Diversity is what makes a person unique, with the intersection of diversity characteristics potentially a strength or a barrier to accessing healthcare, and thereby affecting health and well-being outcomes. Many older people with diverse needs are not accessing appropriate services to meet their needs, leading to suboptimal health and well-being.…

Although many college students enter leadership programs with the express goal of developing leadership skills, some specialized leadership programs draw students who seek to gain expertise in a disciplinary area, with leadership development as a secondary goal. In the latter case, program developers face the challenge of generating enthusiasm…

Describes an environmental-based staff development program which supports and works with teachers to improve their instructional programs through more and better use of natural, social, and built environments. Includes principles central to the program's approach and program's four major steps (initial training; pre-planning sessions; full-day…

During the last twenty years, there has been a shift in the academy's philosophy regarding Teaching Assistants (TAs). Consequently, TAs are no longer rated and trained by how useful they are to the university, but rather by their usefulness to the future professoriate. In order to successfully launch a training program that satisfies this…

The curriculum of the Labor Relations Training Center is designed to: (1) orient top executives to the latest trends in public sector labor-management relations; (2) increase knowledge and understanding among all Federal, state, and local executives, managers and supervisors about the requirements and processes of collective bargaining; and (3)…

Presents a unique undergraduate course designed for the training and supervision of group leaders, and describes a combination of a didactic and experiential workshop and seminars for training and supervising group leaders. (Author)