Discusses a foreign policy conference for educators sponsored by the United States Department of State and the need to provide young people with a broad perspective of the world. (IRT)

Describes partner institutes as nonprofit organizations that provide training to member organizations in an industry. Presents a competency-based needs assessment model for assessing training and development needs of the industry, incorporating a variety of data-gathering techniques, eliminating redundancy, and forestalling role conflict. (SK)

Interviews and surveys of 200 personnel consultants revealed an urgent need for basic and ongoing professional development education and for national competence standards and accreditation. Skill needs clustered in three categories: recruitment, selection, and sales/marketing. Professional education should recognize lifelong learning, take…

A career education questionnaire completed by 1,251 11th graders, 1,137 12th graders, 371 vocational students, and 238 other high school students in Asturias, Spain, revealed limited knowledge of themselves and occupations, the need to improve job seeking/finding/getting skills, and few opportunities to participate in career exploration…

Six focus groups with 21 nurses in military hospitals identified five professional development themes: (1) critical topics; (2) appropriate continuing education methods; (3) evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of continuing education; (4) barriers to professional development; and (5) staff retention issues. Recommendations for mentoring,…

Scope and consequences of domestic violence are reviewed, highlighting effects on women's career and educational well being. Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) is described and applied to experiences of women living in domestic violence situations. A framework for empowering battered women and using SCCT to promote their career development and…

A survey of 37 agriculture teachers and 16 teacher educators using Borich's needs assessment model identified 12 of 50 professional competencies as most important for inservice training. A quadrant analysis of discrepancy scores yielded 16 important competencies. The two lists generally corresponded. Both methods were acceptable for inservice…

A survey of 524 managers identified key practices to improve performance in a changing environment: clarifying roles, goals, and expectations; ongoing performance evaluation, feedback, and coaching; mentoring; challenging assignments; formal career planning; customer contact; cross-training; and 360-degree feedback. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)

Alaska Native peoples and other Indigenous peoples must relearn their languages as part of relearning to live close to nature in their own place. The links between traditional Yupiaq teaching stories and scientific concepts are discussed in relation to Indigenous world views, which are more relevant to environmental understanding than Eurocentric…

In administrator interviews and a survey of 395 medical school faculty (72% responded), faculty prioritized the following learning needs: sustaining vitality, life balance, meaningful work, relationships, and personal growth. Administrators ranked the following needs for faculty: time management, teamwork, and improved performance. Junior faculty…

Examines data from three sources to determine the degree of focus and level of involvement of a large child welfare agency in the educational process of children in foster care. Results indicated that in terms of knowledge, practices, and the actual maintenance of educational records, little was known of the educational progress or needs of…

South Carolina agriculture teachers (n=78) ranked 50 teaching competencies. Top needs of beginning teachers (less than 5 years experience) were using advisory committees, developing adult education programs, fundraising, preparing contest teams, and developing supervised agricultural experience. Experienced teachers needed help using computers in…

In-depth descriptions of practice of 38 Australian nurses in 17 settings were derived from interviews. Cross-case comparisons yielded themes with implications for nursing education: flexibility and adaptability, competence in interacting with diverse people, assessment abilities, communication and leadership skills, and coping with challenges…

Interviews with 14 traditionally or alternatively certified secondary career and technical education teachers indicated that most felt adequately prepared by their teacher education programs. They wanted more preparation in classroom management and working with special populations. Most who were mentored found it valuable, depending on the quality…

Surveyed a human resource professional association about training and interest in international human resources management. Based on results, offers recommendations for expanding coverage of this topic in credit and non-credit courses. (EV)