Analyzes the impact of metric conversion in the United States on the training and development function. (Author/RK)

A simplified classroom exercise, the ring-toss exercise, was successful for the authors in communicating thoughts about setting realistic objectives and improving performance. (DS)

Enumerates ten variables, grouped under external and internal influences. (SP)

Deals with the need for an accurate and careful selection of training materials by the use of a check list. (EK)

Reviews the history and theory of evaluation of management training and development. Assesses the state of the art of evaluation techniques and instruments, discussing how the focus, scope, and purpose of evaluation affect the choice of method. Presents a systematic model of evaluation and a model of results-oriented human resource development.…

The Colorado Training Institute (CTI), established in 1980, is a non-profit, instructional program devoted to promoting hazardous materials safety through education. It has trained over 3,000 emergency response personnel and industry officials and is a unique example of the private and public sectors working together to protect the public from…

In the development of a model for evaluating media for the handicapped, it is found that mere recognition of numbers is not sufficient preparation for training primary level educable mentally retarded (EMR) children to respond meaningfully via an automated response system. This study, based on the findings of a previous investigation, attempted to…

Two studies were specifically designed to test the effect which leadership training and experience would have on the performance of relationship-motivated and task-motivated leaders. In the first study it was predicted that task-relevant training and experience would make the situation more favorable in the task-structure dimension. Subjects were…

This paper presents a talk about the functions of a small consultation group in a program at the University of Chicago for teaching employment counseling skills. The small consultation group has served as the home base of this training program. It is the only segment of the program that has met regularly at both the university and the local…

Written for training directors and human resource developers who have had experience and now need a systematic way to plan new programs, this book presents a new way of thinking about human learning and of organizing programs which has been developed from the systems engineering field. A first chapter explains what is meant by "systems"…

Training needs analysis, training program planning, pilot sessions and their evaluation, and follow through sessions on a continuing basis are examined, using an approach applicable to an outside or inside trainer. (LH)

Article outlines the benefits of an organized induction program for manpower development. (GB)

Author suggests methods for professionalizing training and development in industry. (RK)