Reviews what stress is and how it affects people. Describes some company programs in stress management, and examines implications of stress training for trainers. (CSS)

Considers the meaning of professionalization for adult-literacy education. Surveys a group of practitioners, concluding that a credential could enhance the quality of adult-literacy instruction but that providing credentials is inextricably bound up with the issue of funding. Describes initiatives underway in four states, providing examples of how…

The 26 masters for overhead transparencies that make up this collection include quotations, suggestions, and checklists related to teaching bibliographic instruction. Individual masters include definitions of bibliographic instruction; the characteristics of ineffective library users; a checklist for effective teaching techniques; the…

Maintains that appropriate staff training for family and child care center providers is critical in providing services to special needs--disabled--children, and outlines briefly a course designed to provide such training offered by Montgomery College in Montgomery County, Maryland. (BB)