Discusses the complexity of the problem of unwelcome workplace sex. Gives a short history of the issue, the legal problems, advice for handling harassment, and the true cost of an office romance. Discusses training strategies which would be helpful in overcoming the problem. (JOW)

The wide range of practical thinking skills are teachable and learnable. By treating thinking as a teachable subject, trainers can help people develop and increase their brain power. (SK)

Traces the evolution of the formulation and implementation of new training techniques, identifies obstacles to their implementation, and describes a management system which has been successful in facilitating the implementation of new human resource development techniques in the Bell system. (Author)

Suggestions are made for recruiting and training staff members for recreational summer programs. (JD)

Concerns the scarcity of literature on training practices for group leadership and the lack of training research. Group leadership training is a relatively new field. Clarification of group counseling functions and more research in group counseling will bring the development of more sophisticated approaches to leadership training. (NRB)

A two-credit course for students who wish to tutor in a writing lab focuses on helping students objectively evaluate compositions and respond appropriately to them. (DD)

Presents a model adopted by Ohio State University for use in the planning of a series of in-service training programs to be implemented by the professional programing staff and several hall directors. This systems model can be generalized to training programs other than those for resident advisors. (Author/BEF)

The determination of the cost/effectiveness or cost/benefit figures for training should be the responsibility of training specialists. If training specialists are any good, they ought to be able to prove it; they should show how job performance requirements are determined, how instruction is developed and implemented, and how accountability is…

Discussion of the changes that human resource and training departments are undergoing. Focuses on the development of a soap opera format on the World Wide Web that reflects on performance technology, distributed technology, and shifting professional roles. Examples of episodes and suggestions for improving it as an educational tool are provided.…

Von Bergen, Soper, Rosenthal, and Wilkinson examine four alternative training methods (subliminal self-help, meditation, mental imagery/practice, and neurolinguistic programming), concluding that only mental practice is supported by scientific evidence. Watkins takes issue with their dismissal of qualitative evidence. Their rejoinder asserts the…

Comparisons of the training practices of large companies confirm that the delivery and financing of training is changing rapidly. Companies in the American Society for Training and Development Benchmarking Forum are delivering less training with permanent staff and more with strategic use of technology, contract staff, and external providers,…

Describes three Internet projects that use interactive multimedia: Internet-based training, intranet information management, and partnered marketing services. Development processes, strategies for utilizing emerging software tools, and techniques for converting existing training and knowledge into Internet-compatible formats are discussed.…

This study examined the learning of movement sequences in 10 adults with Down syndrome (DS) under two visual information conditions. Although DS individuals were significantly slower than neurologically typical participants, mean reaction and movement times were not affected by the visual information condition in either group. DS individuals…

Half of a group of 32 reading-disabled second and third graders deficient in phonemic segmentation skills received specific skill training. Trained children were successful at significantly improving their performance on the phonemic segmentation task in contrast to controls who made no improvement. (Author/DB)

Four autistic and severely handicapped children (ages 9-13) were taught to recruit or set the occasion for praise from an adult. After the structured instruction, the children used these behaviors in all generalization settings and were frequently successful in recruiting praise. (Author/DB)