THIS CHAPTER IN A LARGER WORK ON INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY DEALS LARGELY WITH THE NEED TO SPECIFY TRAINING OBJECTIVES THROUGH JOB ANALYSIS, USES OF TESTING IN TRAINEE SELECTION, TRAINING VARIABLES AND LEARNING PROCESSES, TRAINING TECHNOLOGY (MAINLY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION), THE EVALUATION OF PROFICIENCY, THE VALUE OF…

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP A MODEL HEALTH OCCUPATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM. LISTS OF TASKS PERFORMED BY NURSE AIDES, PRACTICAL NURSES, AND SURGICAL TECHNICIANS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH (1) INTERVIEWS WITH WORKERS AND JOB SPECIALISTS, (2) A STUDY OF HIRING REQUIREMENTS, JOB SPECIFICATIONS, AND DAILY ACTIVITY CHARTS, AND (3)…

SELECTED PAPERS AND GROUP REPORTS FROM A FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TRAINING INSTITUTE ARE PRESENTED ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY AND ILLITERACY, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION METHODS AND OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, AND RELATED CONCERNS IN TEACHER TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFIC PROBLEM…

The Webster College Veterans' Accelerated Urban Learning for Teaching (VAULT) program, initiated in 1968-69, is designed to train the disadvantaged (primarily Negro veterans who would not normally attend college) to teach in ghetto elementary schools. Its purpose is to serve veterans and to control the following deficiencies in higher education:…

Clinical Experiences and General-Liberal Education, two of eight major model components, comprise the major portion of this volume which also includes an overview of the program and a summary of all model components . (The remaining components are detailed in Volumes II and III, SP 002 429-30.) Sections I and II of this volume reveal a model…

THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED AS A TEXT PRIMARILY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PREPARING TO TEACH SEX EDUCATION OR "EDUCATION IN THE NATURE OF HUMAN SEXUALITY AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SEXES" IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. AN ATTEMPT IS MADE BY THE 13 WRITERS, MOST OF THEM SOCIOLOGISTS OR PSYCHOLOGISTS, TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH THE…

THIS POSITION PAPER REAFFIRMS THE DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO ELIMINATE RACIAL SEGREGATION IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE. TOWARD THIS OBJECTIVE, A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE OFFERED FOR USE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL POLICIES AND PLANS. THIRTEEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ATTAINING INTEGRATED EDUCATION…

Increased pressures for added area vocational-technical schools in Minnesota led to this study with objectives of determining: (1) present and future employment needs, (2) geographic distribution of schools, (3) utilization of school facilities, (4) present and projected enrollment of students, (5) student characteristics, (6) projected facility…

A study was conducted by the Corvallis School District, Oregon, to examine the effectiveness of the use of video tape recording as a self-instructional inservice training tool and as a means of bringing about change in teacher behavior. Over a two-year period, 65 elementary school teachers were randomly assigned to one of five treatment groups…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of German instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the use…

The results of an investigation of scholars and educators concerned about the state of German language instruction in the United States are presented in this document. The four areas of emphasis are: (1) motivation and rationale, (2) teacher training, (3) course content, articulation, and materials, and (4) organization and structure of the…

To identify the traits that distinguish academically successful college women from those of average attainment, researchers measured the scores and scales recorded by 286 women in the Colleges of Agriculture, Education, and Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana. The components measured were: grade point average (GPA),…

The national educational system of Qatar was established in 1956, when the discovery of oil provided a financial base for educational expansion. The government provides free education from primary school through the university and has stressed a system of incentives for students rather than declaring education compulsory on any level. Four types…

Designed as a resource for high school teachers (9-12), this curriculum activities guide is fourth in a set of four based on an articulated (K-12) career education competency curriculum model designed to infuse career education into the curriculum on a districtwide basis. Materials for each of the four program components are arranged under the…

Designed as a resource for junior high teachers (7-8), this curriculum activities guide is third in a set of four based on an articulated (K-12) career education competency curriculum model designed to infuse career education into the curriculum on a districtwide basis. Materials for each of the four program components are arranged under the…