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Peer reviewedWright, John; Mathieu, Mireille – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Evaluated three approaches to teaching social skill training (SST). All three conditions showed equivalent improvement in familiarity with SST; however, only the structured learning format and conference workshop format improved evaluative skills significantly. A measure of therapist behavior during a simulated SST session showed roughly…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counselor Performance, Counselor Training, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLefebvre-Pinard, Monique; Reid, Luc – Child Development, 1980
Three methods for training communication skills, social-conflict method, modeling, and conflict-modeling, were devised to correct specific deficiencies in children's communication behavior. Subjects were 40 kindergarten, first-, second-, and third-grade children. (CM)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
Uhlemann, Max R.; And Others – Canadian Counsellor, 1982
Assessed the viability of a modified microtraining approach to paraprofessional development using programed manuals and models. Therapeutic workers were randomly assigned to a model group, no-model group, and a control group. Covariance analyses indicated that training groups emitted fewer closed inquiries and had a higher interview empathy…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Services, Empathy
1998
This document contains four papers from a symposium on innovation and creativity and their relationship to human resource development (HRD). "Intrapreneurial Programs and Their Impact on Sales, Profit, and Return to Investors" (Melissa H. Marcus, Dennis G. Tesolowski, Clinton H. Isbell) reports on a study in which 100 of 217 randomly…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Corporate Education
Download full textMcMullen. Kathryn; Schellenberg, Grant – 2003
Training in Canada's nonprofit sector was examined through a review of data from Canada's Workplace and Employer Survey, which collected data from a nationally representative sample of Canadian workplaces and paid employees in those workplaces. Overall, 61% of employees in nonprofit organizations considered a postsecondary credential necessary to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand, Educational Practices
O'Connell, Philip J. – 1999
Data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) were analyzed to compare the incidence and volume of continuing education (CE) and training among adults in the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The following were among the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Age Differences
Taylor, Gail, Ed. – 1996
This book contains 21 papers from the Nordic-Canadian Learning for the Workplace Conference, which was held in Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland in June 1995. The following papers are included: "Introduction to the Nordic-Canadian Learning for the Workplace Conference" (Olli-Pekka Heinonen); "Conference Design and Process" (Diane…
Descriptors: Certification, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Conservation Education
