Two examples of computerized spreadsheets dealing with planning, forecasting, and development of a park maintenance strategy are illustrated and explained. (DF)

Reviews literature related to practical efforts to cultivate desired moral development reasoning and behavior. Uses Kohlberg's concepts as a reference point to help identify issues, problems, and possibilities, and proposes several practical guidelines for moral development training in the schools. (JAC)

The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential applications of the individualism-collectivism (I-C) construct to intercultural training. Drawing on experience in Taiwan, especially on the author's training experience in Taipei, this theory was found to be useful in several aspects of training, including training objectives, program design,…

The first step to meeting the fundamental aim of any educational institution is to understand clearly what the students need. Needs assessment is a tool educators can use to help meet this goal. Needs assessment data suggest the basis for plans, strategies, and practices that may ultimately lead to school improvement. This chapter reviews issues…

Article concentrated on those aspects of the teacher education program that can be expanded thereby utilizing resources that will assist us in producing teachers better able to meet individual learner needs. (Author/RK)

Screening, maintenance of the chronically ill, and improving traditional nursing care were the three key concepts in developing this nurse practitioner's role. (Author)

Discussed Operation PRESENCE (Parish Renewal, an Experience in Service, Eucharist, Neighborliness and Christian Education), a first step in the possible reorganization of parish religious education. (Author/RK)

This article describes several programs inspired by the discussions of New Directions in Counseling'' presented in recent issues of The Counseling Psychologist. The programs described here have implemented the HRD procedures and can serve as concrete examples of the efficacy of those procedures in academic settings. (Author)

In two recent issues of The Counseling Psychologist focusing on the theme of New Directions in Training, Robert Carkhuff and Steven Zifferblatt outlined their approaches to the preparation of counseling psychologists and other helpers. The purpose of this paper is to summarize, integrate and extend these models such that further paradigms and…

A recognized expert on Planning, Programing, Budgeting Systems presents an overview of this management tool as it relates to the school principal. (Editor)

Discusses a project in which classroom teachers in daily contact with students are successfully authoring computer assisted instruction programs. (LS)