There is a need for better understanding and cooperation between the sciences and the social sciences. Overlap occurs in the area of applied science, where moral and ethical issues arise. (Author/AV)

Examines the effects of gender and self-care behaviors on counselors' perceptions of depressed colleagues. Target counselors who took antidepressants were perceived as more competent than counselors who practiced holistic measures and those who chose no course of action. Target counselors who sought personal counseling were perceived as more…

Describes and interprets the process by which two novice mentors of British teachers learned to construe their new role by articulating differences and similarities between their practice as teachers of children and as mentors of teachers. States that it is a highly conscious and gradual process of developing communicative competencies. (BT)

Describes how the authors' collaboration has been exercised through the construction of shared language and activities based on understandings of social action. Outlines three stages of their shared professional relationship: collaborating on projects guided by shared values; role-switching in their collaborative enterprise; and collaborative…

Notes that organizational communication and organizational learning share a common focus on how message processing occurs in institutional settings and how they affect and are affected by people and relationships. Proposes that the assessment of organizational learning represents an assessment of a subset of communication processes in an…

Nine studies that examined the use of referral reply letters that transferred information from specialists to referring physicians were analyzed. Although research indicates that physicians are receptive to such letters as sources of learning, little educational content was actually included in the letters. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)

An architect and educational facilities consultant talks about the roles of architect and user in a building process, suggesting how educators can make best use of partnerships with architects. (EV)

Three issues directly influence the relationship between nurses and physicians: the nature of nursing practice, the education of registered nurses, and the American Medical Association proposal for registered care technicians. Nursing education programs should focus their programs and objectives so as to prepare their graduates for different…

A review of teacher mentoring literature and several mentor-teacher programs makes a case for supporting the promotion of systematic inquiry into and critical reflection on practice among both experienced and beginning teachers. (CB)

Describes the collaboration of five lecturers that teach a freshman writing sequence at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Discusses their experiences in preparing for their reviews and the question of what it means to be a teacher of composition. (MS)

A survey of 23 rehabilitation teachers and 23 orientation/mobility instructors determined that subjects in each group had generally positive attitudes toward the other group. However, substantial percentages of each group felt they encroached on the other's professional territory; and both groups felt themselves and the other group to be…

A survey of 149 Massachusetts principals disclosed a strong link between their professional development activities and efforts to improve instructional programs. Models of shared instructional leadership are needed to employ the full energies of both principals and teachers. Includes five references. (MLH)

The participative model of institutional budgeting is compared briefly with two other common models, and its rationale is discussed. An explanation of nine basic principles of participative budgeting uses examples from a variety of colleges and universities, and concludes with the author's reflections on the approach, based on his experience. (MSE)

Explores the ways a constellation of domestic metaphors has governed relationships between composition faculty and literature faculty in English departments and, further, governed the way English studies faculty have conceived their role in American universities in the 20th century. (SR)

A number of factors keep college alumni staff and development officers from forging cooperative relationships, and campus and graduates suffer as a result. These factors include competition for resources and professional opportunities and stereotypes of administrator roles and characteristics. Successful partnerships require shared values and…