A taxonomy was created to measure skills used by consultants and time engaged in various consultation activities. A case study involving use of the taxonomy is reported, with data focusing on: (1) student outcome, and (2) the consultation process, which is described in terms of participants, phases, and behavioral activities. (Author/JDD)

After experimenting with multiyear teaching assignments during the late 1980s, the Attleboro (Massachusetts) Public Schools now require all classroom teachers from grades one through eight to spend two years with their classes. Preschool jitters diminish, kids gain a strong support system, and teachers gain an extra month of teaching time during…

Seventy agricultural faculty members at the University of Arkansas were surveyed on their perceptions about teaching. Results indicate that faculty believe good teaching does not receive the recognition and compensation it deserves, and that faculty are not rewarded for time spent on student advising. (LZ)

Reviews time-saving approaches that can help academic librarians (or small libraries lacking collection development librarians) to maintain collections. A sidebar provides information on locating subject publication lists and appendices offer guidelines for collection weeding and sampling. (JMV)

Before attempting block scheduling reforms, some issues must be addressed, including information retention, transfer students, advanced placement offerings, electives, coordination of teacher and student schedules, and cost effectiveness. There are problems surrounding academic pacing, staff development needs, and time's interaction with other…

Describes a successful mentoring program for beginning teachers developed at a Baptist (K-12) school with 700 students and 11 new faculty members. Program mentors were experienced, but not lead teachers. The most frequently discussed problems between mentor and protege were discipline, classroom management, and the frustration of never having…

This discussion examines ways to increase time on task of students with mild disabilities, focusing on teaching behaviors (e.g., gaining attention, questioning, and monitoring students), instructional management, and behavior management. A self-evaluation checklist of 24 teacher tasks during group instruction and seatwork is provided. (DB)

Describes a study of female elementary school library media specialists that investigated the effects of field dependence/independence on cooperation between library media specialists and classroom teachers. Perceived levels of cooperation in planning and teaching library media skills are discussed, and implications are suggested for both…

This time-motion study of eight internal medicine residents found that, when the physician was the patient's primary medical manager, physician-level skills were required 50 percent of the time, whereas use of an alternative model in which a midlevel practitioner performed day-to-day patient monitoring dropped the rate to 20 percent. (Author/DB)

A study of medical clerkship students' time allocations found the greatest time expenditures in personal activities, then organized educational activities (rounds, conferences, lectures, chartwork, patient contact, examination study, ancillary activities, procedures, and directed study. Students slept 5.8 hours per night. Better balance of patient…

The "curriculum of the home" consists of patterns of habit formation and attitude development that prepare children for academic learning and sustain them through the schooling years. Building on Herbert Walberg's educational productivity findings, this article isolates family values (high regard for personal development, communication,…

Five students (ages 10-18) with moderate and severe mental retardation were taught to exercise for a prescribed period of time or distance using a digital kitchen timer and an adapted lap counter. Results are discussed in terms of self-managed exercise programs for this population as well as other tasks requiring time management. (Author/DB)

Considers reasons why students may delay their job-search activity, distinguishing between urgency and importance and noting the possibility of fear of the future. Describes ways for counselors to help students begin their job search. Concentrates on strategies borrowed from the time-management literature. (NB)

This study examined whether providing databased knowledge of results (KR) on management time would reduce time spent on management during teaching. Physical education student teachers received KR directly following their lessons. The three schedules of KR intervention studied all decreased students' management time. Daily KR produced the most…

Twelve cooperating teachers documented the time they spent with preservice teachers during 11 weeks of student teaching in special education classrooms. Cooperating teachers spent the largest amount of time observing and providing feedback to the student teachers. Cooperating teachers rated planning as most important. (Author/DB)