As counselors are required to deal with an increasing amount of paperwork, it becomes more difficult to actually counsel students. A middle school counselor shares 12 goals that he utilizes on a daily basis that make it possible for him to increase the amount of time spent counseling students and still be able to complete paperwork. (MKA)

Presents the results of an undergraduate researcher survey which aims to determine the properties of a successful mentor. Includes a list of suggestions and tips for a successful undergraduate mentoring experience. (YDS)

Uses the concepts of "capacity" and "consistency ratios" as the means for planning and utilizing faculty capability for research and sponsored project development. Analysis of typical institutional data reveals how an understanding and use of these concepts can provide the research administrator with useful insights into the cost implications of…

A high-school Spanish teacher recalls her first hectic year. She would have quit, without assistance with everyday classroom realities from an official mentor (a vice principal), a biology teacher, and a second-grade teacher (her mother). These mentors eventually became her best friends. (MLH)

Describes a study of a United Kingdom project that distributed portable computers to special education needs coordinators and support services staff. Highlights include teachers' time and workload issues; training needs; and the position of support service staff and implications for local education authorities (LEA). (LRW)

Discussion of instructional design in large organizations highlights a project management approach. Topics addressed include the role of the instructional designer; project team selection; role of the team members; role of the project manager; focusing on what employees need to know; types of project teams; and monitoring time and responsibility.…

Results from a random sample of arts and sciences faculty indicate that structural differences between universities account for most of the difference in faculty time allocation. Attempts to emphasize teaching over research must take into account the way that faculty characteristics reinforce institutional mission. (SK)

Rapid prototyping involves abandoning many of the linear steps of traditional prototyping; it is instead a series of design iterations representing each major stage. This article describes the development of an instructor-led course for midlevel auditors using the principles and procedures of rapid prototyping, focusing on the savings in time and…

A survey of 23 principal investigators of National Science Foundation-funded projects identified the chief facilitating factor to be direct contact with program officers. They had difficulties conceptualizing and envisioning their projects, finding time and confidence for writing proposals, and dealing with the complexity of the guidelines and the…

As seen in a poem written by a disillusioned first-year teacher, novice teachers require a philosophical match with a school; meaningful support in time management, planning, technology use, instructional techniques, and classroom management; a collegial network; and balance between their professional and private lives. (MLH)

Discusses the use of electronic mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) in education. Highlights include GIS capabilities; learning environments; how GIS helps learners; examples of GIS in elementary and secondary education; GIS use by administration; and barriers to GIS implementation, including time, training, and cost. (LRW)

Administrative and student supplies (textbooks, schedules, identification badges, and computer disks) must be catalogued, stored, and distributed, but not by transforming faculties into accountants and clerks. Administrative and support staff at an Ohio high school captured and barcoded textbooks, streamlined fall administrative procedures, and…

Discusses how assistant principals can create learning experiences for their staff on a tight time line. Suggestions include finding a consultant to facilitate the learning experience, assembling a team of teachers to help plan for changing how staff development is designed, and having teachers think about planning a day of collaborative learning…

This study used a double-dissociation design to evaluate whether children with ADHD demonstrated specific deficits relative to children with Reading Disorders. Recent theory suggests that ADHD children have deficits in time perception and working memory, whereas RD children have deficits in phonological decoding. The performance of 113…

The Human Development Index (HDI) implicitly defines "human development" and ranks countries accordingly. To elucidate the HDI's meaning of "human development," the paper examines the sensitivity of the HDI to changes in its components, namely social indicators of education, longevity and standard of living. The HDI is next compared with two…