Colleges of education must develop systematic strategies to provide better support for their field constituency. (MM)

Explores some of the educational theories (e.g., Havinghurst's theory, andragogy versus pedagogy) related to adult learners and discusses how nursing educators can apply these theories in planning continuing education programs. (TA)

The author surveyed five continuing education or inservice agencies, ranging from postsecondary institutions to clinical facilities, providing educational opportunities to health care providers. She identified their problems in planning, implementation, and evaluation. Differences were assumed to be a matter of priority, not problem types. (CH)

After identifying four medical specialty services in a hospital where patient lengths of stay were excessive, two educational interventions to decrease the time were developed. In meetings with each physician data on lengths of stay were discussed, and then a continuing education meeting was held. Improved efficiency resulted. (Author/MLW)

Summarizes a report presented to the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education that considers present and future health care environments as they might affect continuing medical education (CME). Includes recommendations on improving continuing medical education to help it react to its changing environment. (Author/CH)

Since 1981, the Minnesota Society for Medical Technology and the Division of Medical Technology, University of Minnesota, have collaborated to provide high-quality, organized, and ongoing continuing education programs for clinical laboratory personnel in the state. Workshops are intended to be practical, relevant, and timely in the practice of…

The study examined case studies of student service operations and technology used to provide counseling for adult distance education students. (Author/CH)

The authors explore the difficulties relating to the human relationship between the supervisor and the supervised in action learning projects for managers. They provide a framework for supervisory relationships. (CH)

A population of more than 200 participants in nine Canadian continuing education workshops is used to test assumptions as to who benefits from continuing education in librarianship and what factors determine workshop registration. Topics for future research are suggested. (1 reference) (Author/CLB)

Recounts the experiences of teachers involved in a series of seminars on literature for teachers, noting that as they rediscovered the relationship among pressure, motivation, evaluation, reward, and "real learning" they became better students and consequently, better teachers. (NH)

Surveys of allied health personnel provided data regarding their self-confidence in counseling patients about health promotion, as well as their beliefs that patients will follow their recommendations. Respondents displayed highest self-efficacy in the areas of blood pressure and smoking. Confidence was lowest in illicit drug use and mental health…

The author states that for continuing education programs to be in a position to influence the needed transformation within dentistry, attention must be given to three broad areas. These are governance, management, and programming. These areas are examined in detail. (CT)

The author discusses four themes of importance in the future of continuing medical education: new knowledge, research in continuing medical education, hardware, and software. He examines advances in technology, administrative arrangements, and depersonalization in the delivery of health care services. (CT)

This article places continuing professional education evaluation in perspective and provides practical guidance to practitioners of continuing professional education who wish to improve the quality of their decision making. Examines evaluation methods and procedures, basic guidelines, self-directed learning, program improvement, and impact…

Describes a course in chemical instrumentation for high school chemistry teachers, paid for by Union Carbide. Teachers used spectrophotometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, atomic absorption spectrograph, gas chromatograph, liquid chromatograph and infrared spectrophotometer. Also describes other teacher education seminars. (JM)