A working model of how the counseling process can be related and integrated into a continuing education program identifies three functioning levels: (1) working with individual program participants (2) working with instructors and administrators as resource consultants (3) serving as a liaison with other adult and community oriented groups. (EA)

This document contains guidelines for social workers and other resource persons who are assisting self-help groups. It begins by defining the purpose of the resource person as meeting with group members on a consistent basis to provide information about available resources, offer suggestions and advice when appropriate, answer questions, and offer…

Discusses attorneys' responses to inquiries from educational administrators or school board members about matters that do not exclusively involve questions of law, and recommends that attorneys clearly differentiate between the legal options and the administrative choices involved in each matter brought to their attention. (JG)

A survey of 767 teachers from five major regions of the country solicited teachers' views and perceptions concerning the roles and responsibilities of reading consultants. It was found that 85% or more of the respondents thought that the prime functions of reading consultants are to diagnose students' reading problems, interpret test results,…

The role of the school psychologist in social change is described from a field theory position. According to this theory, objects in a field take on their dynamic character as a result of their position in the field. Roles are therefore responsive to and dependent upon definitions of their setting. The many roles of the school psychologist are…

This paper discusses the ambiguity which characterizes the role of the reading consultant in the public school. Instead of assuming the quasi-administrative role which is traditional, the consultant should be made a special administrator with power equal to that of the building prinicpal; he or she should fully understand the forces operating…

Notes that the childrens' television program Sesame Street, is successful because the role of research throughout its seven years has been of major importance-the researcher is part of the crew. (Author/AM)

Arguments for releasing supervisors from all teaching duties. (SP)

Presents role of resource persons, planning needed to effectively utilize a resource person, and limitations in the use of resource personnel. (DM)

This paper establishes a set of criteria which can be used by a curriculum specialist for accepting or modifying a client's goals, and discusses the possible justification of attempting to replace a client's goals with one's own. (Author/KC)

Results from a 22 item questionnaire indicated favorable responses for five categories assessing various aspects of the program. Differences emerged, however, when the findings were analyzed by grade level. Lower elementary and secondary teachers revealed approving perceptions and attitudes while middle school teachers expressed concern over…

This report describes teacher response to selected aspects of supervision as it exists for teachers in grades one through four in one Georgia school system. Teachers were surveyed to determine their responses to assistance provided by a supervisor to individual teachers or groups of teachers through activities relevant to teacher development,…

This document is intended to serve as a guide for institutions in the development of data bases to support the implementation of planning and management systems. This publication serves to identify and describe those staff-related data elements: (1) required to support current National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)…