Provides guidelines for ensuring teacher involvement in and satisfaction with inservice programs, using consultants in inservice programs, and involving administrators in inservice programs. (PGD)

Studied how egalitaranism and success through individual achievement, were expressed in the involvement of others in consumer decisions. Results found egalitarians involved others in seeking more information. Individual achievement subjects delegated more decision responsibility for non-ego involving decisions. Suggests involvement of others could…

Presents the results of a survey of 30 professionals' attitudes toward referring latency age children to residential treatment programs; how they perceive residential treatment, how they make referral decisions, and how they choose a particular setting. (Author/CM)

Describes a career development program tailored to the unique characteristics and limited financial resources of the small business. (RC)

Suggests that organizational development consultants should use more explicit representations of the problems they work on with client teams. Offers an approach to overcome difficulties and provides a strategy for intervening in the processes of problem definition in teams. (Author)

The article describes a strategy used to teach sign communication to severely handicapped students in the classroom. It recommends that the speech-language pathologist adopt a consultant role in service delivery. (Author)

The consultant can assist the administration in setting up an educational program on collective bargaining, can advise about the creation of data systems, can help select and coordinate task forces, and can help implement a comprehensive audit of board policies and practices as well as administrative procedures. (MLW)

Describes the Directed Individual Response-Educational Consulting Technique (DIRECT) which delineates seven steps in the consulting process and further specifies four levels of appropriate consultant "leads" to facilitate the development of each step. The DIRECT model is specifically designed to promote development of consulting interview skills.…

This study tested two hypotheses. Part-time instructors could enhance their teaching (1) if they are informed of the student evaluations at mid-semester and (2) if they work with a consultant on selected areas for improvement. Findings supported the hypotheses. (AM)

From her experiences as a writing consultant, the author gives examples of ways to motivate clients to improve their writing skills. (PD)

The article advocates use of the consulting teacher model for mainstreaming handicapped children into regular programs. Advantages of the model include improved instructional techniques for all children, avoidance of labeling children, and shared competencies among professionals. (DB)

The code of ethics for consulting teachers, developed by Vermont's Consulting Teacher Program (a model for training special educators to act as consultants to regular educators) addresses qualifications, procedures, and the consulting teacher's relationship with students, parents, and other staff. (CL)

Describes an experiment which used a computer simulation program to demonstrate that there are characteristic differences between experts and novices when they have to solve problems in complex situations. Tables of data and a list of six references are included. (LLS)

Focuses on how clients' perceptions of consultants' motivation and behavior affect clients' reactions to consultation. Results suggested that clients demand a certain balance between personal support and understanding on the one hand, and expertise, guidance, and decisiveness on the other. (Author)

Discusses the importance of client styles, consulting modes, and development of relationships in the management of a process designed to provide better instructional alternatives. A summary of factors contributing to effective relationships is included. (CHC)