This paper reports the experiences of teachers involved in a novel retraining scheme designed to meet a short-term crisis in numbers of teachers of physics. Teachers trained in other subject areas underwent an intensive six-month training in physics and were then placed in schools. During the first year of teaching some support for ongoing…

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of group work as a strategy for attribution retraining and improving students' motivational styles. Students were first categorised into one of three motivational styles: learned helplessness, self-worth motivation and mastery orientation. In the intervention procedure, selected students…

Readers may draw knowledge-based inferences to connect sentences in text differently depending on the knowledge domain being accessed. Most prior research has focused on the direction of the causal explanation (predictive vs. backward) without regard to the knowledge domain drawn on to support comprehension. We suggest that less cognitive effort…

Curriculum design is at the center of developing student ability to construct understanding. Without appropriately designed curriculum, instruction can be ineffective at scaffolding understanding. Often students with disabilities need more explicit instruction or guidance in applying their schema to new information. Thus, instruction must not only…

Presents a model of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in post-acute treatment settings that is designed to address the multiplicity of deficits in cognitive, social, and physical functioning. Model described involves an integrated transdisciplinary team approach conducted in a functional retraining environment. (Author)

In association with Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC), Wisconsin Bell developed a specialized program called "Ready Tech" in which qualified Bell employees can earn WCTC's electronics technology associate degree. (JOW)

Author suggests that the mid-forties might be an opportune time for a pre-pre-retirement'' course, and that prospective retirees should be encouraged to retrain. (DS)

The Crouse-Hinds project provided training in new skills for employees over 40 years of age to aid them to advance in position and in salary. (NL)

The job clinic described, when integrated with the National Center for the Exploration of Human Potential program, has the potential to create methods which can overcome attitudes which impede job finding success. (Author)

Reports on a roundtable discussion covering major issues in training and development. Topics included the sudden visibility of training, retraining, and foreign competition. (JOW)

Identifies problems associated with the transition to a postindustrial America as they relate to the role of adult education in the human and economic development task of retraining adults. (JOW)