In this study, it was aimed to determine the views of the education inspectors about the in-service training (IST) they attended and the problems they experience during IST. Quantitative and qualitative design were used together in the study. The data were collected through the In-Service Training Assessment Scale (ISTA) and an open-ended…

Executives from 25 firms described forces changing execu5tive education in the following areas: learning needs, content, teaching methods, instructors, participant mix, and organizational integrating mechanisms. Program assessment is weak, learning needs must shift to a global ecosystem focus, and educators should anticipate and train for future…

The four phases of developing a supervisory training program are discussed: (1) identifying training needs, (2) designing training to meet these needs, (3) conducting programs, and (4) evaluating training effectiveness. Supervisory skills, main categories of training materials, and types of evaluation are outlined. (MW)

The purpose of this book is to provide practical guidelines for planning and implementing management development activities. In Part 1 Markwell establishes the framework for designing and organizing management development programs. The section covers the following topics: Practical Starting-Point for Management Development, Establishing Management…

This directory of Federal Educational and Training activities contains 25 completed reports and studies, followed by 48 others on programs still in progress. The Civil Service Commission, Post Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Health, Education and Welfare report activities of both…

Management development and supervisory training are covered in this 210-item annotated bibliography. Bibliographies and other information sources are listed, followed by studies on such background considerations as training needs and interests, career patterns, learning behavior and achievement, and program planning. Works on human relations…

A plan to integrate consumer education concepts into the Maryland public school curriculum has presented broad goals, concepts, and objectives to form a framework for comprehensive consumer education. Compelling forces accelerating the need for consumer education have originated within schools to make education relevant to the problems of real…

This packet contains four papers on organizational structure and strategy from a symposium on human resource development (HRD). The first paper, "Exploring Alignment: A Comparative Case Study of Alignment in Two Organizations" (Steven W. Semler), reports on a case study that compared the results of an alignment measurement instrument…

This annotated personnel bibliography on planning, organizing, and evaluating training programs covers the following areas: Training Programs and Activities in the Federal Government; Philosophy, Policies, and Objectives of Training; Organization of Training; Program Development and Implementation; Determining Needs for Training; Evaluation of…

This overview paper describes a comprehensive training program for three levels of personnel in Montgomery County, Maryland public schools. The three levels include teachers, administrators and supervisory personnel, and supporting services employees. This staff development program is unique in its comprehensive scope, its career-long professional…

This packet contains three papers from a symposium on feedback systems held at a conference on human resource development (HRD). The first paper, "The Role of Feedback in Management Development Training" (K. Peter Kuchinke), reports on a survey-based study that investigated the role of feedback in nine management development training…

This report describes the Montana Tribal College Development Program (MTCDP), a project designed to meet the educational and economic needs of the state's American Indian tribal communities. The document also includes a detailed evaluation of the program based on research results. The MTCDP was designed to improve services of seven American Indian…

The 1968 directory of Federal training and education programs has been compiled to encourage wider use of findings by other agencies, to avoid duplication of research efforts, and to stimulate experimentation needed to keep pace with technological progress. Federal agencies report both completed and in-progress studies and include such agencies as…

This is a collection of 21 reports presented at the two-day symposium which ended the eighteen-month planning phase for OPERATION PEP. The symposium served as a culminating activity in a training program for 100 California educators in the application of systems analysis and management planning techniques. The reports, funded under Title III of…

Information on training covered under the 1958 Government Employees Training Act, chapter 41, title 5, United States Code, is presented in this congressionally mandated annual training report. It provides statistical and general trend information and analyses regarding federal training under the Act. The report begins with a statistical table…