Research on effective classrooms found that outstanding teachers had all been through an evolutionary process of growth, for which they needed time to participate in workshops, visits to other classrooms, and other professional development activities. The evolutionary process must be supported, and a series of workshops that help do so are…

Discusses a workshop designed to provide middle-aged adults with information and opportunities to process their attitudes, emotions, and the realities of exchanging roles with aging parents. (Author)

Personal interviews and agency records were used to examine month-by-month vocational histories of 53 sheltered workshop employees placed in competitive jobs. Most participants who were still employed after four to five years had parental support, while those who returned to the workshop or were unemployed did not. (Author/CL)

Faculty training sessions from one hour to two weeks occur regularly at the Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Information sharing occurs via newsletters, interest groups, seminars, and demonstrations. The objectives, content, faculty experience, and evaluations from the one- and two-week faculty computer…

Describes a project designed to assist national trade union centers with their specific activities in the area of the organization and training of women workers. Discusses the setting up of women's committees as support structures for the trade union confederations. The effectiveness of the program and the response of women trade unionists are…

Provides a description of a workshop intended to diffuse resistance and help prepare staff for technological innovations. (Author)

Describes a workshop designed as an inductive/deductive conceptual process enabling users to subjectively determine controversial issues inherent in advertisements. Methodology is intended to be integrated into a variety of public education or classroom contexts. Exercises involving free association, seeing the whole advertisement, the inner…

Describes a workshop offered at the Middlebury College Italian School on contemporary Italy. The morning sessions consisted of a discussion by a native Italian scholar of contemporary Italy and of related readings and the afternoon sessions consisted of readings and discussions and hands-on activities in lesson preparation. (SED)

A job module approach, which combines training and production, is proposed as a systematic way of procuring subcontract work without disrupting the skill training aspect of sheltered workshop programs for moderately, severely, and profoundly retarded persons. (CL)

Describes an inservice training program to reduce job stress and to improve the time management proficiencies of Kentucky extension agents. (SK)

Describes how a workshop for career women (N=20) faced with a conflict over the motherhood decision was designed, conducted, and evaluated. Review of data suggested that the workshop increased awareness of positive and negative aspects of both choice alternatives, providing a realistic and informed vantage point for decision making. (LLL)

Reviews research on group problem solving and offers suggestions for improving participation and task accomplishment in the workshop format. (JOW)

Shows how to design workshop activities that can increase the likelihood that learning outcomes will be transferred to the participant's work environment. (JOW)

Describes an effective secondary school theatre program. Covers values, curriculum, production, audiences, class operations, standards, student directors, and pressures. (PD)

The editor of "The American School Board Journal" tells how to make educational publications more interesting and relevant to their readers. (Author/MLF)