Describes a training program that can provide volunteer child advocates with effective techniques for organizing, assessing, and gathering data on relevant public policy; educating others; winning public officials to their aims; and evaluating how enacted legislation affects children. (Author/HOD)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of supervisory training provided before, during, or after promotion; supervisory coaching; the supervisory tryout; and optional courses. The author also recommends six essential points to include in a training program: job duties, policies and procedures, employee familiarization, attitudes and…

Describes an interactive electronics training system, created by the College of San Mateo in cooperation with the Wisconsin Foundation for Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education which teaches the following courses: DC Electronics, Semiconductor Devices, and Digital Electronics. Other examples of interactive video are cited. (CT)

A quantitative way of measuring peer tutor training programs and peer tutor effectiveness is presented. The evaluation of a peer group training course at Baruch College (City University of New York), for which this questionnaire was developed, is described. This measure is adaptable to most higher education peer tutoring programs. (Author/BS)

The author examines the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Rule, also known as the Federal "right-to-know" law, aimed specifically at the chemical industry. He discusses content of the law, the role of trainers, input of labor unions, the effectiveness of safety training programs, and prepackaged…

Describes a behavioral skills training model aimed at decreasing feelings of powerlessness often experienced by women. Feedback questionnaires suggest the training is effective in helping women attain their goals and use more direct forms of power. Cognitive change was a motivating factor. (JAC)

Tested effectiveness of a sequential goal-setting training program in increasing and maintaining productivity for mentally retarded individuals and whether the goal-setting program was as effective with very low developmental levels as with levels in the moderate range. Work productivity differed significantly based on level of retardation and…

Assessed the effectiveness of covert modification procedures in an assertion training program. All treatment groups were superior to the control in behavioral ratings of assertiveness during the posttest in those situations that had been employed previously in treatment; two were superior in those that had not been used, providing evidence of…

Presents data concerning social validation of an empirically based training model for increasing job-interview skills. The model was easily employed as an effective training procedure. Student participants reported high levels of consumer satisfaction and identified several components of the model as being most beneficial. (Author)

A follow-up study assessed the relationship between selected counseling process variables and job-seeking activities. Processes related minimally to outcome measures. Only client demographics related consistently to job seeking. Findings suggest that outcomes are multidimensional. (Author)

Undergraduate students (N=40) were classified as either judgers or perceivers based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and enrolled in six study skills classes characterized by more or less structure. Results indicated groups were equivalent prior to the course but afterwards judgers used study skills and attitudes more than perceivers. (Author)

To improve black South Africans' educational conditions, the Teacher Opportunity Programmes (TOPS), in conjunction with some University of South Carolina education professors, is providing inservice training to teachers and principals. A USC evaluation team found that learning levels do not have to be deep for change to occur and that race/gender…

This article describes use of the Awareness Enhancement Device with a typically developing 6-year-old child to reduce finger sucking despite the child's lack of motivation. This device delivers a tone contingent on occurrence of the target behavior. Substantial reductions in finger sucking resulted only with the addition of a more intense tone (90…

Discusses 19 suggestions for improving the effectiveness of inservice programs, including conducting a needs assessment, developing clear objectives, showing examples of students' work, encouraging building supervisors to attend, and finding a good location for the inservice program. (RS)

This article describes an orientation and mobility program serving 20 students with both developmental disabilities and visual impairments. It documents the low level of baseline behaviors and discusses program components, including the training staff, school environment adaptations, and individualized and community training techniques.…