Describes a program of peer supervision, consultation and specialized training that was implemented when the supervisor of four caseworkers (providing services to children living at home) was laid off. (Author/RH)

Examines issues related to organizing the teaching of reading in secondary schools, such as the lack of liaison between elementary and secondary schools and the confinement of reading instruction to only English or remedial classes. Suggests that secondary school faculty cooperate in using all available resources to produce literate adults. (AEA)

A survey of 67 cases of organizational change provides evidence concerning collaborative intervention. Collaboration exists in the phases of problem determination, goal setting, and solution in intervention, but its character changes. Little relationship is found between collaboration during each phase and the effectiveness or adoption of change.…

Since renegotiation or termination of a president's contract by a governing board can bring misunderstanding, irritation, and trauma, an outside expert is suggested as being beneficial to both sides. A contractual expert can represent the governing board and help determine whether the chief executive should be rehired or terminated. (Author/MLW)

Useful guidelines on choosing the right outside firm. (Author)

Provides a descriptive 10-step format to be used for conveying some basic concepts of instructional technology to clients, and for focusing the consultant-client interaction, both during initial project definition and throughout project implementation. (Author/MER)

Identifies common ethical dilemmas that arise in performance technology consultant-client relationships and the difficulties both parties have in resolving them. Questions of integrity v ethics, legality v ethics, conflict of interest issues, contracts and fee issues, and ownership issues are addressed. (MER)

Speakers at the National Trustee Workshop addressed energy conservation on college campuses, the use of outside consultants on campus, the advantages and disadvantages of statewide governing boards, and the creation of incentives to encourage cooperative ventures among colleges, communities, and the government. (JMD)

The Writer-in-Residence project in Lothian Region schools is described through an interview with Donald Campbell, a poet and playwright who is one of the five writers traveling between schools to identify and assist students with writing talent. (SJL)

Helping trainees learn to navigate the shoals of consultation requires a number of environmental conditions and a relatively benign climate, as well as thorough knowledge and experience of various consultative models and strategies. Without this basis, there is no solidity or systematic effort. (Author)

Describes a study in which a content teacher and a reading specialist taught students study skills and content together; analysis of the results showed that students who are taught study skills with content learn better. (TJ)

Theoretical issues concerning change and the phenomenon of resistance are highlighted in this analysis of opposition observed during in-service training of high school and junior high school counselors. Behavioral examples are examined with reference to principles found in current change theory for the would-be change agent. (Author)

This study involved a survey of 31 percent of the existing counselor training programs. Findings indicated that 44 percent of the programs offered formal courses in consultation. Consultant training was reported as focusing toward work with individual consultees and small groups. (Author)

The Annual Plant Planning and Purchasing Directory lists more than 1,700 companies that provide products and services to educational institutions, and has a list of Professional Consultants--architects and engineers experienced in school and college work. (Author/MLF)

The consultative needs and practices of 80 elementary school teachers in 3 Alberta schools were surveyed. Assistance was most commonly desired in tasks related to special needs of students, selecting instructional materials operating audio-visual equipment, and developing course outlines. (JC)