Discussion of instructional design strategies focuses on principles to create faster, cheaper, and better strategies by using unconventional methods. Presents six case studies that show how training objectives were met and discusses basic principles of training design activities compared to traditional instructional systems design, including a…

Reviews the history and theory of evaluation of management training and development. Assesses the state of the art of evaluation techniques and instruments, discussing how the focus, scope, and purpose of evaluation affect the choice of method. Presents a systematic model of evaluation and a model of results-oriented human resource development.…

Discusses the necessity of relating needs assessment and needs analysis in performance management. Topics discussed include measurable objectives; the identification and selection of needs; performance improvement; the Organizational Elements Model (OEM), which helps to identify means and ends; and training requirements analysis. (eight…

Discusses a collaborative approach to evaluating professional training methods. Describes 4 objectives and 10 steps for "evaluating evaluation" that include identifying the training and evaluation goal, forming an evaluation team, designing the evaluation, developing the methods, collecting data, interpreting findings, and reporting results. (AEF)

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…

Presents objectives developed by a subcommittee of the American Library Association to be used as a guide for the development of new training and continuing education programs for interlibrary loan personnel. Five main areas of interlibrary loan practice are addressed: (1) codes, (2) borrowing procedures, (3) lending procedures, (4) copyright, and…

Responding to recent British legislation recasting school governors' role, many local education agencies have implemented elaborate training and support systems for governors. This article discusses training and evaluation criteria issues in a Hampshire training program. Governors want more participation in training and more group- and issue-based…

Describes a librarians' retreat and workshop held at Western Kentucky University that was designed to introduce the participants to the Internet. Topics addressed include planning for the retreat; objectives; classroom presentations; a hands-on session in a computing lab; and feedback from participant evaluations. (LRW)

In peer mediation, students can resolve conflicts and orchestrate their own solutions. According to the National Association for Mediation in Education, school-based mediation teaches students how to deal with anger constructively, communicate feelings without using violence and abusive language, think creatively about alternative solutions, and…

University administrators are challenged to develop policies that protect the educational atmosphere for marginalized groups while also protecting freedom of speech. The appropriate administrative response to outrageous or hateful speech on campus may be constructive speech and action, not discipline of speakers. This article summarizes relevant…

Discusses six forces that have affected the content and process of counseling psychology training and will continue to do so: market forces; practitioner-educator dialogues; expectations and directives from within the profession; social and political forces; technological innovations; and the cultural context of counseling psychology. Briefly…

Presents a response to the six articles on training in counseling psychology in this issue of "The Counseling Psychologist" (2000). Emphasizes the importance of good teaching and connecting education with research and practice, and identifies guidelines for curricular change. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)

Early definitions of cultural diversity focused primarily on race/ethnicity, with subsequent inclusion of age, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, geography, and a combination of positionalities. More recently, social justice has resurfaced as a component of cultural diversity to explain experiences of people of color, women, and…

This project aimed to build gerontological expertise among faculty from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) colleges who train students and paraprofessionals to deal with American Indian elders. The objective was primarily accomplished through an intensive 3-week summer institute on aging and through independent readings in…

A conference on minority rights and training held in Gatwick, England, in April 1997 had the following purposes: (1) to explore training about minority rights and the need to make majorities aware of minority rights and attitudes that improve cooperation between communities; and (2) to look at the need for and possibilities of training relief…