A transformation model of engineering education at the undergraduate level is constructed to define the human and technical resources that contribute to the production of a university-trained engineer. The theory of technical systems is applied in the development of the model to transform a graduating pre-university pupil into a university-trained…

Beginning educators who have disabilities may have additional challenges to face besides those commonly experienced by new teachers, challenges that are then extended to mentoring programs provided to support them. Are initial difficulties the result of their novice situation, their disabilities, or a combination of the two? What kinds of…

Because of high accident rates and the unique conditions faced in Arctic flying, a project was conducted to develop a training program for airline pilots flying over Alaska. Data were gathered, through the critical incident method in conjunction with traditional job-analysis procedures, about how experienced Alaskan pilots learned to cope with the…

Youth sports can be a positive experience for children if adults involved are aware of their impact on the child's development. An analysis is given of the problems and challenges that are evident in the way sports for young people are conducted. Particular emphasis is placed upon the role of the amateur coaches of team sports for children.…

Characteristics of an effective strength training program are analyzed and descriptions are offered of different kinds of weight training activities. Comparisons are made between concentric, isometric, eccentric, and isokinetic training methods. The fundamentals and techniques of an exemplary training program are outlined and the organization and…

Innovative training techniques intorduced in response to change in internal structure and external environment of organizations have produced positive results in their management's productivity and effectiveness. A four-year study has been conducted on the use of innovative training techniques by Vanderbilt University's Graduate School or…

The article proposes a reeducation program for conduction aphasics with reproductive difficulties. Program characteristics include analysis and manipulation of visual stimuli (written words and syllables), suppression of the compensation effect of the spared lexical-semantic system; and progressive increase in length and complexity of phonological…

The effectiveness of a mand-model plus correction procedure in developing requesting behavior by two severely or moderately retarded adults was assessed in two experiments. Both subjects acquired the behavior and maintained it (with reduced fluency) at two-month followup. (Author/DB)

Drawing as therapy for the expressively restricted aphasic adult is discussed with sections on: drawing and acquired brain damage, communication through drawing in aphasia, and training expressively restricted aphasic patients to draw communicatively by use of the Lyon/Sims Program. (DB)

Describes a Los Angeles training program in group psychotherapy conducted on-site at the psychotherapist trainees' mental health agencies. Concludes the community outreach training program is successful because it changed the concept of responsibility for training from individual therapist to the agencies and enhanced the quality of group therapy…

A training model for prospective teachers of cooperative learning involves teachers creating a cooperative classroom for themselves in a workshop setting. The model combines experience, perception, cognition, and behavior. (MLF)

The realities of indirect service delivery are examined, and indirect services that might ideally be provided are considered. Obstacles to moving into a more indirect service oriented model of service delivery, including system-level factors, personal factors, and training factors are discussed. Suggestions are provided for overcoming obstacles.…

The effectiveness of using parents of Down Syndrome toddlers as child interventionists and parent trainers was examined. The first parent was trained by a professional interventionist, this parent trained a second parent, who then trained a third parent. Parents implemented training procedures appropriately when training another parent and…

Examines how the automobile industry, through the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence and the National Automotive Technical Education Foundation, has accepted a set of standards developed by the Industry Planning Council of the American Vocational Association Trade and Industrial Division and made them a basis for certification of…

Describes a technique for systematically teaching family therapy trainees the skill of positively connoting family behavior. The step by step procedure emphasizes the basic theoretical assumption that the definition of reality can be changed. Benevolent descriptions reduce family resistance and set the stage for change to occur. (JAC)