Aimed at stimulating new jobs in Appalachia, especially through creation/expansion of small businesses, the 1986 workshop attracted 200 participants from throughout the region, including state and local officials and community and business leaders. Workshops addressed new developments in capital opportunities, market development strategies,…

A teacher in the high school drama club recounts the experience of producing a controversial play about teenagers, "Sometimes I Wake Up in the Middle of the Night." Reports initial apprehensions and eventual satisfaction of actors, the drama coach, and audience members. (JG)

Presents some of the principles used in designing educational interventions that seek to increase college student awareness of social justice and intergroup relations. A three-phase format, with distinctive objectives and activities, is described. (Author/NB)

Surveyed 132 clergy to determine training needs for ministries with the elderly. Most respondents expressed desire to participate in continuing education workshops. Identified areas of perceived need were assistance with community resource linkage and counseling. Results revealed low perceived need to clarify attitudes about aging. (Author/NB)

A training model for prospective teachers of cooperative learning involves teachers creating a cooperative classroom for themselves in a workshop setting. The model combines experience, perception, cognition, and behavior. (MLF)

Discusses a Vassar College workshop and the debate it generated over the depth and breadth of computer knowledge needed by humanities students. Describes two positions: the "Holistic View," which emphasizes the understanding of the formal methods of computer implementation; and the "Expert Users View," which sees the humanist…

Describes the following features of the Cutler Playwrights Festival: (1) the contest, which involves publicity and choosing a play; (2) the workshop, in which the play's content, expert, release time, size, and follow-up are decided; and (3) the production, which determines the cast and crew and the final performance. (JD)

Discusses the need for counselor training on the use of computers, potential benefits of training, development of counselor training resources, the content of counselor training, training alternatives (preservice training, inservice training workshops, onsite inservice training, technological training resources), and factors influencing the future…

Examines advantages and disadvantages of four live demonstration interview formats for four groups in family therapy workshops: mental health professionals as observers, families, therapists, and consultant or workshop leader. Notes techniques to balance and optimize benefits of same-room, closed-circuit, prevideotaped, and simulated interviews…

Suggests applying an intergroup conflict management strategy to the processing of a case study as a method of teaching conflict management skills in organizational training workshops. (MS)

Use of the Quality of Worklife Survey in an action-research approach has enabled managers and employees to focus on productivity problems without losing sight of work environment objectives. Survey findings are presented and survey methodologies reviewed for possible applications by other organizations. (Author/CT)

Reviews efforts undertaken in weed identification field training sessions for agriprofessionals in South Carolina. Data over a four year period (1980-1983) revealed that participants showed significant improvement in their ability to identify weeds. Reaffirms the value of the field demonstration technique. (ML)

Describes a computer simulation of getting information for news stories by interviewing various sources that was presented at a journalism workshop on databases and software for journalism education. (HTH)

The author looks at learning theory and the elements of a training workshop that encourage involvement and lead to application so that organizational and participant needs are satisfied and results are achieved. The article covers structuring the workshop flow, designing exercises, creating insight, and using resources and evaluations. (CT)

Seven topic areas which may be variously combined to comprise a workshop in personal stress reduction are outlined. They include definitions and types of stress, life style planning, nutrition, exercise, networking/social support system, relaxation and other trophotropic interventions, and communication skills. Suggestions are included for…