Focusing on training as it relates to adult education, this article provides three definitions of adult education and discusses three categories of adult educators. It is noted that trainers work with people who see themselves essentially as adults, and in that sense trainers are adult educators. (LRA)

The article identifies a few of the reasons why some training activities flourish while others diminish in importance. (Author)

The article discusses 11 subsystems of a training program in terms of a company's cost effectiveness. (BP)

Article attempts to survey major American corporations in order to present what is actually happening in management training today. (GB)

Describes the Employee/Corporate Human Objectives" model, with suggestions for dealing with now generation" workers. (Editor/SP)

Detailed description of the skills needed to succeed as a training manager. (SP)

Management by objectives is useful when both technical and human aspects are given balanced attention, and is an excellent tool for structuring long-range goals and eliminating areas of uncertainity. Problems occur in sustaining necessary follow-up work, reconciling organizational goals with personal goals, and relating goal performance with the…

An appraisal of management by objectives, with emphasis on performance appraisal, planning and control, MBO as decision-making tool, subordinate participation, and organizational reward systems. (JB)

Focusing on planning and controlling of goals and systems, the author suggests three kinds of goals: Operating goals, relationship goals, and self-development goals. Flexibility and adaptation to the needs of a particular business or industry are essential. (Author/JB)

Describes the program of organizational development at First National Stores and analyzes the program in depth, as well as outlining future directions. (AN)

When managers apply the skills they learn, the techniques associated with leadership training often do not translate to improvements in employee productivity or in organizational productivity or profitability. (JOW)

Describes two programs used by the Ford Motor Company to train manufacturing skilled trades personnel. Programmable Controller Maintenance Training Program for Industrial Technicians and Troubleshooting Strategy Program use simulation and provide improved task performance after training. (JOW)

The behaviorist, cognitivist, and humanist approaches to learning all have advantages and disadvantages. A teaching cycle that uses all three techniques related to individual learning styles (theoretical, pragmatic, reflective, activist) may be the best route to achieving peak performance. (SK)