Program evaluation is recognized as an essential skill set for practitioners in service-related fields, such as education, nonprofit management, social work, and public health. Recently, the need for a public workforce trained in evaluation has increased and is driven primarily by our nation's emphasis on accountability during a time when…

The author discusses support services related to generalizable skills instruction. She includes topics such as existing vocational training models for special needs learners and approaches for delivering support services. (CT)

Discusses the use of hypermedia in electronic information systems that support maintenance operations in large-scale industrial plants. Findings show that after establishing an information system, the same resource base can be used to train personnel how to use the computer system and how to perform operational and maintenance tasks. (Author/JMV)

The 35 articles represent presentations made during a conference on improving services to deaf-blind/multihandicapped individuals in residential facilities. Among entries are the following titles and authors: "Federal Thrust of Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Funding" (J. Franklin); "Prevocational Training for Deaf-Blind (A Research Endeavor)" (J.…

The profession of speech pathology and audiology is said to be comprised by service, training and research dimensions. (GW)

Lists international and regional centers of activity that relate to education and training technology. Areas of interest, services, keywords, research and development, and publications are included for international centers and regional centers in Africa, Asia and Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America. (LRW)

Describes centers of activity in the United States that relate to educational and training technology organized into two sections--universities and colleges listed by state and other organizations with an interest in education and training. Areas of interest, keywords, services, research and development, and publications are listed. (LRW)

The effects of behavioral consultation (defined by J. Bergan as the application of behavioral theory and research in consultation services) techniques were applied to the teacher of an aggressive, noncompliant, autistic male child (aged 6 years). The consultant utilized Bergan's four stages of problem solving: problem identification, problem…

Describes centers of activity worldwide, listed by country, that deal with educational and training technology. Institutions of further and higher education are listed separately from other organizations if there are numerous entries for one country. Areas of interest, keywords, services, research and development, and publications are included.…

This document summarizes a conference sponsored by the Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities (Rural Institute). The Rural Institute is a center for interdisciplinary, multi-organizational research, service, and training projects aimed toward improving the lives of persons with disabilities who live, work, and recreate in…

Describes centers of activity in the United Kingdom that deal with educational and training technology, including specific institutions of further and higher education as well as associations, committees, and other organizations with an interest in education and training. Areas of interest, keywords, services, research and development, and…

The bibliography lists references to literature on the profoundly and severely mentally retarded as an aid for people working with this level of retardate. Medical literature is not included. Citations are listed under one of the 15 following categories: broad aspects, community programs, conditioning, education, institutional services and…

The Specialized Training of Associates in Rural Alaska (STARS) is a 3-year project providing preparation to early intervention associates in rural Alaska and services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Evaluation methods and results are reported. Appendices describe the 24 training modules and list the program's…

This document is a series of transparency masters divided into four sections on three types of transformation programs: technical literacy training, retraining for technology, and tech prep programs. The first section includes the following: transformations development; retraining workers for technology; elements of transformations program; Lorain…

This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a project designed to develop, implement, and evaluate a new three-year longitudinal competency based curriculum for pediatric residents on their role in early intervention and special education. The curriculum consisted of four half-days per month for every resident in an ambulatory…