How Much Is Enough? The Caseload Problem

Six critical variables of the caseload problem are proposed and defined. A matrix is used to determine the ability of an employability development team to carry a greater or lesser caseload. Examples of the application of the matrix to a number of different settings are offered.     

The social relations model for family data: A multilevel approach

Multilevel models are proposed to study relational or dyadic data from multiple persons in families or other groups. The variable under study is assumed to refer to a dyadic relation between individuals in the groups. The proposed models are elaborations of the Social Relations Model. The different roles of father, mother, and child are emphasized in these models. Multilevel models provide researchers with a method to estimate the variances and correlations of the Social Relations Model and to incorporate the effects of covariates and test specialized models, even with missing observations.     

The Du Pont Oz Creative Thinking Network

The OZ Creative Thinking Network is a volunteer group of Du Pont employees devoted to educating themselves and others in the field of creativity and innovation. This network was organized in 1986 and has a current membership of over 600 employees. It illustrates the power of grass roots support for learning and applying the skills of creative thinking, a field that people intrinsically value. An OZ project led to publication in 1990 of a book entitled “ARE WE CREATIVE YET?” that couples essays expressing concepts in creativity and innovation with Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest cartoons.