Condensed from "Washington Education, Volume 80 (December 1968), 4-5.

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…

Programs for developing the managerial capacities of department heads in secondary schools tend to be of two types. One type concentrates on the dynamics of interactions between participants during the program. In this type of program, consultants either call for active involvement of the participants in the analysis of their interactions, or…

The basic issues faced by organizational communication consultants can be considered according to five general principles. First, the communication consultant must be objective and unbiased in interacting with the client. When a conflict of values occurs, objectivity and honesty can be maintained if the consultant assumes responsibility for any…

The major goal of the inservice program described in this document was to develop, implement, and evaluate a training program designed to maximize the professional growth of inservice personnel, including all participants in each phase of planning. The services of a clinical instructor and a consultant were used. In the planning phase of the…

The appropriateness of the supervisory model used in consulting is considered. Consulting as an activity is a social relationship between the "consultant" (faculty staff) and the "consultee" (teacher). Often the consultant employs the same verbal strategies used by a teacher's supervisors. The difficulties this creates in the personal interaction…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AFRICA INSTITUTE, A 3 1/2-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM HELD AT A PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL, WERE TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF A NON-WESTERN CULTURE, OF THE PROBLEMS OF EVOLVING NATIONS, OF THEIR ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OF ONESELF IN RELATION TO OTHER CULTURES, AND TO IMPROVE RESEARCH SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND INDEPENDENCE IN…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF LOCAL PERSONNEL, LOCAL RESOURCES, CONSULTANT LEADERSHIP, AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND TRIAL OF A SYSTEM OF EVALUATION FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. NINE SCHOOLS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND ONE SCHOOL IN THE UPPER…

TO PROVIDE SPONSORS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITH SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS WHICH WILL BETTER PREPARE THEM TO HANDLE INTEGRATED SITUATIONS, THE INSTITUTE MET FOR 5 HOURS ON 15 SATURDAYS DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER, 1965-66. THE TEACHERS, MOST FROM RICHMOND-AREA SCHOOLS, WERE PRIMARILY MALE (ABOUT 50 PERCENT), NEGRO (APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT),…

A PROGRAM TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN READING AND TO DEVELOP BASIC SKILLS WAS ESTABLISHED. THE CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED AND THE GOALS, NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN, MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES WERE DETERMINED. THE PLACE OF THE PROGRAM IN THE ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES WAS ESTABLISHED AND STANDARDIZED READING TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED AT THE…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY CONCEPTS AND TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE MATERIALS AND MEDIA WHICH COULD BE IMPORTANT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GUIDING THEM TO A PERSONAL AWARENESS OF THE DEMANDS OF THE "WORLD OF WORK" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCCESSFUL ATTAINMENT, RETENTION, AND ADVANCEMENT IN EMPLOYMENT. SELECTED TEACHERS, REPRESENTING THE…

SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN ENGLISH MET FOR A 3-DAY CONFERENCE TO PLAN COOPERATIVE FIRST-GRADE STUDIES FOR 1964-65. CONSULTANTS IN RESEARCH DESIGN, EVALUATION, AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WERE PROVIDED FOR SUBGROUPS WORKING ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS. SMALL SUBGROUPS PREPARED RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED…

This outline of a model for future expansion of information services to community agencies introduces the concept of "information consultation," which emphasizes the indirect services provided by one agency to another. The article is divided into three sections: (1) a review of mental health consultation, which offers existing,…