This report describes and illustrates a number of aspects of the faculty development program at Delaware Technical and Community College (DTCC). After an introductory section providing a brief history of DTCC and the growth of its involvement in industrial training programs for local firms, section II presents guidelines for successfully…

This paper briefly discusses trends since the mid-1960's and the situation as of 1981 with regard to faculty status for academic librarians, particularly in California. Issues mentioned include working the academic as opposed to the calendar year, promotion, job qualifications, tenure, sabbatical leaves, research requirements, writing for…

A project was established to design and implement appropriate workshops for self-help groups of British mid-career engineers who wanted to attain chartered status. During the preparatory period, interviews identified the experiential learning difficulties and needs of prospective participants. Pilot workshops also identified the experiential…

This report provides a summary of the accredited programs in library and information science in the Federal Republic of Germany. Discussions consider the expansion of education programs in such fields as electronic data processing and information and communications technology; the shifting trend in course development from more general to very…

This paper proposes an andragogical, adult education, or "learner-friendly" model as an appropriate basis for a program of continuing professional education, specifically for school social workers. It discusses the various factors that must be taken into account in the design, construction, and execution of such a program. The following factors…

The role of the State Library Association in developing continuing education opportunities for librarians is discussed. Library standards usually specify a trained and competent staff; to maintain appropriate levels requires a well organized continuing education program. The return of librarians to higher education is not advocated, but a concern…

Most teachers of adult professionals have been teachers of a younger student population. The characteristics of adult learners and their learning process necessitates other considerations in the designing of learning experiences. Additionally, the content to be learned and the responsibilities of the teacher are essential considerations in…

This training program handbook focuses on the presentation and practice of eight basic communication skills: attending, paraphrasing, reflection of feeling, summarizing, probing, counselor self-disclosure, interpreting, and confrontation. The skills are presented in 10 sessions, one for each of the eight skills and two integrating sessions. The…

Paper adapted from speech at biennial State President's Workshop (3rd Boston, Oct 7-8, 1968).

Text and accompanying exercises are utilized in these two learning modules to instruct nurses and nursing administrators in personnel management techniques. The first module, "How to Determine Unit Staffing Needs" by Malcolm R. MacDonald, describes a procedure for determining the number of nurses needed in a patient care unit on the…

Three papers presented during a one-day conference on professional development and continuing education in librarianship approached the subject from different viewpoints: the practicing librarian, director of an academic library, and dean of a library school. The conference was arranged for professional academic librarians who have sought answers…

The information needs of registered nurses from all fields in a 17 county area of upstate New York were surveyed. Nurses expressed a significant need for improved information in new developments in their specializations, government regulations relating to health care, and other subjects. Sources of information most frequently used were colleagues,…

This report presents the rationale, scope, and implementation of an innovative early childhood education leadership training program in Israel designed to improve child care services in development towns and among the disadvantaged. The program aim is to focus attention on the importance of replacing the prevailing custodial care with integrated…

EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS WQEX AND WQED, IN PITTSBURGH, HAVE BEEN PROVIDING SPECIALIZED ADULT EDUCATION COURSES FOR MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS IN BUSINESS AND FOR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES. OTHER EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE ACTIVE, NOT ONLY IN THESE AREAS, BUT ALSO IN FIRE AND POLICE TRAINING, AND IN PROVIDING CREDIT…