This comprehensive training program, Together We Can, involves a cooperative effort to reduce sex-role stereotyping and to expand options in education, work, and life styles for females and males. This packet consists of facilitator and participant manuals for use with school administrators. The training kit is designed to raise awareness of the…

This report, final in a series of seven, describes the training model developed from a research project addressing the problem of coping with disruptive behavior in the classroom. A detailed description is given of the activities undertaken by an inservice class. A preliminary evaluation of the impact of the class upon participants is presented.…

MANY AMERICANS EMPLOYED OVERSEAS, ESPECIALLY NAVY AND MARINE PERSONNEL, NEED KNOWLEDGE OF THE CULTURES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. THERE IS CRITICISM OF TRADITIONAL WAYS OF SELECTING PERSONS AND TRAINING THEM. A NUMBER OF NEW TECHNIQUES, BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING IN SIMULATION OF FOREIGN SOCIETIES, SEEM TO PROVIDE FOR OVERCOMING INTERNALIZATION…

AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED BY MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A GROUND PILOT TRAINER USED TO DEVELOP PRIMARY AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PROFICIENCIES. THE STUDY REQUIRED DIFFERENTIAL USE OF THE DEVICE WITH THREE GROUPS OF CANDIDATES, AND COMPARISON OF TRAINING PROGRESS AND ATTAINED PROFICIENCY VERSUS THAT OF GROUP OF…

INITIAL WORK OF THE FAR WEST LABORATORY FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FOCUSED UPON INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-CONTAINED INSERVICE COURSES UTILIZING MICROTEACHING. EACH OF THESE COURSES, CALLED MINICOURSES, WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD A PARTICULAR TEACHING SKILL OR TECHNIQUE--FOR EXAMPLE, THE BASIC SKILLS…

HONEYWELL USED AN AUDIO-PROGRAMED COURSE IN LISTENING SKILLS, CONSISTING OF A SERIES OF TAPED STATEMENTS OF VARYING LENGTH AND COMPLEXITY, WITH CONSIDERABLE NOISE, AND THE TRAINEE MADE A WRITTEN OR ORAL RESPONSE. IT TOOK 2.5 TO 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 HOUR FOR PRE- AND POST-TESTING. THE FIRST GROUP SHOWED TWOFOLD TO THREEFOLD…

This paper presents a model for a systematic method of training field workers in classroom research projects. The model was found to be necessary because classroom ethnographers have to hire and train others to gather data for research. According to this model, people are hired on the basis of personal skills in interpreting events and are trained…

This paper reviews the scope of the problem of runaway children and presents treatment approaches currently in use. Several findings on runaway children are discussed: (1) the multiple social and psychological difficulties faced by parents; (2) the high degree of family strain; and (3) the runaways' dissatisfactions with peer and adult…

This curriculum guide contains an outline of training programs for child mental health specialists at three educational levels--Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, and Masters of Arts. These programs focus on the acquisition of skills and knowledge through academic subjects, clinical activities, clinical rotation services, and field experiences.…

BORN FREE is designed as a collaborative effort of university-based counseling psychologists and field-site educators to reduce career-related sex stereotyping in 14 educational institutions. This report describes the evaluation of BORN FREE products and includes field testing of the three training packets for elementary, secondary, and higher…

Intended for use by persons in developing countries responsible for initiating or expanding the use of audiovisual facilities and techniques in industry, this manual is designed for those who have limited background in audiovisuals but need detailed information about how certain techniques may be employed in an economical, efficient way. Part one,…

The learning module described is designed for bilingual teachers who want to improve skills at training bilingual teacher aides. The product is presented in both English and Spanish. The scope and sequencing of topics in the four modules composing the entire package is outlined. The activities and resources involved in the use of the module are…

Designed for use by professional staff development personnel with pre-service and inservice educational personnel, this training manual was developed to train personnel to implement elementary school career education programs. This manual is divided into twelve chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of the Project FOCUS Manual. The…

Program Methods and Materials for Training Career Educators (Project FOCUS) established and accomplished three major objectives: (1) to identify, select, and provide inservice career awareness staff development training for elementary school teachers; (2) to design, develop, and evaluate a replicable, exportable, and practical staff development…

This manual is a product of the Intercultural Training Program (ICT) Workshops which were originally designed to provide experiential training to Hawaii's teachers, students, and administrators. The training, however, may be useful to anyone interested in acquiring the experience and knowledge necessary to communicate effectively with varied…