Teaching children to meditate can improve their decision making and put them in touch with their deeper core values. Instructions for teaching children meditative techniques are presented in this book. It is suggested that the leader of the group read through the entire book before leading the children through the meditations and exercises. The…

This paper discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the effects of Special Olympics certification of coaches upon the performances of 160 competitors (ages 12-41) with mental retardation from 22 countries who participated in the 1987 International Special Olympics. Composite standardized scores for all five events of the pentathlon were…

An exploratory investigation into training and learning in small businesses in Australia was conducted to identify issues surrounding training and learning and issues relating to the research methodology. Data were collected from a review of the literature, case studies of six small enterprises, and a review of two case studies conducted…

The fourteen brief articles in this theme issue all examine challenges in the development of direct support staff working with people who have developmental disabilities. The articles also include the views of direct support providers and people with developmental disabilities themselves, as well as examples of strategies used by provider agencies…

This comprehensive collection of training methods and exercises used by top trainers in the cross-cultural field contains resources essential for cross-cultural learning. This second volume of the collection includes articles by 34 leading cross-cultural trainers and covers new or divergent training methods for cross-cultural skill development and…

The training of heavy-equipment operators poses special problems. Ideas concerning meeting the Canadian skilled operator shortage, short-term training, long-term training, client selection, and institutional training, costs, methods, and procedures are raised for consideration in future training programs. (AG)

The author provides a description of industrial training for 1974 in terms of training techniques, course development, and facilities for training. That description is presented in terms of a letter written in 1974, placed in a time capsule, and reviewed in the year 2024. (KP)

Examples of "lean" programs are contrasted with examples of small-step programs. An analysis of cost data for 11 programs shows that trainees' wages are the major source of training costs. Lean programing cuts training time by a third or a half and thus reduces a major element in training costs. (Author)

Author reports on a Health-Education-Welfare Department labor relations training technique. (Editor/RK)

Author compares his philosophy on training which heheld twelve years ago with that he believes currently. (RK)

Army expands use of trainee instructors after successful test with wiremen. (Editor)

Article outlines the benefits of an organized induction program for manpower development. (GB)

In the present study, members of two trainer groups did not form relationships which were both mutually therapeutic and confronting so frequently as did members of one trainer groups. (Author)

Article describes the progress in adult education in India using the aid of puppetry. (MM)