Whether teaching incoming students or training faculty in other disciplines, writing instructors often form unrealistic expectations about goals and skills of students and colleagues, which (like chemical addictions) predictably recur each semester as though they had never occurred before. For effective instruction, it is important that…

The "Jenks Wild" project was developed at the Jenks Central Middle School (Oklahoma) to train middle school teachers in leadership development. The training program involved teacher, student, parent, community, and administrative representatives and emphasized experiences that helped participants to recognize the value of other dimensions of the…

The author describes the use of goal-oriented counseling with drug addicted clients. (EA)

This report is the result of two years of research by the Task Force on New Professionals of the American College Personnel Association. The Task Force was charged with developing procedures for the greater input and involvement of new professionals in the activities of the national professional associations in the area of college student…

To help further the movement toward international communication in the field of educational administration, this directory lists national, international, and governmental organizations and offices concerned with educational administration for most countries in the world. Preceding the listings is an article on the growth of an international…

The speaker presents his notion about reconceptualizing the function of supervision and the role of supervisors in a way that fits the needs of teachers, supervisors, and schools. This new approach conceives of the function of supervisors as interpersonal intervention and the role of the supervisor as that of interpersonal interventionist--a…

The report of a symposium on continuing medical education in Montana, sponsored by the WICHE Mountain States Regional Medical Program, presents summaries of speeches of four consultants who discussed the following topics: How Can an Interprofessional Program Be Developed?; Continuing Medical Education Problems, Priorities, and Plans; Can Health…

The paper presents short descriptions and an existing program example for 29 innovations in the personnel services. The topics chosen as innovations represent a wide range of concerns of counselors and other pupil personnel workers in various educational levels. (Author)

The many issues confronting teacher evaluation can be consolidated into three general questions: (1) Who is responsible for evaluating teachers? (2) What evaluation instrument will be relevant and valid for the purposes intended? (3) What conditions are present when dealing with the human relation difficulties inherent in the evaluation process?…

The article discusses the process by which a school's media center becomes a vital part of its instructional programs. Concrete suggestions on how to develop lively communication and directions for the future are offered. (Author)

This study conducted on policy committee meetings demonstrated a relationship between committee members' seating distance from the chairman and their participation rates in meetings. As a member's participation increased, he began to sit nearer the chairman. A model is proposed interrelating participation, interpersonal spacing, communication…

School psychologists need training in being effective consultants, but such training is rarely required for certification or graduation, and there is little research on this problem. Principles for training are discussed, particularly for identifying and minimizing teacher and consultant resistance. (Author/CTM)

This paper discusses conceptual frameworks for the understanding of the institutionalized child's psychological needs; effects that illness and institutionalization have on the psychological development of children; and ways that knowledge in these areas can help the librarian design a perceptive and flexible library program to meet their…

In order to improve the effective interaction and teamwork of the aid administrator and business officer, each should improve management skills regarding human skills, technical skills, and conceptual skills. Activities for improved communication, information, procedures, interrelationships, and decision-making are outlined. (Author/LBH)

A survey of the N.A.W.D.A.C. membership was conducted in early 1976. The survey was: (1) to provide a profile of current members; (2) to identify ways members perceive the Association; and (3) to identify trends in the profile and status of members by comparing results with a 1970 survey. (Author)