IN APRIL 1965 AT THE PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP OF THE C AND I (CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTES) DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION, WILBERT MCKEACHIE DEALT WITH CONFEREES' QUESTIONS RELATED TO LEARNING PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTES. MCKEACHIE BROUGHT OUT THREE MAJOR PRINCIPLES--(1) LEARNING IS…

The study team reports from the Program of Studies in Non-Formal Education series SO 008 056 through SO 008 065 define non-formal education and search for cross-cultural applications within the research. This document in the series assumes that there are cross-cultural applications for non-formal, educational research and searches for ways and…

Instructors of civilian and/or military food service employees are given suggestions for the flexible use of this guide, then receive more detailed guidelines for grouping trainees, managing classes, planning lessons, and adapting the food service course to various groups and teaching situations. Specific content (principles to be taught) and…

Thirty public school personnel from the immediate area of Southern Illinois University participated in a 3-week institute to train them to evaluate educational programs. The training emphasized writing appropriate objectives for and problems encountered in evaluation, as well as techniques of data collection and analysis. As part of the training,…

The committee on the Training of Training Officers reports on the training function, the work of the training officers, sources of recruitment, the selection of training officers, establishment of standards, and approval of courses. The training function encompasses four steps: the identification of needs, formulation of policy, implementation of…

The purpose of the 5-day institute was to encourage the development of more vocational education programs for the American Indians. Persons in attendance included educators from Federal, state and local levels (both from public schools and the Bureau of Indian Affairs), business and industry representatives, Indian leaders, and employment…

To determine if on the job training of allied health personnel could be improved by offering supervisors a short seminar in teaching techniques, a 12-hour program was developed, and 1,299 participants were trained over a 3-year period. The five training sessions utilized demonstration and "learning by doing" techniques to teach participants how to…

This descriptive study is mainly intended for adult educators, teachers, engineers and technicians in industry and agriculture in charge of illiterate workers, international and national specialists responsible for the launching and running of literacy programs, and more generally for all who take an interest in the work which is being done to…

The "Learning Together" longitudinal study focuses on four counties' efforts to expand bachelor's degree opportunities in early care and education (ECE) for adults currently working in the field. The "student cohort model"--in which small groups of ECE students with similar interests and characteristics pursue a bachelor's…

Despite years of research and endless theorizing, little is known of what leadership really is. A distinction is made between leadership and the related constructs of creativity, management and group dynamics. A useful definition of leadership is provided, and a four-stage program for actually providing for the emergence of leadership is…

This manual for graduates of League of Women Voters discussion leader training courses covers the planning and direction of meetings, including such aspects as selecting topics, opening discussion, starting meetings, useful roles or functions that occur within groups, working toward a conclusion, evaluating meetings, and having members prepare for…

Describes a training cost model used in government agencies to simulate the behavior of training costs and thus predict or reconstruct the costs of a training course. Includes step-by-step procedures for using the model, worksheets, and charts. (MF)

Guidelines for instituting or revising an on-the-job-training program for handicapped students focus on three key considerations: program sequencing, program content, and employer involvement. (CL)

Pictures definitely seem to help training, but a study for the military finds these pictures need not be in moving form, such as films or videotape. Just how the pictorial techniques should be employed and with how much success depends on individual trainee and program differences. (KP)

This monograph describes and analyzes the particular processes and structures that the New York City Writing Project (NYCWP) directors and on-site teacher-consultants have developed that enable them to support and learn from each other and to reflect critically upon the work they do with teachers, students, and administrators. Over time the…