This article is based on findings obtained from a survey conducted among correctional/penal administrators. The survey consisted of questions pertaining to teaching personnel subordinate to their administrators. An attempt was initiated to find whether or not a substantial number of the teaching personnel have had any formal teacher-education…

Students (N=35) in a graduate rehabilitation counseling curriculum who opted to take a program in altered awareness and subjective states of experience described themselves initially as more tentative, impulsive, and imaginative on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire than another group of students (N=35) who elected not to participate.…

An educational program developed to prepare health professionals in a neonatal intensive care unit to initiate family-focused developmental care (FFDC) is described. The program was designed to support families with preterm infants. Findings suggest that the program was cost-efficient, prepared nurses to efficiently initiate FFDC, and improved…

Job-embedded, mentor-dependent learning modes, such as action research, small-group problem solving, and peer observation, can be effective alternatives to conventional inservice education approaches. Well-designed teacher induction programs depend on creating a comprehensive plan, looking for knowledgeable mentor trainers, providing mentors with…

Overburdened guidance counselors and school psychologists cannot devote enough time to every student in pain. Some schools provide grief training for teachers, because these front-liners are uniquely positioned to guide grieving students and their classmates. After training in a Kids Grieve Too or a community hospice program, teachers more easily…

Proposes that the repetitive and stereotyped behavior displayed by many children with severe disabilities may be used as part of the child's educational program. Discussion is on recent research into stereotyped behavior, functionally equivalent behaviors, the relevance of early normal development, the social context of learning, and ways to use…

Compared effectiveness of vicarious and written training techniques to teach parents an early stimulation program for infants with Downs Syndrome. Found that infants whose parents were trained through observing a clinician stimulate their child had higher average developmental quotients in gross motor and language development between 6 and 24…

Provides a background of the technology underlying the World Wide Web, a description of possible uses of the Web for training software, and a proposed method of curriculum development using existing tools based on experiences with training for ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) and Maritime Academies using HyperText Markup Language (HTML).…

Profiles mentoring programs sponsored by the Australian Library and Information Association. Topics include informal support as well as structured training sessions; group mentoring for new graduates; the use of e-mail; peer circles for newer professionals; and a facilitated mentoring pilot project in Queensland. (LRW)

Five adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, incomplete sexual development, and uncontrollable eating) learned the conditional relations necessary for the formation of two equivalence classes under differential/nondifferential and edible/nonedible outcomes. Performance on test trials was better…

Discusses a new training model that takes into account the diversity of learners and the emotional, physical and social environmental conditions essential for lifelong learning. Considers how the brain learns and functions, brain-based learning, multiple intelligence, and emotional intelligence as well as personal reflection. (LRW)

A procedure involving prompting, repetition of the correct response, and reinforcement was effectively used to teach three adults with profound mental retardation gestural yes-no responding. However, reliable generalization of the individuals' responses across settings or persons did not occur even after generality training. (Author/DB)

Discussion of human performance technology focuses on training and performance improvement. Highlights include performance maintenance; environmental influences that can affect performance; and the evolving role of human performance technology, including feedback, evaluation, and design efforts. (LRW)

Describes the results of a study that tested the customer service responses from 11 companies selling online information including online hosts, database producers, and World Wide Web search engine companies. Highlights include content-oriented issues, costs, training, human interaction, and the use of technology to save time and increase…

Reports on a nationwide survey of graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training and teaching resources available to faculty. Discusses examples of workable programs and comparisons of GTA training models. Concludes that even when there is some formal structure in the GTA training program, these experiences are brief and follow-up activities are…