The author discusses the responsibilities that professional counselors have for and to paraprofessionals who work in their field. He mentions seven areas of professional responsibility related to the training and use of paraprofessionals: (1) responsibility for the overall planning of training and service programs; (2) responsibility for role…

An attempt to define the goals of teacher supervision discusses five premises of supervision that must shift if the goals are to include encouraging teachers to be reflective, thoughtful, and empowered. (Author/CB)

Presents general problems with current conceptualizations of interprofessional education and practice. Identifies specific obstacles in implementing integration between disparate professional groups. Professional isolationist attitudes, nonsupportive organizations, lack of consumer awareness and demand, and the ineffective role of higher education…

Suggests ways for instructional design consultants to develop people skills and foster successful client relationships: take win-win approach; match consulting models; study clients as you study problems; build common ground; study organizations as you study clients; be respectful, trustworthy, informative, slow to judge; express your needs, and…

Questionnaire responses of 205 professionals on interdisciplinary teams serving disabled students indicated perceptions of few major problems in team functioning. Overall, Ss viewed logistical/procedural barriers of more concern than group interactional or discipline-related categories. (CL)

Surveyed male and female professionals in higher education (N=96) and business (N=72) in two studies of the benefits of being a mentor, regardless of whether the respondent had a mentor. Describes benefits such as creating a support system. Lack of a mentor need not stop career advancement. (JAC)

Discusses the differing professional perspectives of lawyers and child care workers. Demonstrates the desirability of cooperation to further the real interests of the child, and suggests ways of establishing an ongoing dialog between the professions. (CMG)

Conflict ranges from minor squabbles to dysfunctional relationships to all-out war. At its core, conflict is disharmony, dissension, division, and discord between people, interests, or ideas. Managing conflict is important in many environments and is the key topic of this guidebook. Examples and steps are presented that allow employees and…

Discusses the late report criticizing the National Center for Higher Education (NCHE) in Washington, D.C. as lacking lobbying power and organization. Presents example of how the NCHE associations are working together to produce budget analyses and energy resources reports. (PG)

Information collected from a sample of 14 women administrators in elementary and secondary school systems in northeastern Ohio was used to study (1) frequency of incidents of job related sex bias encountered by these women; and (2) their perceptions regarding the importance of such incidents in their careers. (Author/GC)

The split between analytic philosophy and continental philosophy has left American philosophy departments stranded somewhere between the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The split is not only a matter of academic politics, but of the struggles between two kinds of intellectuals, scientific and unscientific. (MSE)

This paper describes the application of game theory and its implications for the analysis of interpersonal interactions to supervision in school psychology. Both supervisor- and supervisee-initiated games are presented with examples of their influence upon supervision. Lastly, methods of minimizing the negative impact of games are discussed.…

Examines the use of contracting in an instructional development setting at the university level. A sample contract is included and 12 references are listed. (LLS)

Describes five tactics that striking teachers use against superintendents and school boards. Notes their effect on administrator resignations and school levy defeats, and lists three ways administrators can build mutual support, including sharing strike experiences, getting professional associations' support, and establishing statewide networks of…

A variety of issues are considered in a discussion of faculty-librarian relationships: traditional training and characteristics of college librarians, faculty involvement in policymaking and library practice, the library needs of scholars, stereotypes and individual personality differences, and faculty status for librarians. (MSE)