Discusses ways that the Learning Assistance Center (LAC) at California State University, Long Beach, has developed to assist large numbers of students to develop learning skills. Describes LAC's classroom learning skills workshops; time management workshop; study/reading workshop; and management strategies used to elicit and maintain faculty…

The Kent County (Mich.) Beltline Skill Center was constructed to meet the job market demands of an advancing economy. Accountability is the key to every phase of its operation. (Editor)

The approach to teaching composition at Drake University's Writing Workshop involves instructors acting as conversants, readers, fellow writers, and assessors. (MKM)

The conference of the Manpower Division of the American Vocational Association is summarized. Skill centers, relevant Federal legislation, student-instructor relationship, curriculum development, and organization business items were among the topics discussed. (AG)

Skill training by way of individualized instruction is offered to adults by the learning centers established by the Arizona MDTA Skill Centers. (DS)

A renovated department store in Virginia Beach (Virginia) now houses a wide variety of career development programs including an alternative school, vocational courses that mainstream handicapped students, and a job placement service. (Author/MLF)

Describes the study skills center at California State University, San Diego, which has achieved considerable success in improving students' basic writing skills by offering a set of minicourses in cooperation with the English and business departments. (FL)

A description of how Southern California Regional Occupation Center at Torrence, California, teaches marketable skills and career training. (HB)

Learning centers can be developed in secondary school subject area classes to encourage independence and to help the teacher individualize instruction. (MKM)

United Aircraft's training program teaches basic skills to the disadvantaged after they have been hired. (RK)

The year-long development of a community college writing center designed to serve as both site and catalyst for improving students' content area writing is described in terms of the problems encountered during the year and the solutions to those problems. Seven problems are specifically dealt with: (1) the ineffectiveness of the singular use of…

The Village Polytechnic Movement consists of setting up training centers for the purpose of teaching locally-needed skills to primary school dropouts in rural Kenya. In addition to explaining the philosophy of the movement, the author comments upon its organization and future. (AG)

In this paper, the author would like to put forward a number of issues to think about and discuss. At the same time, she argues for a better articulated system that more closely matches the needs and goals of various subgroups of English language learners. Adult ESL programs serve diverse immigrant populations with different needs and goals. A…

The processes of prewriting, writing, revising, and proofreading are outlined in this four-page guide for writing center volunteers. Each section lists "things to remember" and provides ideas on "how to help students" when teaching these four stages of the writing process. (JW)