Problems with the current values framework of health care services and delivery are examined, and it is proposed that health care reform efforts should incorporate the values of fair access to resources and services, personal responsibility for both health and health care costs, and a sense of community. (MSE)

Conducted qualitative analysis of important change event in family therapy: sustaining engagement (SE). Examined videotapes of 33 sessions to develop and refine operational definitions of "disengagement" and "sustained engagement." Conducted qualitative comparison of interpersonal dynamics in four successful versus four…

Relates one teacher's solution to the late paper dilemma that strikes a balance between showing compassion and teaching students the meaning of responsibility. Four late paper coupons were issued to each student at the beginning of the year, allowing them to turn in assignments late while deterring habitual tardiness. (MDM)

This article develops a framework for a common definition of system and system change drawing heavily from current understandings within chaos theory, quantum physics, and self-ordering systems. The framework is discussed in the context of TRACES, the national technical assistance agency for students with deaf blindness, and service delivery…

Highlights the importance of preparation for company boards of directors and provides checklists for the following areas: understanding of board members and the team, identification of directorial competencies, professional development methods, role of the chair, steps toward corporate transformation, and development of a business excellence…

Shows the limitations of the Pony Express's hypothetical planning and restructuring process; planners failed to consider new realities and opportunities (like telegraphs and railroads) when trying to better the organization. Missions should be related to reality and results, not to rhetoric and good intentions. (MLH)

Successful implementation of technology education requires a knowledge of the change process. Statewide curriculum change involves the teachers and administrators as well as students, parents, and other community groups. Rogers' model of the change process in organizations provides a framework for approaching this complex task. (JOW)

Multicultural education is a useful umbrella concept that is inadequate to guide research and policy decisions on problems concerning racial and ethnic minorities. Although the struggle for clarity continues, teachers must try to build diverse, caring communities in the classroom. Teachers need to care about their students and help them care about…

Researchers have demonstrated the correlation between high self-esteem and good learning outcomes. To reduce student isolation and competition, three dynamic classroom strategies (cooperative learning, outcome-based instruction, and confluent education) must become widespread. Two outstanding programs to improve school climate are Mitchell's Power…

The former Girl Scouts CEO discusses her hierarchy-flattening circular management concept. Traditionally, organizations have been bureaucracies dominated by a command-and-control orientation. As Drucker advises, nonprofit organizations, like corporations, must reexamine their mission's workability, consider who is the customer, and underscore what…

Examined how family life education program affected prisoners' (n=54) narcissism and view of ideal family functioning. Data indicated prisoners were more narcissistic and perceived their family relationships as being more extreme than did test norms. Following participation in program, narcissism was significantly lower and perception of family…

A discussion of the use of principles of business administration in university planning looks both at differences between businesses and universities and at broad and practical similarities, then presents a variety of corporate strategic techniques and suggests how they might be adapted to higher education. (MSE)

For several years, Colorado school district's staff has participated in new educational management coaching and review process. Shift from centralized educational administration to site-based management involved transforming elementary and secondary director positions to area administrator/coach roles and converting central administration into an…

Process was related to intermediate and posttreatment outcomes for 34 patients undergoing multimodal group therapy. Exploratory time series analysis suggested that process variable effects differed with phase of therapy. Emotionally warm bond appeared to occur between patient and therapist in sessions prior to therapist-rated improvement. Patient…

Presents retrospective analysis of cognitive behavior modification which reveals that three major metaphors have been offered to explain the role that cognitions play in behavior change; these metaphors include cognition as form of conditioning, information processing, and, currently, narrative construction. Discusses implications of using each of…