A therapeutic model to help families activate experiential and right hemispheric functioning through hypnosis is presented in detail, together with a clinical illustration. Different situations in which this model is effective are mentioned and one such set of circumstances is described. (Author)

Argues that Canadian media are not more multiculturally sensitive because (1) they are owned and operated by Whites (mostly of British background), who fail to see that Canada's racial composition has changed; and (2) their profit motive restricts social responsiveness. Offers a model of how personal multiculturalism can lead to a multicultural…

Argues, in the context of child advocacy, that public policy can be changed only when a problem is acknowledged and defined and a feasible solution is agreed upon. Identifies factors inhibiting communication and consensus. Discusses content-related and process-related techniques needed to bring about change. (CMG)

The article addresses a number of questions about involving staff and community in change: Who? How Much? How? and Why? Several cautions are offered. (BD)

This paper proposes a holistic equilibrium theory of organizational development (OD). The theory states that there are three driving forces in organizational change and development--rationality, reality, and liberty. OD can be viewed as a planned process of change in an organization so as to establish equilibrium among these three interacting…

No longer limited to the classroom, educators move to close the gap between school and the real world. Transforming high schools has been likened to turning an ocean liner around: It involves slow progress seemingly measured in inches, rather than yards or miles. This report discusses how educators move to close to gap between school and the real…

Transition training helps people examine their responses to change, to develop productive responses, attitudes, values, emotions, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors, and to relate to change. Cultural transition training is needed when the organization changes; personal transition training is needed when people change roles within an organization.…

Describes some strategies used in Oklahoma's Tulsa County Area Vocational-Technical District No. 18 to adapt vocational education to meet changing needs. (SK)

Traces some of the changes which public libraries have had to confront over the years and gives suggestions for dealing with future changes. Ten references are listed. (LLS)

Explores some of the changes which have occurred in the lives of activists in the 1960s Chicano movement in Los Angeles, California and their perceptions of the socio-political relationship between Chicanos and the larger society. (Author/MK)

Describes rural education's progress since 1977 and discusses the need for continued effort on the part of grass roots organizations to affect policy in Washington. (AN)

Discusses the use of educational impact statements and presents a functional process model for change facilitation. A specific example of the adaptation of this process is provided, going through the steps of: preplanning, strategy selection, implementation, and adoption, evaluation, research, and modification, monitoring, and follow-up. (RAO)

Identifies five basic assumptions of the "proactive approach" to instructional development and argues for the use of that approach by instructional technologists in training developed for business organizations. Four tactics for moving an organization in a proactive direction are described, and guidelines followed by a large California bank are…

Sometimes a simple modification of the physical environment is all that is required to correct student misbehavior. Examples are provided. (Author/MLF)

Examines those factors which militate against the integration of educational technology into the instructional process and discusses various influences that facilitate change, suggesting a new role for the future development of this field. Six Nigerian universities serve as the source of data for this study. (RAO)