Care and learning networks should be at the heart of community educational services, but sectoral barriers must be overcome. Adult educators as entrepreneurs could link therapists and other service providers to ensure the most appropriate care/learning in the most appropriate environment. (SK)

Provides accreditation and credentialing information for counselors. Counseling centers fully and provisionally accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS) are listed alphabetically by state. Canadian listings are included. Contacts for state licensing board information are listed alphabetically by state, as are…

A discussion of management-support organizations looks at the important education and research work they perform in the area of nonprofit organization management, and argues for greater interaction between the management-support industry and the growing pool of academics and academic centers seeking a nonprofit knowledge base and the advancement…

Discusses how restructuring of New Zealand public agencies benefits disability services; managed care environment; Workbridge disability employment service; the Association for Supported Employment in New Zealand; and the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation. (SK)

Data from 207 middle-level government employees and ratings by 896 of their peers and 202 supervisors showed that significant predictors of their managerial effectiveness included managerial self-awareness and their ability to establish strong, supportive lateral relationships (manifested in their ability to influence others). (SK)

Discusses the benefits and costs associated with participation in voluntary organizations. Suggests that understanding benefits and costs is important because they can be used to enhance performance in voluntary groups. Discusses implications of research and makes recommendations for further research. (Author/JOW)

Looks at diploma mills, institutions that require candidates to do little or no work for a postsecondary degree, and their proliferation on the Internet. Discusses accrediting agencies and offers tips to determine the legitimacy of distance-education opportunities. (JOW)

Describes Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) of Pennsylvania and its impact on increasing and improving quality of special-needs adoptions. Notes that program resulted from increases of children in out-of-home care, program is a public and private initiative, and that since its inception, special-needs agencies have increased, financial and…

Reports that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is increasing its solicitation of university-based research on space missions, biotechnology, and information technology. Notes NASA's existing ties to institutions and the perception of a "closed community" of institutions with which NASA deals. Identifies the top 10 university…

Includes "Introduction to International Perspectives" (Allen); "Volunteerism in the Welfare State: The Case of Denmark" (Habermann); "Grassroots Organizing in Bangladesh" (Chowdhury); and "Volunteerism in Latin America" (Guerra). (SK)

Case studies of partnering involving British companies and their contractors and suppliers identified factors influencing transfer of knowledge between organizations, different levels at which learning takes place (individual, team, organization), and the extent of double-loop learning. (SK)

A series of 10 workshops was held to identify racial problems and improve relations in a public service agency. The workshops focused on identifying cultural/historical myths underlying stereotypes and facilitating small group interaction to address work-related racial problems. (SK)

Studied the effect of various instructional sets on reducing the claiming of knowledge of fictitious agencies in a survey of awareness of public agencies completed by 1,068 registered voters. Warning respondents that the list contained fake agencies reduced overclaiming but providing a memory retrieval strategy had no effect on overclaiming. (SLD)

Interviews with 20 adults with disabilities regarding experiences of state employment services identified their motivations and expectations regarding work, impressions and experiences of the system and supports, and satisfaction with services. Recommendations for consumers of employment services and for service providers were formulated.…

Describes a work exchange experience between volunteer managers in Australia and Canada. Offers guidelines for initiating the program including developing a rationale and an exchange agreement. Discusses first impressions, initial problems, and differences and similarities between the two contexts. (JOW)