Discusses the development of soft skills such as management and sales or collaborative problem solving through the use of interactive distance education. Highlights include performance support, including interpersonal skills; long-term cognitive restructuring; and linking training to organizational goals. (Author/LRW)

Provides a seven item checklist to help human resources development professionals determine whether multimedia is a correct method to meet training objectives. Topics include instructional design considerations when selecting a training method; needs assessment; learning styles; content and the need for updating; and individual learning versus…

The New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council and the New York State Division of Library Development collaborated to create 19 library-based parent resource centers to provide information on child development, disabilities, and parenting. Describes program components; impacts on patron satisfaction, library services, and the…

In conjunction with the increased attention given to qualifications of those who supervise counseling students, this study surveyed supervisors of counselor licensure applicants in two states. Provides baseline information about supervision provided to counselor licensure applicants and concludes that a state board's supervision regulations…

Presents a format for case conceptualization to fill gaps in the literature on the preparation of counselors. The format fosters the systematic collection and integration of clinical data and is intended to complement training in counseling techniques. Model should aid counselors' collection and integration of data. (RJM)

Presents a study that examines how junior high students' performance on test item training is affected by previous training in writing test items. Reveals that because of the training, students better understood test item stems and their generation. Includes references. (CMK)

Argues that conference attendees must approach their training with preplanning and flexibility in order to maximize the experience. Presents guidelines for successful conference attendance, including fitting the conference into a personal training plan, anticipating conference offerings, minimizing registration problems, planning attendance…

Discusses the goals of team building, scope of team-building interventions, and specific contributions of both experiential (corporate adventure training) and nonexperiential (traditional) methods for increasing work-group effectiveness. A model for effectively combining the two approaches involves establishing goals, clarifying team members'…

This articles lists online information resources related to educating students with autism. Web sites are included for characteristics of autism (11), national organizations (8), resources (9), educational and therapeutic interventions (11), treatment centers (3), and training materials (4). (CR)

This article uses the analogy of mastering the game of golf to illuminate education-leadership preparation and practice. A response attempts a connection between the golf analogy as an argument for the implementation of leadership-practice fields in education-administration preparation programs, highlighting the importance of practice in the…

In this intervention study, training was found to increase the quality and extent of participation and accommodation documentation on the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of students with disabilities in three Illinois school districts. Correlations between what was documented on the IEP and what happened on testing day were highly variable.…

A study examined perceptions of 26 teachers, including 13 special educators, of the Peer Buddy Programs implemented in a Nashville school district. Teachers reported positive relationships between buddies and their partners with disabilities and enhanced personal growth for students with disabilities. The majority agreed buddies assisted in a…

Discusses the education and training of entrepreneurs and presents empirical results of an assessment of the effectiveness of various instructional techniques with undergraduate students. Kolb's learning model is examined, active versus reflective learning styles are considered, and implications for curriculum development to encourage…

The effects of social skill training on social behavior was assessed, using a structured learning model with 3 children with behavioral disorders, ages 7-14. Results showed an increase in frequency for most skill areas, an inverse relationship across negative behaviors, maintenance over time, and moderate levels of generalization to nontreatment…

Sixty training tips are presented for university phonathon fund-raising managers, focusing on training materials, the training session, role playing, talking points with trainees, togetherness, food and prizes, morale boosters, talking points with prospects, and how to ask for a pledge. (DB)