Classifies the approaches used in inservice education programs as either survey, intensive, or coordination of services; elaborates on the scope of each; and makes projections for future uses. (MD)

Describes Academic Library Consultant Training Program begun in 1979, sponsored by Office of Management Studies (OMS) and designed to provide 80 consultants to aid academic libraries in improving performance. Viewpoints are included from OMS Director and participants concerning program objectives, trainee selection, workshops, internships, and the…

Provides several practical suggestions to help counselors encourage parents to develop an invitational approach to family living. Suggests these ideas can be used by counselor-consultants in individual conferences with parents or in parent education programs. (RC)

Examines ethics of consultants from the perspective of counter-rational organizational theory. Presents four ethical questions derived from Kohlberg. Describes a real consulting situation, the author's intervention, and implications of the case to consulting practice. (PD)

The issues of science, religion, and the U.S. Constitution continued in 1979 in a creationist's Superior Court complaint against the teaching of evolutionary theory. The legal strategies by the adversaries were as significant as the arguments; and, in this case, academicians' scholarship was at a disadvantage in the courtroom. (Author/CM)

The American College Testing Program (ACT) makes available to institutions a variety of tools and training materials to enhance academic advising. These include a student profile/interest inventory/development test package, programed manual, training sessions and publications, and consulting services. (MSE)

A minority-owned firm, Consultants in Evaluating and Surveying Higher Education Programs, provides services to help institutions improve minority-oriented programs. Related to academic advising, they include examination of the balance of common and unique cultural elements in advising and expectations that minority students either change the world…

Reports survey results from 162 teachers, 24 administrators, and 30 professionals on science supervisor roles in order that most fit their needs. Roles relate to concerns in instruction, curriculum, staff development, implementation, management, assessment, and assignment/transfer/load. Implications are briefly discussed. (JN)

Overviews the constructs of power, leadership, and trust as they occur within the context of human relationships in organizational settings. Presents some implications for counselors in human service delivery systems, particularly the schools, to enhance their being a significant influence in their organizations. (Author)

Effective university/industry linkages, it is suggested, require clear-headed analysis of institutional goals, carefully designed "boundary-spanning" structures, and a mix of incentives appropriate to each organization. A conceptual overview of university-industry interaction as an "exchange" system and some illustrative…