Objective: To determine employers' (clinic based ATs) perceived satisfaction of the academic preparation of entry-level ATs, and to identify perceived inadequacies of the (ATEP) curriculum. Design and Setting: Athletic trainers employed in clinical setting completed an online survey instrument. Subjects: One-hundred-four ATs serving in the NATA…

The percentage of students with disabilities who are pursuing post-secondary education has consistently increased over the past few decades. To meet all legal requirements, postsecondary institutions have established disability support services for students with disabilities. One notable responsibility given to postsecondary disability support…

Comments on familiar kinds of industrial trainer roles, attitudes, and practices which impair training effectiveness. (LY)

Paper read at a meeting of the North Midlands Branch of the Institution of Training Officers, March 3, 1969.

Discusses the concept of productivity improvement which must be studied before selecting an approach. Concepts include increasing efficiency without decreasing quality; using employees to redefine the job; and planning for long-term effort. (JOW)

The purpose of the study was to examine generic instructor characteristics capable of predicting learning outcomes for application to the evaluation process of formalized trainers within U.S. Marine Corps vocational specialty courses. A survey instrument was created based on research findings from multiple training disciplines and educational…

Five areas which will affect training in the 1980's are: developments in technology and commercial and business practice, developments in education, social factors, institutional arrangements, and the political situation. Future trainers must reconcile conflicts between business and individual pressures, necessitating better understandings of…

Certification for exercise program instructors is a growing trend, but there are not consistent standards. The pros and cons of several certification programs are described. (DF)

To be an effective trainer, an individual must possess self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is hindered by selfishness, refusal to participate, competitiveness, refusal to acknowledge limitations, and lack of acceptance of others as individuals. (AG)

Adjective Word Sort research into descriptors of managerial groups compared perceptions of business, industrial, and public utility executives by psychologists and other executives; psychologists' perceptions of military officers and government administrators; and training directors as viewed by members of the American Society for Training and…