Many training programs have been set up for volunteers and paraprofessionals who work with the elderly. These programs, however, tend to emphasize basic helping skills. Those already trained in basic psychotherapeutic techniques require advanced training in skills related to psychotherapy and counseling with older adults. The effectiveness of such…

Two-way telephone conferences were developed to make continuing medical education conveniently available to health professionals in community hospitals. This manual describes: (1) the development of such conferences at the University of Missouri; (2) guidelines for both contributing faculty and receiving institutions in regard to format of primary…

The Agency for International Development (AID) participant training program was examined to determine its impact on developing countries. One hundred and thirty-four senior officials in Ghana and Thailand provided 492 reports on: (1) indicators of participant achievements; (2) impact-producing characteristics; and (3) contributions attributed to…

This paper describes a training program for women designed to increase the number of women candidates for administrative openings (in Education), and to insure that graduates become sensitive to sex stereotyping so they will function as positive agents to eliminate its presence in schools. A total of 39 women during summers of 1975 and 1976…

THIS REPORT ON CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PHARMACISTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA EXAMINES EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE TECHNICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF A PHARMACIST'S CAREER. A DISCUSSION IS THEN PRESENTED OF EXISTING PROGRAMS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND AT THREE AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, THE AIMS OF A PROPOSED SYSTEM OF PROFESSIONAL, MANAGERIAL, AND…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE PERCEPTIONS ENGINEERING MANAGERS HAVE OF THEIR ROLE, THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND SUBJECT AREA NEEDS, AND AMONG THE EXPECTATIONS HELD FOR THEM BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS, DIRECT SUBORDINATES, AND BY ENGINEERING FACULTY OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. ROLE THEORY WAS…

This review of the historical development and use of instructional television at Worcester Polytechnic Institute concentrates on the use of videotape as supplementary to classroom instruction in scientific and technical subject areas. Uses of videotapes discussed include: (1) instruction in computer use, (2) laboratory module instruction, (3)…

This work is one of a series of monographs on the improvement of engineering education. This particular study was designed to determine: (1) the extent of individual engineers' involvement in continuing education; (2) factors pertaining to job success; and (3) what relationships may exist between the two. The population surveyed included all…

The state of continuing education for physicians was examined by a World Health Organization Expert Committee. The study touched on five major areas: (1) the motivation and stimulation during basic medical education and during the physicians professional career; (2) the definition of objectives, selection of instructional methods, and evaluation…

In 1973 a study was made to determine needs and objectives for Continuing Education for Library Staffs in the Southwest (CELS). First background information was gathered on the expressed needs for the study and on activities at the national and regional levels as well as in library schools and other professions. Then a questionnaire was…

The Medical Library Association's (MLA) guide for developing continuing education courses for librarians contains three main parts: a checklist, the text, and appendixes. The checklist provides questions to be considered in determining the scope of the course, designing learning activities, choosing methods and techniques, evaluating instruction,…

In its annual report, the Commission reviews its activites and summarizes its official program document: "Toward a National Program for Library and Information Services: Goals for Action." The development of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange and progress toward the White House Conference on Library and Information…

School administrators on all levels are facing new challenges and demands for new skills and capabilities. More and more is being demanded of education as society becomes more and more complex. As more is demanded, the responsive capabilities and leadership sophistication of school administrators become critical factors in meeting the challenge of…

In 1974, the Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities undertook a project to develop humanities programs to be implemented in local libraries. An institute was designed to train participating librarians in techniques for designing library programs incorporating themes from the humanities…

In a survey of continuing professional education interests, a questionnaire was mailed to members of the National Association of Social Workers in Greater St. Louis and personal interviews were held with a dozen agency directors and social service department heads. The survey revealed great interest in a continuing education program, and some…