Proposes a clinical approach to supervision that would involve teams of supervisors made up of persons from the central office and from individual schools. Members of the team should become more comfortable and skillful in working closely with teachers in instructional matters. (Author/IRT)

A systematic approach for implementing a comprehensive career education program at the individual school level is described. The advantages of using the Career Activities (CAT) System are presented. (Author)

Effective groups differed from less effective groups in the areas of shared values, adherence to norms related to participation, methods of participating in the work and in the areas of satisfaction with the human and material resources that affected their group behavior. (Author)

This district's method of obtaining closure, teamwork, and consistency within the administrative team is by a realistic, team-developed, "position papers" process. (Author/IRT)

The author points out the problems with the consultant model as proposed in P. Newcomer's article (EC 100 217), and stresses the need for the special education resource teacher to work toward developing collaborative relationships (which offer an active rather than reactive approach) with other instructional staff in the schools. (SBH)

Examines geriatric health teams, discussing four dimensions of models for professional functioning (logic of assessment, focus of efforts, locus of responsibility, and pace of action) and three dimensions of models for team functioning (focus of attention, decision-making style, and beliefs about interprofessional dependence). (Author/NB)

This interview explores William Glasser's ideas about educational relevancy and students' needs for belonging, power (feeling important), freedom, and fun. Glasser advocates learning teams and control theory to help students determine their needs and explore alternative choices for satisfying them. Schools cannot succeed at teaching the basics…

Identifies stages in the process of educational software development: pre-specification stage in which educators identify the software's educational considerations; specification stage in which educators and programers work together to develop the program; documentation stage; field testing stage; and support stage. (MBR)

Describes a method for videodisc courseware development utilized by the University of Notre Dame Interactive Videodisc Laboratory staff, which includes production of a storyboard as the final component of the design phase. The three steps of group storyboarding, formative evaluation, and generation of production documents are discussed in detail.…

rationale for team teaching is developed and its operation is described. Tutor responses are listed, and frameworks for implementing team teaching are offered. The author suggests that team teaching be considered an appropriate arrangement in various adult education settings. (CH)

The author discusses the role, make-up, establishment, and workings of the placement department advisory board within a proprietary school. (CH)

Presents general problems with current conceptualizations of interprofessional education and practice. Identifies specific obstacles in implementing integration between disparate professional groups. Professional isolationist attitudes, nonsupportive organizations, lack of consumer awareness and demand, and the ineffective role of higher education…

This article presents the results of a research study undertaken to examine the characteristics of Singapore's Work Improvement Teams in terms of their cohesiveness, productivity, loyalty, and drive and pressure to conform. The impact of leadership on these characteristics is also examined. (CT)

Questionnaire data from 276 directors of special education and a review of state plans revealed variations in personnel on evaluation teams, variability in the number of evaluation team members among states, and an apparent reluctance on the part of states to require participation of parents or particular professionals on the multidisciplinary…