The major goal of the National Asian American Psychology Training Conference was to bring together concerned Asian American scholars, practitioners, administrators, community leaders, and students to examine, discuss, and provide recommendations for the training of Asian American psychologists. Three kinds of products emerged from the conference:…

The specification of training objectives and the organization and implementation of courses around such objectives are becoming significant parts of instructional technology. In this report, there is a brief review of some of the background for this development in earlier, related activities of job and task analysis. Requirements for the…

Among specific questions to be answered in this study were: (1) is it possible to train students to become better listeners, (2) at what grade level is the training most effective, and (3) assuming skills exist, in what order are listening skills learned? Subjects were students from grades two, five, eight and eleven. A total of 11 listening…

Findings, based on viewpoints and suggestions from New York Cooperative Extension administrative staff, regarding the personnel function now under the direction of Associate Director in charge of management and operations are summarized. On the basis of findings, suggestions for discussion and decision making regarding this function are given.…

The Manpower Development Service (MDS) of Utah State University designed workshop activities which were adapted to the situations and needs of attending local government officials. (Author/BP)

One specific area of industrial relations training is considered--that of meeting the implications of change as a result of the current theme of joint involvement in proposed industrial relations legislation. This will demand new approaches for industry in England. (Author/BP)

Twelve training experts discuss their views on the efficacy of sales training in relation to organizational budget and sales success. (WL)

Describes the dilemma of research training in gerontology: the need for rigor of disciplinary science with intradisciplinary awareness. Relates the problem to organizational features of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and the Gerontological Society of America, and summarizes a preliminary educational approach to possible…

Presents a situation by response model that enables trainers to organize and simplify the planning, training, and application of making appropriate response choices. The discussion covers the possible uses of the model and the necessary steps involved in the creation of the model. (CLB)

Examines two key considerations related to the question of whether computer-based training is justified--training objectives, and costs of developing computer-based programs. Questions on training content, skills to be performed by trainees, specific training objectives, development and revision costs, salaries, and cost estimates are presented to…

Discusses the systematic approach to training, how this approach increases training impact, and how it evolved and identifies the four components of this approach, describing three components in detail--pretraining briefing sessions, review of individual training objectives, and group followup. (MBR)

The fundamental changes have taken place in Europe since beginning of the 1990s that have led to new and complex challenges in established as well as in new democracies. In 1997, the Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) project was organized to find out which values and skills individuals need to become participating citizens, how they…

The purpose of having Teaching Assistants (TAs) seems to be 3-fold: (1) to provide a system of load-relief for senior faculty who are completing research; (2) to help offset the operational costs of the administration of higher education; and (3) to regularly train a body of people who will influence the future face of academia. A positive…

Skills, today, are transferable to a variety of occupations. This article outlines the formulation and identification of skills which are common to a large number of jobs and basic to a series of specialized or job specific skills, and the development of individualized training modules for the identified skills. (Author/KP)