This annotated bibliography offers background information and resource information on decision-making issues for young adults with chronic conditions. The bibliography includes books, journal articles, booklets, audiotapes, and videotapes. For each item listed in the bibliography, the following information is provided: author; title; source; and…

This annotated bibliography documents three training methods used to develop vertical jumping ability and power: isotonic, isokinetics, and plyometric training. Research findings on all three forms of training are summarized and compared. A synthesis of conclusions drawn from the annotated writings is presented. The report includes a glossary of…

This document, one in a series developed to provide technical assistance to 22 Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers, discusses the rationale for the development of gerontological education as well as the content and program focus of career training and continuing education. The next section examines the current literature on education for long-term…

Reviewed research on practicum supervision in terms of findings and research designs employed. Classified research according to counselor-supervisor similarity, training methods, and evaluation. Conclusions indicated no support for supervisor-counselor matching, support for experiential, modeling and didatic methods, and peer supervision. (Author)

Research on training counselors and clinicians demonstrates that several behavioral training components effectively aid trainees in acquisition of relatively discrete therapist skills. However, limitations in methodological sophistication and in the development or procurement of valid dependent measures render these promising results tentative…

Seventeen articles and reports published between 1982 and 1984 and cited in "Current Index to Journals in Education" and "Resources in Education" are listed in this bibliography on online services at the reference desk. Topics include interpersonal relations as a necessary part of the information transfer process; role of the…

The school principalship is one of the most demanding jobs in American public service. Many critics are saying that principals are inadequately trained. This paper investigates the material published in the last few years relating to the training and certification of principals to discover what is now being done to change this process to make it…

Cites references in school psychology literature and describes a comprehensive paraprofessional training/supervisory model utilizing secondary level students and incorporating 12 paraprofessional involvement areas as part of a high school psychological services delivery system. Notes individual client data and program evaluation portray student…

Examines several possible difficulties in interpreting the results of studies which employ Piagetian tasks, especially conservation tasks, with older individuals. Notes that Piaget's clinical method allows more flexibility in the assessment of competence than do more quantifiable techniques. Examines the possibility of task misinterpretation by…

This comprehensive bibliography of research and writings on massage therapy for chronic illness, disabilities, and general health, is addressed to students of therapeutic bodywork, massage therapists, osteopathic and chiropractic physicians, as well as schools and research centers for health professionals. The work draws its citations from…

A complete bibliographic reference and an abstract are provided for each of 66 publications of the Human Factors Laboratory from 1979 through 1983, including in-house and contractor-developed documents. Documents are indexed by source, author, and subject matter. Publications address such topics as adaptive training, air combat maneuvering,…

At the fall convention of the Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors a program was presented which took a view of counselor education as therapeutic process. This program invited counselor educators to examine and discuss the following statements: (1) Individuals, particularly teachers, enter guidance and counseling programs…

Presents the annual bibliography of literature from 1989 on the education and training of information professionals. Highlights include library and information science schools and departments; professional qualifications; career development; continuing education; training; the role of associations and societies in library education; and the…

Discusses workplace violence with a focus on disgruntled employees and library violence; reviews recent reports and recommended training. Highlights include workplace violence in general and violence in libraries. An annotated bibliography on workplace violence includes print indexes; electronic resources; journals and newsletters; and videotapes.…

Five selections summarize training methods for the principalship from the perspective that cognizance of the complexities of being a principal arises from practice, thus experiential learning should be incorporated into preservice and inservice training programs. The first selection, "Making Sense of Principals' Work," by Kent Petersen, is a…