This article describes the first session of behavioral parental consultation. The session is broken down into six parts: rapport building, structuring, information taking and diagnosis, explaining behavioral principles, reexamining behavior, and goal setting and selection of techniques. Steps to be taken after the first session are discussed…

This paper examines some of the possible negative side effects of behavioral consultation and suggests that teacher resistance to behavioral methodology may be following basic learning principles that suggest that behaviors which lead to punishing conswquences often are terminated or avoided. Most of the negative consequences identified in this…

This study examines intra-partnership communication in school-university collaboration, and considers how participant interaction affects a collaborative's capacity for promoting curricular and instructional change. The study examines two projects utilizing distinct collaborative approaches: "The Academic Alliance for Improved Social Studies…

The report describes the first 3 years of the Homecoming Project, which was designed to return disabled students in regional special education programs to regular classes in 26 local Vermont schools. Fifty-eight such students (of whom 45% were moderately or severely handicapped) were transitioned into regular classes and 19 other students at risk…

The 1988-89 Chapter I Remedial Reading and Mathematics Program was implemented by the Division of Special Education's District 75 of the New York City Board of Education. It provided remedial instructional services to 842 students in reading and 114 students in mathematics. The program also trained teachers to address students' academic and…

The ways in which consultants can be helpful in a college's marketing effort are considered. Market research and planning should commence about a year before the admissions cycle begins, and it is best for the college to engage in marketing before enrollments deteriorate. The institution must take an active role at all stages of the relationship…

The process of instructional consultation with feedback at postsecondary institutions is explored. In the past decade, instructional support to faculty has become a priority in many institutions of higher education. One popular method of helping faculty improve their teaching is through consulting with them about their teaching and feeding back…

A 10-year followup was conducted of a study that examined the effectiveness of expert consultation and student feedback provided to college faculty. A 1978 study (Aleamoni) found significant improvement in student ratings for a group of instructors receiving student feedback and expert consultation in comparison to a group of instructors receiving…

Advice on developing a consulting practice is offered to academicians who are interested in initiating part-time consulting work while maintaining a primary focus on teaching. Steps in this process are assessing one's marketability, contacting the agency, developing a project work plan, and completing the work. Marketable skills include:…

This model attempts to provide information about socialization, sex role learning, and career planning that can be used in consultation and educational programing to help women plan their career and life goals. The model identifies five factors which contribute to women's socialization, sex role learning process, vocational sex role, self concept,…

Describes a consultation analysis technique for coding conversion between a consultant (e.g., psychologist) and a consultee (e.g., teacher) serving a client (e.g., student). Consultation analysis classifies topics discussed in consultation, verbal processes exhibited during consultation, and the extent to which one participant in consultation…

One of 10 documents developed for preschool programs for handicapped children, the manual focuses on a transdisciplinary training, assessment, and consultation model. Advantages of the approach include the teacher becoming an integral part of the diagnostic process, the clinical staff becoming an integral part of the teaching process, and the more…

The Technical Assistance Base (TAB) of the National Diffusion Network (NDN) maintains a central agency and five regional service units across the United States. This report encompasses the project's activities in the first six months of its second year within NDN. At the time, TAB staff had just completed a transition from serving as brokers of…

Consultation is the process of exchanging professional help. Knowing who can help and why help is needed can make a significant difference in an organization's effectiveness. This booklet addresses these considerations. It is written primarily for managers of public institutions, public or private service organizations, and governmental agencies…