This descriptive study of the twenty regional Education Service Centers in Texas is an exploratory analysis of programs and services that promote school improvement. Data collected from each service center website enabled the researcher to determine which programs and services are available to school districts and also allowed the researcher to…

Consultants and administrators participate in a roundtable discussion about how higher education finds, uses, and misuses consultants. (HS)

A consultants clearinghouse could pool resources to help the administrator find the right consultant for a problem. (Editor)

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…

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 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)

Four authors who have experience with contract training present their recommendations for those who want to become contract trainers. Topics covered include program design, audience analysis, and marketing the trainer. (CH)

Information about consulting projects and consultants is provided to help college administrators. It is noted that colleges are increasingly asking consultants for help with such diverse projects as database design, collection of new information, or the development of evaluative procedures. The stages of a successful consulting project and the…

An appraisal of Washington's modern legislation indicates that the county as an educational intermediate unit needs to be reevaluated. It is suggested in this document that the service functions of the unit are of first importance in such a reevaluation. Fourteen service functions are suggested in pointing out that the function of the intermediate…

A nationwide survey of 1,185 academic sociologists examined their extramural consulting activities. About 72% had done consulting work, primarily presentations, writings, and survey research. Top three types of organizations worked for were voluntary organizations, government, and educational groups. As consultants, respondents made limited use of…

Declining enrollments and other factors are changing the role of the consultant, but consultation in schools will continue because of shifts in teacher preparation, increasing community and governmental demands, and other forces. Consultants must provide consultation designed for specific school sites that is long-term and focused on single…

The results of the experience of a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for three months with a system for classifying and recording actual and planned tasks and activities are described and discussed. The area covered by this report includes 15 states in 3 geographic regions. Staff days planned and actually spent and trips planned and spent are…

Advice is given to course teams from the Social Sciences faculty at the Open University in England on the proper use of educational consultants. Practical suggestions on the selection of appropriate tasks for consultants and of consultants for tasks are followed by suggestions on briefing, contracting, and maintaining liaison with consultants.…

This article reports findings from a two-year study of 17 change agents working in three New York City school improvement programs. Interview, observation, and ranking data from the change agents, their managers, and their school clients were analyzed, and a synthesis of findings resulted in a list of 18 key skills for educational change agents.…

Discusses the role of consulting firms in site development for outdoor education centers and recreational camps. Services include inventories of flora and fauna to assess the site's potential for environmental education, and design recommendations to minimize detrimental effects of development on the environment. (LP)