Discussion of the roles of the instructional design specialist (IDS) and the subject matter expert (SME) in designing effective instruction for a training program focuses on the role of the SME. Characteristics of four consulting models are described, and stages of the SME/IDS relationship are summarized. (LRW)

Beginning with two different scenarios depicting a face-to-face conference on the one hand and, on the other, a computer or electronic conference, the author argues the advantages of electronic conferencing and describes some of its uses. (JBM)

Surveyed 36 ministers and 29 mental health professionals to examine attitudes toward the desirability of religious values in the therapeutic process and the viability of a cooperative treatment program. Although results indicated values are a less esteemed aspect of therapy for counselors, the potential for cooperation does exist. (JAC)

Tips for student teachers include visit the school and learn about policies and procedures, ask questions, be open minded, and give cooperating teachers some space. Cooperating teachers are encouraged to communicate, be open minded, make student teachers feel welcome, show confidence in them, and provide feedback. (SK)

The paper examines the mentorship between Charles Darwin and his teacher, John Stevens Henslow of Cambridge University (England). The importance of a mentor in stimulating creative productivity is demonstrated through discussion of their teaching and learning styles, their interests, their time spent together, and Henslow's character traits.…

Interviews with proteges regarding their perceptions of their significant mentoring relationship revealed several common characteristics, including mentors' responsiveness to proteges' needs, proteges' appreciation of the mentoring relationship and admiration of their mentors' personal values and character traits, and proteges' tendencies to…

Examines the role of trust in health care settings--among professionals and between patients and nurses. Discusses nurses' role in achieving trust relationships. (SK)

A survey of 42 British MBA graduates and their mentors (40% response) revealed that mentoring was working well from both perspectives, but time pressures were a concern. Mentors needed awareness training and ongoing support. A process of comentoring emerged, in which discussion of mentors' work problems enabled them to receive listening support…

Teams share commitment, translate purpose into performance goals, and have members be accountable with and to their teammates. Types of teams are those that recommend, make or do things, and run things. The distinction between teams and other working groups is performance: an effective team is worth more than the sum of its parts. (SK)

Discusses the responsibilities of mass media scholars to the public sphere. Describes a number of experiments now being conducted to redefine journalism in the spirit of and on behalf of the public. Discusses the work of the Project on Public Life and the Press, a model for embracing a civic professionalism and taking on a civic identity. (SR)

Organizational change depends on linking positive relationships to form learning communities that promote the change effort and seek to overcome the obstacles. The consultant serves as a catalyst in the process of linking the relationships through formal and informal strategies. The consultant involves the learners in the task of designing their…

Data from 207 middle-level government employees and ratings by 896 of their peers and 202 supervisors showed that significant predictors of their managerial effectiveness included managerial self-awareness and their ability to establish strong, supportive lateral relationships (manifested in their ability to influence others). (SK)

Contributes to research on the relationship between journalism and public relations by surveying journalists and public relations practitioners. Shows that the two groups share generally similar news values, but that journalists were largely unaware of this similarity. Finds that practitioners, expecting contributions of social good by public…

Watson's Theory of Human Caring was integrated into clinical staff development and a nursing school's mission and philosophy. It was the foundation for clinical student orientation and development of staff-student relationships. Students experiencing caring in their educational programs may be better prepared to be caring practitioners and…