This active-participation article is designed to identify five organizational elements related to needs assessment. Concepts and terms related to internal and external organizational elements, means and ends, efforts, results, and societal impact are presented, followed by a set of exercises testing the reader. Informative feedback is included.…

A taxonomy of special education finance sets forth terms in four categories: bases, formula, types, and sources. Such a taxonomy can be used for comparative analysis, standard guidelines, and efficacy research. (Author/CL)

This comparison of theological subject headings in fifth (1982) edition of "Catholic Subject Headings" (CSH) and ninth (1980) edition of "Library of Congress Subject Headings" (LCSH) reveals that 59.7 percent of headings are identical or differ only through addition of LCSH standard subdivision; remaining 40.3 percent are unique to CSH. (11…

Describes a method for controlling minor incidents of disruptive behavior and failure to prepare for class. (MCG)

Investigated a category system of emotion words used in training beginning counselors to respond appropriately to client emotions. Experienced counselors, counselors in training, and noncounselors performed a free sort of 45 emotion words. The categories used by each subject group were more similar to each other than to the hypothesized…

Briefly discusses several studies that examine the manager's job from the perspective of what the manager actually does. Based on these observed behaviors, 13 separate managerial roles within the five major categories of status, informational, decisional, leadership, and operational roles are identified and discussed. (MBR)

Teachers-in-training (N=160) were asked to make decisions about a student after reading a file containing personal data, referral information, and test results. Results indicated that Ss were significantly influenced by specific student characteristics in decisions concerning all dependent variables except likelihood of needing special education…

Proposes a taxonomy for classifying certain kinds of client self-presentations as defensive and assertive strategies to influence counselors' impressions and behaviors. Describes four assertive strategies (ingratiation, supplication, self-promotion, and intimidation) and one defensive strategy ("facework") along with their short-term…

Presents a proposed typology of absent parents who do not pay support, as well as observations on certain emotional issues for the nonrecipient parent which should be resolved. (Author/BL)

Surveyed a national sample of 416 hospitals to describe the range and frequency of services offered specifically for older adults and to identify characteristics of hospitals associated with particular services. The findings show that hospitals of all types throughout the nation offer a broad array of health and related social services for older…

Presents analysis of papers and articles by teachers and research students of library science schools, professional librarians, and others which were submitted from 1971 to 1982 to 19 English language library and information science periodicals published in India. Classification of articles, chronological split, and subject scatter are discussed.…

Demonstrates application to art literature of indexing system which involves conceptual analysis of content and characteristics of documents using descriptors assigned to facets of the discipline and its literature. Indexing vocabulary and syntax, alphabetical and classified indexes, and exhaustivity of indexing are discussed. Sample indexes and…

Describes a system of subject indexing developed by Julius Kaiser (1868-1927) which is based on "concretes" and "processes" to govern the form of subject headings and subdivisions. Elements of amplification, guides for the subject index, and criticism of Kaiser's systematic indexing are noted. Five sources are given. (EJS)

The historical background of alexia (loss or impairment of the ability to comprehend written or printed language based on damage to the brain) is reviewed, classification and symptomatology considered, theories on the involvement of right hemisphere reading are noted, and the neural basis of reading is postulated. (CL)

Presents a classification of 11 language planning functions or goals that academies, committees, and commissions have been engaged in since language planning began several centuries ago or could adopt in the future. Language planning is defined as deliberate, institutionally organized attempts at affecting linguistic or sociolinguistic status or…