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Andrew Ebekozien; Clinton Aigbavboa; Mohamed Ahmed Hafez Ahmed; Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan; John Ogbeleakhu Aliu; Matthew Ikuabe; Angeline Ngozika Chibuike Nwaole – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: Studies have shown that research is a global innovation's "engine room." Therefore, young adult-built environment researchers (YABER), especially in developing countries, need research upskilling and reskilling training for better-integrated outcomes. Evidence shows that research training can improve YABER competencies and…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Young Adults, Researchers, Developing Nations
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Lukuyu, B.; Place, F.; Franzel, S.; Kiptot, E. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: This paper assesses the effectiveness of volunteer farmer trainers in promoting adoption of agricultural technologies in western Kenya. Specifically, the purpose was to assess the type of information they disseminated, farmer trainers' characteristics desirable to farmer trainees, and how trainees evaluate farmer trainers.…
Descriptors: Trainers, Agricultural Occupations, Volunteers, Agricultural Engineering
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Hooreman, Ralph W.; Kommers, Piet A. M.; Jochems, Wim M. G. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
The need to make trainee teachers more prepared to coach collaborative learning effectively is increasing, as collaborative learning is becoming more important. One complication in this training process is that it is hard for the teacher trainer to hear and understand the students' utterances and those of the coaching trainee teacher. Besides, it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Trainees, Teacher Competencies
Mezoff, Bob – Training, 1983
Pretesting not only helps determine the benefits of a training program, it can actually help trainees learn more. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Skill Development, Testing, Testing Problems
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Turock, Art – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1980
This article describes the elements of trainer feedback, offers guidelines for giving and receiving feedback, and responds to common issues concerning the use of feedback in skill training groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counselor Training, Feedback, Interpersonal Competence
Yelon, Stephen; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1988
Describes how trainers can promote trainee flexibility and increase the effectiveness of their instruction by using skill related, principle based rules. Highlights include skill performance variables; analyzing skills to derive principles; converting principles into rules; and how to integrate principle based rules into skill instruction. (LRW)
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Job Training
Wheaton, George R.; Mirabella, Angelo – 1972
A feasibility study was undertaken as part of a program to develop quantitative techniques for prescribing the design and use of training systems. As the second step in this program, the present study attempted to: (1) refine quantitative indices employed during the early research, (2) conduct laboratory research on the effects which task index…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Feasibility Studies, Job Training, Performance Criteria
Hubchen, Jonathan – 1987
Steps to alleviate the problems in achieving successful technical and cross-cultural training for United States Peace Corps volunteers are discussed. Historically, training was conducted at American universities or centers in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, or the Virgin Islands, but by the mid-1970s, in response to criticism that this provided inadequate…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Developing Nations, Employment Experience, Experiential Learning
Musick, Craig D. – 1980
In this presentation, Craig D. Musick, director of training for the Graniteville Company in South Carolina and president of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), focuses on how research can contribute to a better understanding of the vocational training process. He states that only by working together with the schools can…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Job Simplification, Job Training, Labor Force
Martin, Robert L. – 1981
Information on 41 state government training and development programs was gathered from a survey sent to training directors in all state governments. This digest summarizes the response of each state training director to the survey. Each state summary contains information on the four major topical areas addressed in the survey and is designed to…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Government Employees, Governmental Structure, National Surveys