Inservice workshops employing simulation exercises can effectively provide school board training. Such training encourages board members to view problems from numerous perspectives, develop confidence, and build camaraderie. Problem-solving simulation steps are outlined, and six sample scenarios are offered for consideration. (MLH)

Presents an analysis of an international teaching assistants (IGTAs) workshop. Analysis and evaluation of the workshop used five social difficulty variables: language, age, academic classification, cultural similarity, and friendship communication network. Findings reveal that the workshop was effective in providing a good foundation toward…

A deteriorating local economy in many rural areas has led local leaders to search for ways to ease the transformation or reverse the trend. This guidebook provides extension educators and economic development specialists with a starting point in designing workshops for local leaders interested in increasing economic activity in their communities.…

This handbook is part of a series prepared by the Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) for evaluation workshop participants. Activities are suggested for teams of trainees to practice the use of the five stage evaluation model. The five stages are needs assessment, program planning, implementation evaluation, progress and outcome evaluation.…

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)

Tells how a few members of each upcoming yearbook staff at Indiana State University attend a yearbook workshop at another university during the summer and then present a workshop for other staff members. Includes the outline sheet used for the "home" workshop. (GW)

Looks at how trainers can use managers and participants as resources in drawing up workshop objectives. Emphasizes planning as a critical first step in creating an effective workshop design. Examples focus on a one-day supervisory skills training workshop. (CT)

Discusses procedures that a consultant can use in a workshop for cross-cultural training to facilitate the acquisition of global knowledge, broad-minded attitude, flexible communication skills, and adaptable behavior by international managers and technicians in multi-national corporations. (SED)

A description of a training workshop on self-instructional materials for medical education held at the University of North Carolina. (HB)

Article is based on an evaluation report of a creativity workshop for disadvantaged children conducted in 1971. (Authors)

Examines the effects of a creativity training workshop on the behaviorally defined creative responses (fluency, flexibility, and originality on both unusual uses and problem-solution exercises) of 14 college students. (CM)

The authors describe their assertive training workshops and seminars which they began as directors of Applied Potential, a counseling service for women. Assertive training is presented as a confidence-building technique for adult clients. (Author/HLM)

Presents a 10-point model for providing quality training within child protection organizations. Suggests that training can be a precision instrument to create change because its objectives, content, and methods are controllable, ongoing, and pervasive. Notes that by assuming responsibility and using time and energy to find solutions, the…

General practitioners (GPs) need advanced skills in geriatric assessment to be competent to treat the increasing number of elderly patients. Continuing medical education in geriatrics for GPs is heterogeneous, and not assessed for effectiveness. In this study we compared the educational effects of three geriatric post-graduate training methods on…

A Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) evaluation framework describes the decision to be made, appropriate evaluation activity and activity description. The topic of this third CSE Evaluation Workshop is program planning, the second stage of the four stage evaluation framework. Evaluation activities should follow an orderly and logical…