For the thirty-second year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This volume includes papers presented at the national convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology held in Louisville, KY. This…

A conference on minority rights and training held in Gatwick, England, in April 1997 had the following purposes: (1) to explore training about minority rights and the need to make majorities aware of minority rights and attitudes that improve cooperation between communities; and (2) to look at the need for and possibilities of training relief…

This document reports on a regional workshop designed to examine ways that relevancy in participant training can be enhanced in the Consortium for International Development and related institutions, and to develop campus-oriented strategies to implement these methods. Papers, discussions, and work group reports are arranged under the following…

This document contains papers from 35 symposia as well as 2 keynote presentations at the 1996 Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) conference. The symposia are on the following topics: (1) HRD town forum; (2) HRD and business outcomes; (3) action learning; (4) evaluation issues in HRD; (5) rethinking diversity; (6) HRD in selected nations;…

The first section discusses the expected on-the-job capabilities of school psychologists in relation to preservice training. The major topics addressed include: diagnosis; consultation; therapeutic intervention; and administration, supervision, and relationships. The second section identifies the capabilities required of school psychologists and…

This document contains papers from 39 symposia as well as two town forum presentations and a poster session at the 1999 Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) conference. The town forum papers address certification in the human resource development (HRD) field. Symposium topics are as follows: (1) adult learning in the workplace; (2)…

This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop whose objectives were to: (1) review and examine the functions of distance educational systems for the nine participating countries with respect to the training needs of staff responsible for distance education; (2) review, examine, and refine a draft training manual and develop exemplar modules…

This workshop attended by 21 participants from 13 countries was designed to promote the use of computerized information and documentation services in the eastern and southern African subregion, and increase the exchange of experiences of the personnel involved in the field. The full text is provided for the following papers presented at the…

The major results of a World Health Organization consultation meeting which was organized to examine ways and means of improving the status of substance abuse education for health professionals in some European countries is presented. Conference participants included researchers, psychiatrists, advisers, clinicians, health administrators, and…

These proceedings begin with the schedule, conference committee membership lists, and detailed agenda of the 1998 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which explored the relationship between learning and performance. Presented next are papers grouped by the conference's 35 symposium topics, which are as follows: university…

Background information is provided concerning the efforts of Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), under the sponsorship of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to form a national consortium of two-year colleges for the development of Human Resources programs aimed at training chemical substance abuse workers. The report first presents…

Explores concerns over the direction the field of organizational behavior is developing. Karl Weick identifies approaches to theory building that are misleading. Peter Frost identifies blind spots in teaching and application. Walter Nord compares both papers. The authors offer their views on directions in which the field might move. (Author/BEF)

This training journal, a product of the Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) Project, is designed to provide trainers with the necessary training delivery skills needed to create effective adult learning experiences. Addressed in the individual units of the journal are the following topics: basic elements of training experiences (content and…

Sponsored by the Alaska Department of Education, the Sixth Annual Bilingual-Multicultural Education Conference of 1980 was a major activity of the Department and was designed to provide training assistance to all persons involved in bilingual-bicultural education programs: administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Following the keynote…

This book contains seven papers from a conference on lifelong learning and creation of a new training culture for Australia. "Promoting a Training Culture in Industry" (Chris Robinson) discusses the extent to which a training culture exists in Australia. The results of a 1997 survey of Australian employers' satisfaction with vocational…