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Francis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market
Olmstead, Joseph A.; Galloway, Devah R. – 1980
Literature concerned with management and supervisory training was reviewed and analyzed from the perspective of relative effectiveness of various training methods for improving knowledge and awareness, changing attitudes, improving problem-solving skills, improving interpersonal skills, and improving on-the-job performance. Conclusions were drawn…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Human Relations, Interpersonal Competence
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Ford, Julian D. – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Research on training counselors and clinicians demonstrates that several behavioral training components effectively aid trainees in acquisition of relatively discrete therapist skills. However, limitations in methodological sophistication and in the development or procurement of valid dependent measures render these promising results tentative…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Clinical Psychology, Counselor Training, Educational Programs
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Kaplan, David M. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1983
Presents a conceptual framework and explores results and implications of practicum research published from 1975-1982. Studies (N=42) were found pertaining to practicum supervision and were divided into two categories: maximizing effectiveness of the practicum experience and specific techniques in practicum supervision. Practicum supervision was…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Training, Higher Education
Wagner, Richard J.; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1991
Includes "Outdoor Training: Revolution or Fad?" (Wagner, Baldwin, Roland); "Getting the Most out of Outdoor Training" (Buller, Cragun, McEvoy); and "Outdoor Training Companies" (a directory of more than 100 firms). (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Management Development
Miller, Christine D. – 1983
This annotated bibliography documents three training methods used to develop vertical jumping ability and power: isotonic, isokinetics, and plyometric training. Research findings on all three forms of training are summarized and compared. A synthesis of conclusions drawn from the annotated writings is presented. The report includes a glossary of…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Comparative Analysis, Exercise Physiology
Yager, Geoffrey G. – 1977
The research in counseling training is reviewed for the period 1969-1972. Results of this research and methodological comments are integrated in the text. Generally, the research is neither well designed nor well executed. Some tentative conclusions and suggestions are included. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Training
Stevens, Joseph H., Jr. – 1976
This paper reviews research on parent education programs in which training efforts were focused on low income mothers. Three model strategies for training low income parents are identified: (1) individual consultation, in which a parent consultant works on a one-to-one basis with the parent-child dyad, usually in the home; (2) group consultation,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Group Instruction, Home Programs, Individual Instruction
Hall, Charles W. L. – 1981
This paper reviews the foundations, trends, and issues in the professional development of student personnel workers and the potential impact of that development on the Division of Student Affairs. The history of professional development arising from the application of management techniques to school systems, and for faculty and administrator…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Incentives
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
The first of a series of productivity primers examining the interrelationship among vocational education, productivity, and economic development, this volume contains selections from a national conference on the role of vocational education in economic development and productivity that was held in Columbus, Ohio from June 24 through June 26, 1981.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Moeller, Patti; Van Horn, Carl – 1981
This report is intended to provide practitioners and policymakers with a thorough history of efforts to link employment and training programs, community development programs, small business development programs, minority enterprise development programs, and economic development programs. The report contains three sections. Section 1 is an essay on…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Black Businesses, Business
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1992
This annotated resource list supports coordination and collaboration between vocational and JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) programs to increase the effectiveness of programs serving special needs populations. Nineteen publications, six programs, and four organizations are described. The items listed were published during 1988-1991. In…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation
Herbert, Theodore T.; Yost, Edward B. – 1978
A central source for a diverse and scattered body of practice and knowledge is provided in this annotated resource book for management educators and management development students and practitioners. Articles, books, monographs, and chapters have been briefly summarized into the following chapters: Management Education: Objectives and Background;…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Books
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
The aim of the research review reported here was to draw together empirical findings that illuminate the factors affecting Work Incentive Program (WIN) results and contribute to discussion of future welfare, work-training, and employment policies. (WIN, authorized in 1967, has sought to put people on Aid to Dependent Children (AFDC) to work…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Family Structure, Federal Programs
Resources in Vocational Education, 1982
This volume consists of resumes of vocational and technical education curriculum products that were selected by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE) for inclusion in the July 1981 through June 1982 issues of "Resources in Education." Among the major types of documents abstracted are curriculum…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agricultural Education
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