following cooperative relationships: The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Consultants, Counselor Role
Otto, Wayne; Smith, Richard J. – 1970
Part 1 of a book for administrators and teachers is devoted to an overview of the school reading program: its focus and scope, its component skills and their development, and its relationship to the other language arts. The emphasis is not on the specifics of instruction but on providing a framework within which efficient reading instruction can…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Support, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Administration
Lindsay, Kenneth P. – 1972
The Utah project was funded in June, 1970, and refunded from June, 1972 to June 1973, to provide Technical Assistance to educators in sparsely settled rural areas of the State. Technical assistance includes information, consultative and program development services. Three full-time Field Agents are based in Regional Cooperative Service Centers and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Consultants, Educational Needs, Information Dissemination
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Felicetti, Daniel A. – Educational Record, 1982
Retirement options available to institutions are outlined, including early retirement incentives, phased retirement, facilitating consulting opportunities, travel and outplacement services, maintaining community involvement, annuities, and pensions. Suggestions are made for increasing cost-effectiveness and fitting the options to local…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Consultants, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
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Walker, Hill M.; Hops, Hyman – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The Contingencies for Learning Academic and Social Skills (CLASS) program is described. CLASS is a comprehensive, self-contained behavior management package designed for remediation of the behavior problems of disruptive, acting-out students in Kindergarten through grade 3. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Consultants
Ackerman, Helen – Currents, 1992
At George Mason University (Virginia), a consulting firm designed a program to train university administrators to deal with the media effectively. On-camera simulations, followed up with practice sessions in the university's telecommunications department, were an effective method of preparing for difficult media questions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, Consultants, Fund Raising
Marshall Univ., Huntington, WV. – 1976
This consultant package for use with staff at the senior high level is one of a set of six packages of consultants' materials developed to serve as a guide for consulting staff presenting career education workshops in the following areas: Counselors, primary K-3, intermediate, junior and senior high, and administrators. (The "Career Education…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consultants, Curriculum Development, High Schools
Meyen, Edward L.; Altman, Reuben – 1974
Part 7 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on the development of instruction. Four competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of developing a familiarity with the current literature on institutional practices for…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education
Meyen, Edward L.; Altman, Reuben – 1974
Part 11 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on instructional training. Three competencies considered are: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of designing and organizing instructional activities aimed at the development of specific skills…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education
DeVries Guth, Nancy; Pettengill, Stephanie – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
What's involved in establishing a high-quality literacy program? This book outlines elements such as a schoolwide literacy vision, an involved staff, a strong sense of community, a top-notch resource collection, a plan for monitoring progress, and the right tools to work effectively with students and parents. Here the reader will find: suggestions…
Descriptors: Specialists, Suburban Schools, Reading Programs, Reading Consultants
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