Describes a 1-year experimental program set up in a Canadian vocational training institution to study a systems versus the traditional approach to managing technical training. Project data indicated that the experimental group achieved the same body of knowledge in approximately half the training time of the traditional group. (MF)

Describes educational processes to enable non-Indian social work educators to support development of Indian social service workers. Suggests holistic/ecological/systems perspective, facilitator/mentor role, mutuality, maximizing differences, empowerment, and structural approach. Discusses effective helping methods and roles for Indian social…