This study examines the potential of adult-guided sociodramatic play for improving children's interpersonal problem-solving skills. Nineteen females and 21 males from 3 separate kindergarten classrooms participated in the study. Within each of the three classrooms, children were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. For both…

Current training in writing for business and industry usually takes the form of short courses. However, the short course is an inappropriate way to teach writing because it is inefficient, represents writing behaviors or strategies inappropriate for some writers, rarely allows time for adequate criticism and revision, presents too much material in…

The manual is intended for use in training institutes for persons providing respite care for families of children with developmental disabilities in Montana. Expectations for participants and objectives for training are outlined in preliminary sections. Each chapter contains a brief statement of the chapter's main point or points, a selected…

In the National Institute of Education's Research and Development Utilization (RDU) program, individual linking agents assisted the schools participating in RDU projects to locate or generate information that would help improve their educational practices. To assess the training and support provided these field agents by the seven RDU projects,…

This workbook is a collection of practical strategies and techniques for team-building that can be used by educational consultants or by the team members themselves without outside assistance. Various aids are presented to facilitate organizational improvement in schools. The consultant aids are listed as diagnostic warm-ups, exercises, and…

The University of Pittsburgh has developed software that stresses the teaching of systems rather than databases and replicates the language, formats, and search capabilities of the DIALOG, ORBIT, and BRS systems. Using a DEC 11/780 computer and samples of more than 60 databases, the University has successfully emulated the parent systems. A…

DESIGNED AS A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL, THIS PAMPHLET PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE SELECTION AND ADAPTATION OF CLOTHING FOR THE HANDICAPPED CHILD. TECHNIQUES OF TRAINING FOR INDEPENDENCE ARE DISCUSSED. FABRICS, FASTENERS, REINFORCEMENTS TO CLOTHES, CONVENIENT AND FLATTERING STYLES, PROPER FIT, AND ADJUSTMENTS POSSIBLE IN READY…

A TRAINING ABSTRACTS SERVICE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED BY THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF LABOUR TO REDUCE TO MANAGEABLE PROPORTIONS THE RELEVANT PUBLISHED MATERIAL ON TECHNIQUES, METHODS, NEW EQUIPMENT AND OTHER MATTERS PERTINENT TO INDUSTRIAL TRAINING. THE SERVICE PROVIDES WIDE COVERAGE OF BRITISH SOURCES AND SOME OTHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATERIAL, BUT NO…

CENTRAL TO THIS DISCUSSION OF LABORATORY TRAINING IS THE PROPOSITION THAT, IN DESIGNING LABORATORY EXPERIENCES, ONE MUST CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY. BASIC NEEDS FOR SELF AWARENESS, SELF ACCEPTANCE, AND INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCE ARE MET THROUGH GROUP, INTERGROUP, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. SELF ACCEPTANCE IN PARTICULAR…

The ideal traits for an online searcher, as identified in studies by online vendors and suppliers, are discussed: (1) curiosity and a desire to learn, (2) adaptability, (3) comfortableness with the machine interaction process, (4) ability to cope with instances of system failure, (5) patience and persistence, and (6) a logical, thorough,…

Developed in anticipation of the adoption of AACR2 by the library community, two plans reported by the General Libraries address the impact on the catalog and staff training. No conflict is anticipated in the absorption of AACR2 and the focus of the first report is on the mechanics of integrating AACR2 headings with headings already in the…

This guide is designed to assist those individuals who provide counseling and sex education services to the disabled. The organization of this handbook into various sections provides foundation information first, more specific information for particular populations next, and finally supplemental material and resource listings. Section I describes…

This manual is designed to train those helping professionals working with youth overseas, military personnel, and community service organizations in the area of drug abuse prevention and treatment. The resource modules focus on the following areas of concern: (1) introduction to prevention and treatment; (2) perspectives on substance use and…

A vocational training project involving videotape segments was conducted with four severely handicapped adults. Results indicated that a reinforced video modeling procedure was able to rapidly train severely handicapped adults (with a trainer to client ratio of one to two) on a complex benchwork assembly task. A correlational analysis of the group…

This paper outlines a procedure for helping teachers in other fields to become effective technical writing teachers. The seven steps in the process include becoming immersed in the topic (reading intensively on the subject and attending an orientation workshop for beginning technical writing teachers), developing a positive attitude toward…