The design and testing of a simulation of the planning evaluation process for use in training is presented and its use in a five-day professional workshop is described. Comments are made on this trial run and on the task of evaluation training in general. (MH)

This book was written to provide information about the principles, process, and practice of counselor supervision for both clinical and administrative supervisors. The 12 chapters of the book are organized under three major headings. Part I, Counselor Supervision: Essentials for Training, consists of chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1 includes the basic…

The authors synthesize two models of systematic and random job search. They construct and test a theoretical model in which the searcher is endowed with information on some individual firms in the labor market, as well as the overall wage offer distribution. (Author/CH)

In 2004, the Research, Program Evaluation and Information Department of "All Kinds of Minds" guided a research initiative designed to advance evidence-based scholarship about the impact of the Schools Attuned[R] Program to demonstrate the impact of Schools Attuned[R] on student outcomes; on special education; and on teacher knowledge and…

Compares the American and Japanese first-line supervisor: production statistics, supervisory style, company loyalty, management style, and communication. Also suggests what Americans might learn from the Japanese methods. (CT)

Describes a methodology conference which took place in 1980 in Dijon for European secondary school teachers in which they were exposed to French teaching methods. Results show they were especially resistant to audiovisual methods. (BK)

Discusses three assumptions underlying needs assessments: (1) the individual is of primary importance; (2) individuals' assessments of problems, needs, and solutions are paramount; and (3) fulfilling expressed needs equals success. Describes the positive and negative aspects of these assumptions and provides some strategies for improving needs…

Proposed organizational and conceptual scheme consisting of content, source, technology, and time orientation dimensions to impose order on assessment of counseling outcome. Demonstrated scheme's utility through review of and application to outcome studies from two leading counseling journals over past three years. Further illustrates scheme…

Notes that, very early in program planning, budgets are estimated for major program components, including evaluation. Proposes heuristic for establishing reasonable evaluation estimates in initial planning. Describes logical sources of information from which to construct such a heuristic. Recommends that, for typical programs and projects, initial…

Examines the supervision needs of correctional mental health counselors and psychologists. Adding a confrontational supervision style to the unavoidable confrontations that occur in therapy is discouraged because of the possibilities for increased tension and conflict. An application of a supervision model is presented. (LLL)

Claims a review of the clinical suicidology literature suggests three key domains in assessment of suicide risk: those of Mental state, Affective state, and Psychosocial context (M.A.P.). Concludes evaluation of M.A.P. states offers a workable strategy for efficient and systematic assessment of suicide risk. (ABL)

Asserts that move from individual-centered to systems-oriented and consultancy-based approaches has affected school psychologists' perceptions of and need for appropriate assessment techniques. See importance of techniques to assess participants' perceptions of teaching-learning contexts. Describes Fraser's Individualised Classroom Environment…

"What gets assessed is what gets taught" is a common assertion whose meaning is often underestimated. It is not just what gets assessed, but how it is assessed that has implications for what is learned. When a child who is asked the meaning of his report card grades responds, "If I knew that I'd be the teacher" he is saying something about the…

In this article, I explore a cross-cultural narrative inquiry method through a narrative inquiry about the process of reconstruction of five teacher stories. With dramatic, different cultural backgrounds, the five narrative inquirers -- four teacher-researchers and myself -- recovered and reconstructed our teacher stories by telling and living,…

In this article Jane Webster enquires into the status of religious education (RE) in the curriculum of children with learning difficulties. She maintains that if RE is to be taught well its essence as a subject must be grasped by those responsible for its teaching, and that this involves establishing a viable conceptual framework for the subject.…