Discusses human performance technology (HPT) and change strategies. Describes types of power, including personal power and position power; participative change strategies; directive change strategies; performance improvement; and examples of strategies to help change individual and organizational behavior. (LRW)

A study in which reflection was used to identify nurses' learning needs regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation found that an unexpected outcome of reflection was "apathy": action issues were not prioritized or acted upon. In order to effect changes in practice, planning and management of change should be part of the reflective cycle.…

This special section includes seven articles that discuss reinventing information services. Highlights include linking information services to business strategies; meeting client initiatives; information services at the Ottawa laboratory of Bell-Northern Research (BNR); product service strategies; information management and transition economies;…

Suggests addressing children's "conduct disorders" or "emotional disabilities" by pinpointing the specific discrepant behavior to remediate. Recommends that teachers avoid focusing on inappropriate behaviors and focus instead on desirable replacement behaviors. Offers suggestions for providing opportunities to practice new behaviors, treating…

The concept of grief may have value as a way to understand individual reactions to change. Coping strategies for dealing with change should include grief management processes such as attending to endings, managing the transition between old and new practices, and launching a new beginning. (SK)

Discusses criticism of the middle school reform movement and points out efforts to rekindle reform. (JPB)

Defines global fluency as a facility with cultural behaviors that help an organization thrive in an ever-changing global business environment; and discusses business culture, global culture, an example of a change effort at a global company, leadership values, company values, and defining global values and practices. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of organizational pain and the need for change focuses on situational analysis as a method for successful change implementation. Topics include the influence of pleasure as well as pain; determining departmental effectiveness; identifying barriers to efficiency; and developing an action plan for improvement. (LRW)

Voluntary agencies' responses to change are moving toward use of business tools and techniques. However, these must be considered within the context of the nonprofit sector. Volunteer management could benefit from reciprocal learning--sharing its unique knowledge with the for-profit sector while learning from it. (Contains 38 references.) (SK)

Often, because of political reasons, a library's site must be designed within the frame of another organization's. In this article, the author, the e-services librarian for the Marin County Free Library in San Rafael, California, details her experience of designing a library website within the frame--and within the rules and limitations--of the…

In the evolving librarian profession, perhaps the most important skill is the ability to become change leaders within the organizations. If librarians truly want to bring the NextGen enthusiasm, outlook, and skills to bear on institutions and profession, then they must be able to inspire colleagues. Librarians need to be able to show when and why…

This article discusses several bills that would amend President Bush's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. A scan of the last-minute proposals gives some indication of the issues that will be addressed. Democrats were most concerned about money: More than half of the bills which remained called for increases in federal aid. Several would have…

Beijing University's personnel affairs reform went through five stages: preparations for the reform, sharp criticism, in-depth debate, cooling of the debate and plan formation, and approval and implementation of the plan. This article describes the process of the reform, analyzes the changes to the reform plan from the first draft to the official…

It is no secret that secondary school writing centers offer many benefits to the schools and students they serve. However, one benefit that is unfortunately often overlooked is the opportunity for the writing center to serve as a connecting point for students, tutors, faculty, and staff to collaborate with writing centers at the college and…

This Sound Off! describes the cultural changes that keep the momentum of reform in mathematics education swinging in one consistent direction.