Discusses a stairway model of committee structures and effects as it relates to consensus and change. Proposes the model as a useful device for post-mortum analysis of committee behavior as well as a way to organize committees to achieve desired goals. (RL)

Describes an advisory committee meeting in which members from across the country met via the telephone company's Picturephone Meeting Service. Outlines the procedures, benefits, and members' reactions to their first electronic gathering. (DC)

The authors present a method for translating assessed needs into goals and objectives for program development and evaluation. The outline of a six-step process is followed by specific suggestions for the use of an adult basic education advisory committee to carry out the procedure. (Author/SK)

Describes the purpose and organization of the Board of Certified Professional Counselors developed by the American Mental Health Counselors Association. The decision to certify rather than license was based on HEW research and recommendations. A glossary of terms is included. (JAC)

Administrators and teachers can develop the liaison functions of community college advisory committees by employing techniques and philosophies outlined in the primary and secondary sources available in a resource coordinator's update of existing materials. Local advisory committee resources are listed along with short content descriptions. (CT)

Unions must increase their participation in the vocational education process, and their representatives must be prepared and trained to serve effectively on advisory councils. Unions should be encouraged to use the vocational education facilities of schools for apprentice and preapprentice classes and to support vocational education funding…

A case study of the development and accreditation of one course involving the State College of Victoria is presented. Some insights and specific procedures into the accreditation process which institutions might adopt are suggested. (Author/MLW)

A demonstration project using a volunteer peer advisory approach to consumer education for the elderly was developed which indicates the possibility of using a peer advisory system for employing lifetime consumer experiences of the elderly and of providing avenues for continued societal involvement. (Author)

Related are the results of the discussions at a meeting of the world's chemical society presidents in Washington, D.C. Members of the executive committee involved in formation of an international chemical society are listed. (SA)

It is suggested that the functions of an institutional review board are to educate, inform, and assist in protocol preparation as well as to review applications in order to ensure that human subjects involved in research are protected. The University of Texas Health Science Center also mediates, exerts peer pressure, and influences policy as it…

Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation policy memorandum lays down Netherlands university research policy. (Author/RK)

The chairman of a presidential search committee must squander months of time trying to find a candidate who meets impossible requirements, and even then the candidate may back out. (LBH)

Buchser High School in Santa Clara initiated its Principal's Advisory Council comprised totally of students. Describes the Advisory Council's functions, the problems it attempts to solve, and evaluates its development. (Author/RK)

This discussion of educational changes needed for conversion to the metric system includes ways in which the local curriculum committee can efficiently facilitate the changeover in teaching and in materials. (TA)

Notes that the technical communication program at State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome established a Technical Communication Advisory Board composed of professionals, managers, and others associated with professional and technical communication. Describes benefits to students, to the program, and to advisory board…