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Quinn, Peggy – Family Relations, 1992
Used observation and interviewing techniques adapted from ethnography in lifespan human development courses. Technique assisted students in becoming aware of previously "invisible" everyday activities and in assessing their own values. Students began to develop vital observation and interviewing skills. Technique facilitated integration of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Students, Ethnography, Higher Education

Holiman, Marjorie; Engle, David – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1989
Describes guidelines for gestalt training emphasizing observation of novice and expert therapists, opportunities to practice skills, and procedures to provide trainees with immediate feedback. Claims three methods of evaluation are useful to trainees: publicly monitoring progress; increasing specificity of feedback; and helping trainees to…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Gestalt Therapy
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Argues for developing a storytelling culture in early childhood programs to encourage staff enthusiasm and engagement. Describes five development strategies: (1) descriptive observation; (2) using children's books in staff meetings; (3) creating persona doll stories; (4) using stories from professional literature; and (5) creating visual stories…
Descriptors: Books, Child Caregivers, Childrens Literature, Day Care Centers

West, John D. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1984
Elaborates on the use of simulated families in training novice-level therapists. Outlines a process for preparing students for the simulation, reviews live supervision interventions, describes a procedure for conducting the postsession discussion, and clarifies the family therapy skills that can be taught with the use of simulation. (LLL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Counselors, Family Counseling
Sutton-Smith, Brian; And Others – 1979
The project described was conducted to study how young children proceed to the acquisition of mastery in making films, how teaching technique is related to these forms of mastery, and what perceptual, cognitive, and affective changes occur in children as a result of these experiences. The development of a methodology for the study and problems…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education