The project was assigned with the purpose of providing adult basic education directors in Regions 1, 2, 5 and 10 of the U.S. Office of Education with the technical capability of using staff and volunteers to organize and manage the training of volunteers to tutor adults in basic reading and writing. Two training workshops were conducted in each…

Following a brief introduction, which provides background information about the development of the cross-cultural counseling program at Columbia University, New York, this paper describes the conceptual model on which the program is based. The two levels of program structure are described, i.e., the generic level common to all counseling students,…

The Counselor Education Department at the University of Houston has developed an effective training program for counselor education at the graduate level. The goals of increasing self exploration and interpersonal effectiveness are achieved through the following experiences: a retreat, psychological assessment, modular learning, and videotape…

This document compiles leadership development ideas used at colleges and universities throughout the nation, based on information collected primarily through direct conversations with personnel at each institution mentioned in the document. in outline form, is divided into five major categories. The first and largest category describes the formats…

This report describes the application of videotape recordings as an applied research technique in a project directed toward the research and development of training designs and materials for human service agency professionals. The multiple applications of VTR and the types of data collection situations in which it has been utilized are briefly…

The set of behaviors and procedures used in working with school counselors participating in the Upward Bound and Talent Search programs at the University of Maine at Orono is described. Areas of concern designed to facilitate the relationship between school counselors and program coordinators include the following: (1) basic program information,…

The document is the last of a five-part series focusing in minute detail on the processes involved in the formulation of an instructional systems development (ISD) program for military interservice training that will adequately train individuals to do a particular job and which can also be applied to any interservice curriculum development…

This is the fourth report in a series which describes the results and progress in a long-term program to develop a Data Management System (DMS) and a Student Management System (SMS) for use in the Naval Student Pilot Training System. The DMS will contain all of the student naval aviator's data files needed to support an improved student training…

An instrument was designed to test the effects of a human relations training program which conformed to the Minnesota State Guidelines for imparting knowledge, building skills, and developing positive attitudes toward special groups. The training program followed a model for maximizing instruction summarized in Glaser and Resnick (1972) and drew…

A project to demonstrate how a team of instructor/consultants could function on a regional basis to help upgrade inservice education programs in nursing homes was conducted. The design of this Nursing Home Training Program was structured to allow for changes in demonstrated services in accordance with reactions of participants. An advisory and an…

The triad model seems to offer a number of advantages over alternative training approaches. It provides an opportunity for persons from different cultures under controlled conditions to accomplish a training goal. As a simulated interview, it offers greater safety to demonstrate strong feelings and provide direct feedback. (Author)

Grumman Company has attempted to counter their acute shortage of engineers with diversified experience by establishing the Engineering Professional Development Program (EPDP). Selected engineers participate in an evening scholarship program, assignments to various sections within the company, and in-house seminars and programs to prepare them for…

Article describes the Vocational Rotational Laboratory, a teacher education course that supplements the vocational curriculum with on-the-job experience. (Editor/MB)

Describes a nutrition education program for the elderly in which 22 older adults were recruited and trained as peer educators to create interest in nutrition and serve as liaisons between peers and sound sources of nutrition information. Participants (N=933) reported that sessions were interesting and provided useful information. (Author/JAC)

Describes a two-stage project for upgrading practitioners' interpersonal skills in a statewide service delivery system. Involved selection and training of trainers and teaching service providers a model for helping that described the skills, goals, and process for facilitating client action. Provides a brief summary of workshop evaluation data.…