The British Gas Corporation has formulated and refined the incident process of training into their own method, which they call developing case study. Sales trainees learn indoor and outdoor sales techniques for selling central heating through self-taught case studies. (DS)

Children (N=45), who had failed to attain criterion on three tests of linear order, were trained under one of three conditions: reciprocity, reversibility, and discrimination. Under all three conditions children demonstrated learning during training and significant specific transfer effects; reversibility training led to generalized transfer to…

This article explains the rationale, development, and use of a simulation approach to training counselors in which videotaped vignettes of critical incidents that occur in the course of establishing and maintaining a helping relationship are presented to trainees as stimuli. (Author)

Presented is a six step technique for teaching bowling skills to trainable mentally retarded children. (DB)

Essentially, videotape helps the teacher learn about herself, her children, her methods and the larger dynamics of her total group or class. (Authors)

Opts for canned'' educational television program Management Objectives'' used by Pennsylvania State University management training program. (DS)

Author used controlled experiments to determine the effects of short and long spacing and to refine and improve a training program; extensive training resulted in higher levels of learning, accompanied by more dropouts and higher absenteeism.'' (Author)

Article describes the results of an urban renewal program. (Author/MM)

Article describes results of a study at Northeastern University on the effects of programs for experienced business managers. (Author/MM)

Charts illustrate the concept of managers training their own subordinates by a Do-It-Yourself system" used successfully by the author. (Editor/SP)

A ten-week job instruction training course for industrial supervisors, including techniques, assignments, and results. (SP)

This article describes the Systems Engineering Design Summer Faculty Fellowship Programs at Marshall Space Flight Center conducted by Auburn University and the University of Alabama. (IR)