Male adolescents in job training program were provided 14 weeks of on-the-job situational group counseling (SGC) supplementing casework. Interdisciplinary teams of leaders met with work-training crews for discussions. Trainees meeting twice weekly showed greater improvement in job performance and adjustment than others. (Author)

Authors present results of their study of teaching interns perceptions of their role and efficacy within a fluid and rather unpredictable school setting. The study was exploratory, attempting to generate good questions rather than test existing hypothesis. (Author/LF)

Describes and evaluates program which attempted to reduce the alienation that keeps youth within the poverty-failure cycle, through work experience, and personal and vocational counseling. (Author)

Presents an experiment showing that naive trainers tend to allow factors such as task difficulty and competence of the trainee to affect the kind of reinforcement administered. Bibliography, tables, and graphs. (JB)

Results of this study reveal that professionals have a higher level of moral development, and counselor training has no effect on moral development. (Author)

Recommends adapting the language of class materials and texts used in apprenticeship training programs to make them appropriate to the functional language demands made on tradespeople in real-life working situations. (AEA)

This article details the qualitative results of focus groups with adults who are visually impaired and received assistive technology (AT) training (n=55) and with AT trainers (n=48). Participants described the state of AT training at the beginning of the 21st century from their perspectives as students and teachers. (Contains 4 references.)…

Nondisclosures in supervision were studied for 108 supervisees. Supervisees reported an average of 8.06 nondisclosures ranging in importance level. Negative reactions to the supervisor were the most frequent type of nondisclosure. The most frequent reasons for nondisclosures were perceived unimportance, that the nondisclosure was too personal,…

Discusses the use of multimedia computer-based training to effectively teach mechanical skills. Gives an example of teaching shaft alignment tasks that combines three-dimensional animations, simulations, and user interactions to allow the trainee to practice recognition and manipulation skills. (Author/LRW)

The relationship between the number of task, interpersonal, and hindering events and session outcome was examined for prepracticum trainees. Implications for counselor training are discussed. (Author)

Describes and discusses an instructional systems media selection model based on training effectiveness and cost effectiveness prediction techniques that were developed to support the U.S. Navy's training programs. Highlights include instructional delivery systems (IDS); decision making; trainee characteristics; training requirements analysis; an…

Discusses feelings of trainees resulting form performance intervention techniques, especially self-esteem and self-confidence. Performance technology is defined, learning aids and jobs aids are described, performance objectives and criterion referenced tests are discussed, and a new methodology for instructional design is suggested. (LRW)

Further education colleges in England offer a wide range of post-school education and training provision. Recently they have undergone major transformations that have resulted in considerable changes to the work of those teaching in them. In this paper we examine how cultures of learning and teaching in colleges are affected and how the nature of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate marriage and family therapy (MFT) trainees perceptions of divorced mothers relative to married mothers. We used a recall design in which participants recalled details from a vignette about either a divorced mother or a married mother. Participants were 74 students currently enrolled in five American…