Written for the Australian general reader who wants to understand important trends in vocational education and training, this document describes skills audits and provides an annotated list of publications for those who want more information. The first section defines skills audits as identification of the skills required and held by the work…

Abstracts of selected 1986 doctoral dissertations in supervision are provided in five categories: clinical supervision, attitudes and perceptions, skill analysis, international applications, and miscellaneous. (TE)

This bibliography lists 474 items published worldwide under 13 major headings: Bibliographies; Research; General Items (Universal and Individual Regions and Countries); Comparative Studies; Library and Information Science Schools and Departments; Professional Qualifications; Career Development; Continuing Education; Training; Role of Associations…

Intended for researchers and practitioners, this document defines "trainer" to include teachers in Denmark's basic vocational training system for young people as well as those in the adult vocational training system, teachers in the higher secondary systems leading to the higher commercial and technical examination, and teachers who work…

Presents citations for 531 items published worldwide during 1990 that deal with education and training for library and information work. Highlights include research, comparative studies, library and information science schools and departments, professional qualifications, career development, continuing education, the role of associations, and the…

This brief overview of counseling and guidance in Norway presents the services available to children and young people, including the school-psychological services, counseling in the schools and colleges, and the labor offices, which offer occupational guidance services. Educational requirements and functions are indicated for each of these…

This annotated bibliography contains 602 references on teacher and administrator evaluation appearing, between May 1975 and September 1981, in: (1) Bibliographie du Quebec (Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec); (2) British Education Index (British Library); (3) Canadian Books in Print (University of Toronto Press); (4) Canadian Education Index; (5)…

Discusses the nature and importance of social skills for the elderly, including social skills deficits and psychological disorders related to aging, in five papers presented as part of a Symposium on Social Skills at the XII International Congress of Gerontology, Hamburg, July 1981. (JAC)

Written for the Australian general reader who wants to understand important trends in vocational education and training, this document consists of a description of competency-based training (CBT) and assessment, a short test of readers' CBT understanding, and an annotated bibliography. The introduction states the aims of the document, lists five…

This document, which is intended as the companion to a two-volume study of European trends in the development of occupations and qualifications, contains reference materials to assist policymakers and practitioners in accessing research findings and formulations on key issues of training and development. The document begins with an overview of the…

The annotated bibliography of research on Canadian core French programs, in which French is taught as a regular subject in English-language schools, provides a comprehensive summary of empirical research since 1970. It includes research reports from school boards, reports of government-funded research, unpublished theses, published books, and…

This annotated bibliography is designed to inform vocational education and training specialists in Europe of new publications on lifelong learning. The 394 publications included are organized into four sections. Section 1 is organized by the following key themes: (1) skill development (literacy, learning to learn); (2) human and financial…

Because of its focus on improving work performance at the individual, group, organizational, and interorganizational levels, the field of human resource development (HRD) is affected by and responds to trends in work, organizations, and the global economy. A literature review reveals that the following themes recur throughout the HRD literature:…