Working on the assumption that paid outside consulting is a relatively common, respectable, rewarding, and desirable activity in which college and university faculty members engage, this study was designed to determine the frequency with which industrial educators of various academic ranks serve as outside paid consultants and assess industrial…

Four types of consultation interventions are discussed, focusing on success and failure factors and potential uses: (1) systems (Kurpius); (2) individual (Dale R. Fuqua and Jody L. Newman); (3) organizational (John C. Aplin); and (4) community (Kenneth Heller). (BL)

Focuses on important knowledge, skills, and attitudes uniquely associated with guidance specialization. Discusses approaches counselors can use with teachers, administrators, and sponsors of extracurricular activities to make their expertise more pervasive throughout their school. (BH)

The instructional auditor reviews school district policies, job descriptions, budget allocations, contract provisions, internal and external communications, instructional monitoring and delivery systems, elections, student characteristics, personnel characteristics, and administrative authority as these factors affect a district's instructional…

The basic functions and procedures of management consulting are contrasted with formal program evaluation. A case example illustrates the differing approaches used in programmatic problem solving. The similarities and differences between these specializations are highlighted to understand their unique but complementary contributions to the…

Discussion of employee and employer perceptions of the role of library development consultants highlights three general attributes (technical expertise, critical viewpoint, personal attitudes); methods of employing consultants; use of consultants in developing countries; and aid agencies, which serve as links between employers and consultants.…

Describes the congressional backlash surrounding a letter criticizing the direction and certain programs of the National Science Foundation. (MLH)

Describes the congressional backlash surrounding a letter criticizing the direction and certain programs of the National Science Foundation. (MLH)

Discusses the expected Senate confirmation of H. Guyford Stever, present director of the National Science Foundation, to the appointment of full-time science advisor to President Ford. (MLH)

"Space and utilization standards" are budgetary planning tools that measure the need for space in California public higher education systems and are common in other areas of State facilities planning. California's higher education space standards were researched and developed between 1948 and 1966, first by consultants and researchers…

Presents results of a questionnaire profiling duties and concerns of state and provincial reading consultants in the United States and Canada. (TO)

This article proposes that the teacher and counselor are indistinguishable in their roles as learning consultants. Self learning and the process of understanding one's self in the tangential relationship of space, time, and matter become part of the counselor's purview and charge. (Author)

This paper proposes a consultative model for school psychology which includes four levels of functioning: I) Direct Service to the Child; II) Indirect Service to the Child; III) Direct Service to the Teacher; and IV) Service to the School System. A distinction is made between the content and process of consultation. (Author)

This is a discussion of the emerging role of the counselor as a consultant in organization development. In this role the counselor can better help schools to develop more emotionally supportive climates for working and learning. (JC)

A Seattle architectural firm is providing clients with market studies, financial feasibility analyses, and management systems that can be incorporated into long-range economic planning. (Author)