The role of consultant is one of the more common roles that professional psychologists claim to practice. A description of the consultants' backgrounds, roles, practices, and perceptions of work-related issues, and the relationship among these variables could help educators to better train students in theories and models that professional…

The study surveyed 124 special education administrators to ascertain frequency and intensity of feelings leading to burnout during a period of time when workloads were relatively constant. A review of literature revealed a number of sources of burnout, including pressures from the implementation of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped…

Intelligence quotient (IQ) differences among groups according to sex, and demographic and other variables have been explored for a variety of intelligence tests. This investigation analyzed data from the standardization sample for the 1981 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) to determine the relationship of WAIS-R IQs to the…

This document is a brief summary of the National Study of Social Services to Children and Their Families. Conducted by the United States Children's Bureau, the survey was planned to answer a number of questions about public social service programs: How many children receive service? Who are the children and their families? Why do they come to the…

Twenty per cent of 8400 questionnaires distributed in 1977 to a representative sampling of public libraries throughout Massachusetts were returned and analyzed. Those returned were entirely representative of the state's population and of the size of library services represented, although communities with the most "active" library…

While there exists considerable sentiment about the older urban areas of the United States, little empirical work dealing explicitly with the problems of these areas has been done. This study is a preliminary investigation into the use of urban age as an independent variable. Preliminary results indicate that: (1) racial transition is not related…

Focusing on the way teachers conceptualize reading and on whether these conceptions influence instructional practice, a study was undertaken utilizing a propositional inventory and a naturalistic field study. The propositional inventory was used in two teacher surveys: the first included 602 teachers and sought to determine their conceptions of…

Two well-known educators discuss the effective use of resources in this document. Both of these presentations were made at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges National Conference on Trusteeship in New Orleans on April 30, 1974. The financial section begins with the demographic factors that may influence the amount of…

The process of program initiation and the use and communication of new information and practices of public alternative schools or programs in the New England area were examined. Four research questions were pursued in the study. An ex post facto research methodology, employing mailed questionnaires and personal interviews, was used. The study…

This study examined the demographic and psychological characteristics of the parents of a group of children with no access to health care, due to their status as "working poor" and thus denied either public or private health insurance whose children were referred for treatment for an acute health problem by a volunteer health care…

A study extended research on the Kentucky Principal Intern Program (KPIP) as it provides job-embedded development for new administrators through a 1-year mentoring and internship program. Subjects (N=97) were public school principals and assistant principals who were participating in KPIP in 1998-99. Survey research was used to collect data about…

It is generally recognized that the home background of students is important for their achievement and progress through school, but obtaining accurate information is becoming increasingly difficult. School-level indicators of socioeconomic status, although coarse, may consist of more than the sum of family backgrounds of students attending the…

The first paper describes the National Technical Information Service productivity improvement system and its emphasis on human resources development. The second addresses the benefits of telecommuting to employers and employees. The third discusses the problems generated by the baby boom work force pressing for advancement at a time when many…

A study examined the characteristics of a sample of 1,722 inmates (166 females and 1,556 males) received by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in September and October 1985. The sample (approximately 18.9% of all inmates received by the department in 1985) was characterized with respect to the following: race, age, educational…

Findings from a study that examined the school-level factors related to the success of early efforts to restructure schools through school-based management are presented in this paper. Specifically, the study examined the antecedent factors expected to affect the probability of a school moving forward toward more extensive decentralization. An…