The authors present a plan for vocational education research that could help decision makers focus on critical research areas. The plan is described in a schematic format that highlights the critical nature of vocational education research planning. A blending of policy and programmatic considerations is suggested. (Author/CH)

Documents a case study in which needs assessment and a change model were applied in such a way that the needs assessment process served as a change strategy. States that, in this case, both the results and the needs assessment process contributed to the organization's change goals. (Author/CH)

Presents Multicultural Program Development Pyramid, five-tiered framework outlining stages of multicultural counseling training (MCT) program development. Describes pyramid as laying out path of critical choice points in MCT development, beginning with generation of explicit philosophy of training and proceeding through stages of identifying…

Discusses process of altering how school-based services are conceptualized and delivered relative to literature on effective change and innovation implementation. Describes development of Instructional Consultation Team Model, and presents model for change consisting of three stages (initiation, implementation, and institutionalization).…

Describes the use of one model to guide the long-range planning process of the Department of Residential Life, within the Division of Student Affairs and Services, at the University of Connecticut. Suggestions derived from the use of the model over a three-year planning cycle are presented for other housing officers to consider. (NB)

Suggests an innovative group structure and process for integrating health care providers and elderly consumers in community health care planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Elderly Health Advocacy Group is described and its developmental processes outlined. Further demonstration for long-range impact is suggested. (Author)

Describes five steps in establishing standards for equity programs: (1) specify affirmative action-equal opportunity objectives; (2) think through expected outcomes; (3) validate priority statements and expected outcomes; (4) specify categories within institution to be affected by standards; and (5) review priorities and objectives that guided…

Alzheimer's disease caregiver support groups were developed simultaneously in two cities with existing Alzheimer's disease support groups but without ethnic minority use. "Ethic competence" concept, featuring ethnographic methods, was applied in African-American and Hispanic communities in both sites. In 2 years, 114 ethnic minority primary…

Describes a model process of assessment and integration that allows community agencies and professional counselors to engage in more effective volunteer activity. Outlines agency development by stages, using the experiences of agencies providing domestic violence services. (JAC)

Discusses the importance of staff development as reflected in the literature and describes the role of the chief student affairs officer. Presents a systematic process for designing and implementing staff development programs and identifies some obstacles to successful efforts. (JAC)

Presents a general model for burnout workshops for alcoholism counselors, designed to involve counselors in a sequence of activities for coping adaptively. Data concerning the level and symptoms of burnout among counselors are provided. Suggestions for planning and leading a workshop are discussed. (JAC)

Traces the evolution of current definitions of the gifted and talented. Examines a model of assessment, and presents steps in the selection of students for a gifted and talented program. (CT)

Argues that the internal agency model of a marketing communications department forces the department to compete with outside sources for work, while department members sharpen their skills and improve their knowledge of their company's business. Describes the process for creating such an internal agency, including initiating, implementing, and…

Describes international congress on preventing children's behavior disorders that was attended by 600 participants from throughout Europe and beyond. Discusses topics of presentations which reported several theoretical orientations, problem areas, and intervention strategies. Describes prevention program presented at congress. Concluding remarks…

Explains the issue theme, which is alternate delivery systems for vocational education. Somewhat fewer delivery systems were identified than was anticipated. (CH)