Description of the Child Development Associate (CDA) program is provided in terms of goals, characteristics, and training procedures, as well as future directions. (MP)

Describes a project conducted to improve training in industry. It produced and validated a training technology system and developed a program to prepare corporate personnel in the use of the system. This system and a related training technology course are reviewed. (CT)

Describes the cooperative nature and content of Greek agricultural education and training activities and the efforts made to integrate cooperative studies into the national educational system. (CT)

Elaborates Kohlberg's six stages of moral development and applies this theory to a course to train union stewards for processing grievances. Discusses other applications in labor education. (SK)

The jump shot is one of the most important shots in the game of basketball. The movement analysis of the jump shot designates four phases: (1) preparatory position; (2) movement phase I (crouch); (3) movement phase II (jump); and (4) follow-through. (JN)

Examines the effects of a creativity training workshop on the behaviorally defined creative responses (fluency, flexibility, and originality on both unusual uses and problem-solution exercises) of 14 college students. (CM)

Two case reports of 4 and 5 year old children describe the rationale and procedures for structuring an articulation therapy program on the basis of distinctive feature analysis of the child's articulation problems. (Author/DB)

Discusses new evaluation procedures developed for the Gregg Office Job Training Program. In part 1, the student is evaluated and graded on performance of a specific job. In part 2, the student is graded on 10 areas of job performance, and in part 3, the student writes a brief job description. (CT)

Describes a training program for early childhood program directors in Israel. The program focuses on leadership training and is based on the belief that the growth and development of children and their families depends on the home, the educational setting, and the community at large. (CM)

Reports the findings of a study that evaluated an academic course designed to increase the interpersonal effectiveness of resident assistants (RAs). Course-trained resident assistants were perceived by students to be significantly more competent than noncourse-trained RAs. (Author)

Development of an air traffic control (ATC) training course at Tartu Aviation College in Estonia had to start at ground zero, creating new rules and regulations for ATC, writing special study materials, building simulators, and finding enough applicants with sufficient English skills. (SK)

Describes a set of computerized tools that support the instructional design and evaluation of competency-based training programs. Discusses authentic whole-task practice situations; the 4C/ID* methodology; an evaluation tool that supports the subsequent revision of the competency-based training design; and future plans. (Author/LRW)

Israel's Ministry of Education has trouble mobilizing highly qualified teachers for the principalship. This article describes the Retraining Military Officers as Principals project, which prepares principals from a different group. Military officers are used to working within a hierarchy for a national mission, have not experienced burnout, and…

Discussion of instructional design strategies focuses on principles to create faster, cheaper, and better strategies by using unconventional methods. Presents six case studies that show how training objectives were met and discusses basic principles of training design activities compared to traditional instructional systems design, including a…

Discusses corporate electronic learning and describes three different operative and business paradigms: electronic training, that replaces face-to-face interaction and reduces costs; electronic learning, that measures learning outcomes and considers technological barriers, learning to learn online, and installing an online culture; and electronic…