Improving the Delivery of Special Education and Related Services in Public Schools

Goal Planning for Adults With a Mental Handicap: Outcome Research, Staff Training and Management

“…They are similar to other studies which have shown the efficacy of rapid skills training and planned maintenance of staff behaviour (Brown et al, 1981;Kissel et al, 1983;Frederikson et al, 1981;Parsons et al, 1987;Maher, 1981aMaher, , 1981bReid et al, 1985). With careful design of the staff training gains in staff skill may also be demonstrated.…”

100 Years of Scientific Evolution of Work and Organizational Psychology: A Bibliometric Network Analysis From 1919 to 2019

“…In this subperiod, many discussions about non-industrial organizational contexts started, as related to the education and administration of educational organizations ( Bogue, 1969 ; Inbar, 1980 ), continuing education, teaching methods and educational programs for staff development ( Hofkosh, 1970 ; Gallos, 1993 ; Golden-Biddle, 1993 ; Thompson, 1993 ), behavior management in educational organizations ( Maher, 1981 , 1985 ), the possibility of conducting group therapy in schools ( Litvak, 1991 ), and the inclusion of minority groups in the classroom ( Shallenberger, 1991 ) or in specific schools ( Selinske et al, 1991 ). Personality studies were also carried out ( Barrick and Mount, 1991 ; Stumpf and Dunbar, 1991 ), organizations related to health care, with discussions on stressful sources ( Cooper et al, 1989 ; Crawford, 1993 ), improvement of work performance ( Makin and Hoyle, 1993 ), disease prevention ( DeVries et al, 1991 ), ethics ( Goffee, 1993 ; Goss, 1993 ) and mental health ( Wright et al, 1993 ).…”

Description and Evaluation of an Approach to Implementing Programs in Organizational Settings

“…The program to be implemented was a behavioral group counseling program, previously reported as effective with conduct disordered adolescents (Maher, 1981;Maher & Barbrack, 1982; truancy, absenteeism, alcohol abuse, fighting with peers, refusal to complete class and homework assignments). The program's purpose was to improve adjustment of program participants by assisting them to develop positive, school-related social and academic behaviors.…”

“…Davis and Salasin (1975) and literature synthesized by the Human Interaction Research Institute (1976) have emphasized the importance of gathering information about the readiness of an organization to implement a new program as a basis for deciding how to proceed with implementation efforts. Miller (1978) and Maher (1981) have demonstrated how systematic reinforcement of staff for performing assigned program roles and functions can enhance efficiency of program functioning. Janis and Mann (1977) and Katz and Kahn (1978) have discussed the need for explicit program policies and procedures to assure that staff can successfully implement a program.…”