Techniques used by private colleges to survive fiscal crises are reported. Included are: common factors contributing to financial problems, the means perceived by presidents to be most useful in crisis planning, and the implications of the findings for overall higher education planning and management. (MSE)

Reports on how curricular changes have affected the nature and types of in-service teacher training programs in developing South Asian countries in the 1980s. Makes projections concerning trends that may ensure that in-service teacher training programs will continue to be an important means of implementing curricular change in South Asian…

This article examines a range of behaviors which females in secondary schools and higher education institutions have experienced and described as sexual harassment, explores the underlying dynamics of harassment, and evaluates legal and other strategies for preventing and addressing sexual harassment. (IAH)

Describes how Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, changed its guidance program and the roles of the school counselors in that program. Discusses each of the 11 steps taken first by counselors and administrative leaders and subsequently by all counselors and their principals. (NB)

Presents case studies of three school counselors who felt trapped in counseling positions in which their health, happiness, and effectiveness were being compromised. Cases illustrate personal frailties that make it difficult for school counselors to free themselves from these situations and show how the three counselors overcame personal and…

Discussions of ways that teachers should change emphasize the need for a better curriculum, instructional method, or organization for learning that will improve student outcomes. However, models of teacher change recognize that teachers must "buy into" the change or school improvement process. (MW)

Robert G. Cope's report on strategic planning models and techniques among higher education institutions is reviewed and found to shed light on the concept and processes of strategic planning. (MSE)

This extensive bibliography for information technology in developing countries includes references to materials on information technology in general; applications; policies and strategies; multinational and transnational corporations; specific countries; and other bibliographies. The bibliography covers existing literature in English, French,…

Examined efficacy of experimental program in which older adult workers (N=84) in senior companions or foster grandparent programs viewed a video program describing how mental health professionals can help people with various problems. Found members who had viewed program were more disposed to utilize mental health services than were control group…

A description is given of a doctoral program in staff development. The purpose of the program is to prepare professionals to become effective change agents. In order for professional staff developers to effect change and growth, they must fully understand the change processes. (JD)

This article adapts change procedures designed by organization theorists within the field of business and applies them to the challenge facing early intervention programs in light of the requirements of Public Law 99-457. A five-step plan for change which includes the factor of resistance to change is discussed. (DB)

A discussion of innovation in European higher education looks at governmental strategies toward higher education, instruments government uses to influence higher education, fundamental characteristics of higher education institutions, the literature on innovation in higher education, and the relationship between governmental efforts and the…

Examines etiological factors associated with delinquent and nondelinquent strategic styles from a clinical sociological perspective. Describes intervention model for rebalancing the strategic styles of youth. Discusses diagnostic, prognostic, and prescriptive stages of intervention, utilizing case material. (Author/BH)

A discussion of the Greek university system finds that most of the attention during retrenchment has focused on governance, with little concern for its administrative machinery. Administrative reforms that could allow the system to become more economical, academically effective, and accountable are suggested. (Author/MSE)

Rather than avoid stress, superintendents need to control and use it to their advantage. They should become familiar with the stress cycle, which progresses from stress traps through perceived stress, coping responses, and consequences (burnout). Superintendents can avoid burnout by focusing on important matters, confronting conflict positively,…