A small consulting firm, the Registry for College and University Administrators, places retired college presidents in interim positions, usually after an administrator has left suddenly. Interim presidents have been placed at 19 institutions in seven years, mostly at small, private colleges. Almost always, the underlying mission is to lay a strong…

Obtains information about how teachers and reading specialist interns worked together to implement early intervention programs in three different school districts. Describes types of collaboration using observations in the classroom and interviews with interns and teachers. Suggests that the context in the school site, teacher preference, and…

This study examined professional comfort of 84 early intervention professionals in providing consultation about children with varying types, severity levels, and combinations of disabilities. Analysis suggested that more discomfort was reported if the child had severe disabilities or difficulties in communication and behavior. Additional training…

Although school districts are turning to consultants for help with everything from computer networks to risk management, school reform experts are especially popular. Increasingly, schools are asking consultants to serve as "critical friends" in staff development and teacher-evaluation reform programs. Shortcomings stem from consultants'…

Calls for a critical evaluation of professional reliance on "talk" in the context of school-based consultation to induce behavior change. Reviews assumptions about talk, notes benefits to practitioners and researchers, outlines requirements for research on talk, and provides guidelines for practice. (EMK)

Interviews with 22 "portfolio workers" (independent and not tied to particular employers) provide evidence that their choice resulted more from organizational "push" than the intrinsic pull of this way of working. However, once involved, most became reconciled to it. (SK)

Responses from 255 of 754 finance faculty surveyed indicated the following: 195 had done consulting, 134 had done outside teaching, and 13 had been in faculty internships. The experiences were beneficial to their teaching but only minimally in gaining research ideas or access to databases. (SK)

A home economist's experiences consulting at a Brazilian university and giving a workshop for government field workers in Tanzania revealed significant differences in the concerns. Community workers deliberated on issues of social change related to daily work; the academics were more concerned with following prescribed research methodology than…

Describes and analyzes a training program for school support agents carried out in Madrid, Spain, from 1990 to 1992. Explores the institutional, cultural, and personal factors influencing program implementation. Addresses problems involved in reconstructing the theory and practice of external support through inservice training of school support…

Fear and anxiety about gaining admission to the "right" college have created many profit-making opportunities for consultants. However, anecdotal experience suggests that this confuses and embarrasses students, weakens the relationship between high school and college, and promotes in the student a "beat the system" mentality. (MSE)

Mental health and school counselors receive different training, yet each is called upon to assist with the other's job. Mental health counselors need to step forward as external consultants to school personnel to help ADHD youth. As consultants, they can provide current information on diagnosis and assessment to reduce symptoms where ADHD does…

Financial planning is the key to providing a high-quality instructional plan. A 5-year financial plan is typically updated by looking at district financial history, future instructional plans, staffing requirements, and revenue projections. Planning assumptions must be clearly understood by the financial team and the community. (MLH)

Counselors who are working with the more complex issues of at-risk youths can enhance implementation of prevention programs by altering their roles to function within a collaborative-consultation model. Collaborative consultation is described and contrasted with more traditional consultation models, and a five-stage implementation process is…

The Penn School of Nursing and the Macy Foundation established a comprehensive institute and technical assistance program to help nursing schools advance academic nursing practice. The Penn School consulted with 21 participating schools, providing institutes, conferences, a listserv and a web-based knowledge center focused on integrating research,…

Describes a multidimensional model for providing comprehensive mental health consultation to Head Start programs. Explores the skills necessary for marriage and family therapists to work effectively as systems consultants. Recommendations are made for applying the model in both university and private settings. (Author/MKA)