Needs assessment, program design, and evaluation are presented in a series of 12 papers for trainers, educators, and practitioners interested in training for human service practice. Needs assessment is discussed in terms of direct interpersonal approaches; indirect interpersonal approaches; and social indicator approaches. Weaknesses of needs…

This discussion paper focuses on family learning activities as they relate to the continuing education divisions of the public educational institutions of British Columbia. The first section provides an overview of families in transition, specifically the topics of kinds of families and family learning. Results of a needs assessment follow.…

The article describes a sequence of procedures to design continuing education programs for special educators which were used in Project RETOOL, a program which provided continuing education to special education college faculty members in five states. (DB)

This set of materials reports the needs assessment and implementation of a library staff development project funded by a Chicago State University grant. Because of the limited opportunity provided for all library personnel to improve their job skills, a proposal for a staff development program was submitted to the university granting office. A…

A continuing medical education program is discussed that addresses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and that links primary care physicians to a source of needed clinical knowledge at a relatively low cost. The educational methods, evaluation design, diagnosis of educational needs, selection of program content and behavioral outcomes are…

Based on perceptions from interviews and the available literature, this report examines the manner in which Oklahoma's libraries and library-related institutions or agencies deal with continuing professional library education. A discussion of providers and consumers describes the provision of staff and career development opportunities by library…

Describes three goal-oriented strategies used by St. Clair College-Thames Campus (Chatham, Ontario) to meet the needs of the community: cooperation with other major providers of continuing adult education; collaboration with the Kent County Board of Education to obtain updated and upgraded technical equipment; and community outreach to assess…

Examines the continuing education needs of government employees. Describes a cooperative effort undertaken by Cuyahoga Community College and Cuyahoga County to systematically assess the county's training needs and to develop, for each governmental department, a manpower planning model. (JP)

This report of a project to develop and test a prototype system for the delivery of continuing education (CE) to two defined target groups of registered dietitians includes user needs, alternative approaches, the operational plan, the management plan, and personnel. Major tasks involved in the project are described: (1) development,…

This document describes the development of the Eldercollege program at Iowa State University and the demonstration program in spring 1979 and also contains various program materials as appendixes. The narrative portion begins by focusing on the assessment of college-level education needs for older and retired persons in central Iowa, one of the…

A group of community hospitals has been linked to the University of Southern California School of Medicine in a continuing medical education network. An educational development team based at the school helps community hospital physicians identify educational needs and develop responses using local and medical school experts as faculty. (Author/JMD)

A survey concerning pharmacists' information needs about continuing professional education in order to participate revealed most interest in program relevance to professional practice, topics covered, meeting time, instructor qualifications, and availability of course credit. Differences between pharmacist subgroups suggest a need for further…

Describes a community college's efforts to develop a range of educational services for the aging. Discusses cultural, educational, and recreational activities provided within a college setting and through a network of neighborhood centers. Explores continuing education and in-service training programs for persons who work with the elderly. (Author)

A description of the staff development program in the Dade County (Florida) Public School District is presented. The remarks focus on many elements of the program including needs assessment for staff training, the use of television in various capacities, supplementing the expense of continuing education for teachers and administrators, incentive…

The project was designed to assess the learning needs of selected health occupations at the vocational level and to develop guidelines for the establishment and administration of a model for a health occupations continuing education center based upon these needs. Licensed practical nurses, nurses aides, and operating room technicians employed in…