The efficacy of training parents as behavior modifiers of problem behaviors displayed by their seven-year-old severely retarded son was investigated in relationship to targeted problem behaviors including throwing objects, refusing to comply with parental commands, and refusing to sit in a chair at a table. In order to deal with the child's…

The use of undergraduates (N=57) working on a one-to-one basis with delinquent youths as the change agents in a nonprofessional program which systematically varied training/supervision/intervention components was investigated. Students and delinquents (N=73) were randomly assigned to one of four experimental training/supervision conditions or to a…

A review of the problems encountered in an attempt to implement behavior science training in two programs in family medicine is presented. An outline of an intervention model that focuses on strategies, activities, and implementation problems in training the behavioral sciences for family practice residents is provided, including discussions on…

An empirical study was conducted using Navy trainees to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional modules designed to train Interior Communications electricians in the maintenance and repair of alarm and warning systems installed in ships to signal unsafe conditions. These modules, each containing six lessons, were developed to augment or…

Suggestions are made for helping project managers aid educational linking agents in acquiring new skills or sharpening existing skills. These tentative suggestions are grouped into five categories: (l) skill/knowledge domains; (2) setting priorities; (3) choosing among options; (4) selecting trainers; (5) resources. Skill/knowledge priorities…

The emphasis of this book is on conditioning as a means of injury prevention as well as performance improvement. A number of chapters deal with injury prevention, sequelae, treatment and physical restoration. A chapter is included presenting the achievements and the personal conditioning programs of a number of national and Olympic women champions…

In a single case study which incorporated a reversal within a multiple-baseline-across-subjects design, two women presented individual children (N=3) with eight natural-appearing opportunities to behave prosocially in each session (two opportunities each of helping, sharing, teaching, and sympathy). The training procedure involved a standardized…

The Advanced Simulator for Undergraduate Pilot Training (ASUPT) was designed to investigate the role of simulation in the future Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) program. The problem addressed in this report was one of integrating two unlike components into one synchronized system. These two components were the Basic T-37 Simulators and their…

This paper briefly reviews the literature concerning the Paiget-Burner debate over the roles of identify and reversibility rules in conservation acquisition, and describes an experiment designed to determine whether one group of rules is more closely related to conservation than the other. A group of children, aged 4-6 years, received tests of…

Based on papers and recorded discussions of training experts at the UNESCO Seminar on Instructional Training Techniques for Broadcasters, communication training is examined as the planned process of inducing those attitudes and transmitting those skills necessary for the effective mass movement of ideas, the sharing of information, and the…

The document describes 20 workshops designed and offered by the Research and Training Center at the University of Wisconsin--Stout. These off-campus, short-term modular training programs for vocational evaluators, adjustment specialists, and floor supervisory personnel are intended to be completed on a step-by-step basis. The three modular…

At the fall convention of the Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors a program was presented which took a view of counselor education as therapeutic process. This program invited counselor educators to examine and discuss the following statements: (1) Individuals, particularly teachers, enter guidance and counseling programs…

To help high school and area vocational center distributive education teacher-coordinators carry out methods of project-oriented and project laboratory instruction, Western Michigan University conducted three one-day seminars for 40 distributive educators. Presentations were: (1) "Implementation of Project Laboratories" by J.A. Daenzer, (2)…

Described are objectives and services of the 3-year Kansas Special Vocational Program (SVP) for handicapped youth and adults. The SVP primary objective is to provide pre-employment educational services to 150 high school handicapped individuals, with job placement for 50 individuals. The report covers the following SVP aspects: community advisory…

Presented are six case studies demonstrating the application of operant conditioning principles to teaching self-care skills and modifying deviant behavior in six moderately to profoundly retarded children 5- to 15-years-old in Japan. Included in the case histories, such as that of a moderately retarded 12-year-old who was toilet trained, are…