Discusses who should provide training for displaced workers who need new skills. Areas examined include: (1) the need for retraining; (2) current corporate efforts; (3) agreements in the automotive industry; (4) job quality; (5) the federal government's role; and (6) federal legislation related to the problem. (JN)

Describing some of the causes of midlife crisis and reasons why organizations should offer help to their employees, the authors suggest these actions: continuing education, retraining, mentoring, autonomy, support groups, counseling, and sabbaticals. (SK)

To retrain teachers for better performance, the author says, the teaching environment must be changed significantly. He elaborates on his theory and gives examples of his method. (Editor)

Major approaches to management development, and the advantages and disadvantages to each, are listed; areas of special relevance to Federal managers receive emphasis. Probably training preparatory to promotion or updating is best done by a mix of on- and off-the-job experiences; for innovative purposes, training must be done under specialized…

Discusses the form of training necessary for those concerned with introducing and using audio-visual systems in education. Article also lists the topics covered and the films used in the training course. (Author/RK)

Using selected student behaviors as criteria, comparisons were made between a job oriented and field oriented training program and between students of differeing personal characteristics. Both programs produced graduates accepted in industry as technical level employees. (Author)

Considers Great Britain's increasing demand for skilled agricultural labor, due to advancing technology and changing consumer demand. (BH)

The article discusses how the British government uses its manpower resources in order to develop adult retraining. The economic, social, and what is termed the anti-wing" objectives are explained. (MF)

Describes the College of the Mainland's "Learn and Earn" program, an educational retraining program through which jobless students learn new skills while they work on campus in jobs related to their current skills. Shows that the program benefits the school, while supplying tuition and living expenses to students. (DMM)

Vocational agriculture must continue to be sensitive to the labor market needs of the agricultural industry. As technology changes the world of work, it inevitably affects workers and students. School curriculum and vocational agriculture teachers must keep up-to-date with these changes. (LRA)

Focusing on the institutional benefits of professional development, this article discusses ways institutions can encourage staff members to maintain contemporary knowledge and skill levels and how they can retrain both administrators and teachers to undertake new assignments. (DS)

In the new economy, increased polarization of rich and poor is supported by the rhetoric of lifelong learning policies focused on training as panacea. Adult educators are urged to analyze the new economy from alternative perspectives, adopt a holistic view of lifelong learning, and advocate more progressive policies. (Contains 47 references.) (SK)

Immigrants often are unable to practice their professions in new countries. Interviews in 1992 and 1995 with 910 Russian immigrants to Israel showed that participation in government-sponsored retraining helped improve occupational status and earnings, especially for women. Those with lower occupational status also benefitted subjectively from…