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Mullin, David D.; Musella, Donald F. – 1984
This study undertook to discover why educational consultancy has not been more successful in implementing new educational programs and practices. It sought to identify differences in perceptions of superintendents, principals, consultants, and teachers with regard to teachers' need for consultant services and the factors, organizational and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Educational Innovation
Levis, Rae M. – 1983
Chapter 1 of this study introduces the education service agency (ESA) by briefly examining its history and reviewing recent research on its present status. Identifying three basic ESA patterns (special district, regionalized agencies, and cooperative agencies), the initial chapter observes that, although most ESA's were not established until the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Strupp, Hans H. – 1977
While formal definitions of "psychotherapy' have been notoriously elusive, there appears to be general agreement that it involves a professional relationship between a person seeking help for an emotional or behavior problem and a professional who is recognized by society as possessing a certain expertise. An important concomitant of this…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Responsibility, Emotional Adjustment, Improvement Programs
Pilon, Daniel H.; Bergquist, William H. – 1979
Designed for new consultants or those who will be employing them, this manual focuses on principles of consultation and the use and training of consultants in colleges and universities. The role and functions of a consultant, the consulting process (from introductory to exiting stages), and three models of consultation are presented in the first…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Decision Making, Ethics
Lowman, Rodney L. – 1980
Organizational consultants should attend to several issues when consulting as change agents for organizations. The client will have explicit ideas about the need for help and implicit expectations and fears about the role of the consultant. The consultant must probe, understand, and often change the client's preconceptions and expectations about…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Consultants, Helping Relationship
National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, New York, NY. – 1979
This guide on developing an agency profile is one of 28 guides designed for organizations serving the blind and the visually handicapped who are undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation by the National Accreditation Council (NAC). Instructions for preparing a packet of informative data and material for advance study by…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agencies, Blindness, Check Lists
Gerber, Dan I.; Snow, David L. – 1978
The development of community mental health center (CMHC) school consultation programs is analyzed within an interorganizational framework. From the perspective of the CMHC, the school system can provide access to a large target population and bestow legitimacy to the CMHC's overall consultation program. From the school system's point of view, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Consultation Programs, Exceptional Child Services
STOREY, GEORGE – 1967
THIS REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC AND PLANNING CENTER FUNDED UNDER TITLE III OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. THE CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR UNDERACHIEVING OR OTHERWISE ATYPICAL PUPILS WHO ARE POTENTIAL DROPOUTS BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR BEHAVIOR OR…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Dropout Prevention, Education Service Centers, Guidance
Newlon, Betty J.; Even, Brenda B. – 1976
The school counselor is viewed as the most effective career education change agent in the guidance model presented in this booklet. The model, termed "developmental career guidance," is primarily presented in full-page illustrations showing the counselor's (with a combined consultant function) role in the following cooperative relationships: The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Consultants, Counselor Role
Winthrop Coll., Rock Hill, SC. – 1975
The University Associated Facilities (UAF) Program of South Carolina is comprised of 24 colleges and universities under a grant awarded to Winthrop College and the University of South Carolina. Objectives of the program are to (1) provide interdisciplinary training to students from a broad range of disciplines in the evaluation and management of…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Knox, Alan B. – 1966
Documents about adult education in Latin America at the Survey and Analysis Center of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. were reviewed to identify promising research directions. A theoretical framework for research should be developed and should include definitions of concepts and variables in different settings and identification of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Paterson, John G. – 1969
This paper discusses developments in pupil personnel services in Canadian schools. These services are defined as professional services, other than classroom instruction and school administration, that are offered by the school to help students attain their maximum personal development, and further, to facilitate the efforts of parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Curriculum, Educational Counseling
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1973
A record of the Senate hearings on The Child Abuse Prevention Act of 1973 is presented. A copy of Senator Mondale's bill to establish a national center on child abuse is included. The objectives of the hearings were to investigate the magnitude of the child abuse problem in the United States and to clarify a definition of the problem. Different…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Care, Child Welfare, Emotional Disturbances
McClung, Franklin B.; Stunden, Alastair A. – 1972
The focus of this study was to review and analyze current programs, practices, and procedures of child mental health consultation in order to generate an in-depth, empirically derived, conceptual framework to assist in the development of new programs of training and research in consultation. The design of the study included the collection of data…
Descriptors: Child Development Specialists, Children, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Olson, Willard R. – 1976
Methods and procedures which should be used by an Advanced Institutional Development Program grantee college in selecting an assisting agency or a consulting firm to provide assistance in the areas of academic program and administrative capacity improvement are recommended and include: (1) the college should devote considerable time and thought to…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Colleges, Consultants, Consultation Programs
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