Development through learning (the concept that managers learn, grow, and undergo personal change resulting from the roles, responsibilities, and tasks encountered in their jobs) has become an important field with a developed body of literature. Although on-the-job experiences have always been a powerful source of managerial learning, they have…

The dynamics of a diverse work force characterized by organizational change, competition, and complex communication are increasing attention toward finding new ways of avoiding the costly and destructive outcomes of relationship dysfunctions. Litigation and legal negotiation are two of the most expensive ways of conflict resolution; and…

Five selections summarize training methods for the principalship from the perspective that cognizance of the complexities of being a principal arises from practice, thus experiential learning should be incorporated into preservice and inservice training programs. The first selection, "Making Sense of Principals' Work," by Kent Petersen, is a…

To aid in the development and validation of a cost analytic model for Air Force on-the-job training (OJT), this report reviews the literature on the economics of education and training through mid-1976 inclusively. The first two of the four parts in the document provide narrative discussions of the literature, and the last two contain the…

The 303 items in the annotated bibliography are arrayed under four headings: (1) general literature--economic issues, (2) general literature--nonformal education, (3) economics of nonformal education (including cost-benefit analysis, investment and return in human capital, and economics of on-the-job training and retraining), and (4) planning and…

This bibliography provides a listing of 53 publications that were funded under the Adult Education Act, as amended by the National Literacy Act of 1991, or that provide support to adult education and literacy activities. The listing includes reports, studies, surveys, and guides on the following topics: assessment and testing, curriculum…

School bus safety depends as much on responsible students as it does on competent drivers. Periodic on-the-job training is necessary to maintain and increase driver skills in handling buses and pupil passenger behavior. Similarly, continuing instruction on safety rules and the need for personal responsibility for those rules is needed to promote…

According to surveys of companies employing more than 100 workers, the number of companies with diversity training (DT) programs increased from 40% in 1992 to 50-56% in 1996. Motivations behind DT include compliance with legal mandates, fear of lawsuits, social justice, desire to expand into diverse markets, and overall organizational…

This document describes the AFL-CIO's Upgrading and Career Ladder Program (UCLP), which creates a system of structured, work-based learning integrating on-the-job training with related theoretical instruction. The UCLP has the following objectives: to meet workers' skill upgrading and occupational mobility needs; to encourage unions and employers…

This volume provides a cumulative review of the primary methods used or available for use in recording formal training experiences and an annotated bibliography of documents relating to the accreditation of training experiences. The literature review begins with a discussion of academic documentation, that is, the record of formal training…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 10 titles deal with the following topics: (1) press bias in Northern Ireland; (2) the nature of news media selection; (3) the agenda-setting function of the press; (4) a training program for newsroom supervisors using video taped…

This annotated bibliography documents the resources collected and held by the Adult Basic Education Resource and Information Service in Victoria, Australia. The resources and readings listed include materials that are related in some way to workplace-based education and training--not only specific workplace materials, but also materials related to…

On-the-job training literature from both civilian and military sources was reviewed. Selected references from the study are organized under the following headings: literature reviews and bibliographies, handbooks and manuals, cost effectiveness literature, technique comparison studies, systems analysis of training, approaches to program…

The thirty-eight documents annotated here were selected through a multiple mechanical and manual literature search conducted to identify resources which have a specific relationship to the career development of employees in positions requiring less than baccalaureate degree qualifications. Several resources covering the general topic of career…

This issue contains a regional review, discussion of technical and vocational education in countries of Asia and Oceania, articles dealing with various aspects of technical and vocational education, and a bibliographical supplement. The brief statistical review in section 1 concerns second-level technical and vocational education in the developing…