The materials and activities included in this learning package assist the trainees to understand the general philosophy and concepts of process education and to develop competency in the methods to translate these concepts into operational classroom practice. Participants are first presented with information and/or observations; they are then…

The proceedings of the European Symposium on Occupational Rehabilitation and Placement of the Disabled present a general survey of the problem of reintegrating disabled persons into working life. Member countries agreed that men and women must be rehabilitated as much as possible rather than pensioned off prematurely. To accomplish this the labor…

During the academic year 1970-71 a major organization change effort was undertaken in a community college in the New York State system. This change effort represents a unique combination of three organization development techniques-survey feedback, diagnostic workshops, and systematic problem solving. Survey feedback was aimed at total…

This 1-day colloquium, attended by 23 participants representing societies, government agencies, colleges and universities, and other training programs, was conducted for the purpose of reporting on and discussing the curriculums developed at the University of Cincinnati for training nuclear medical technologists. Pilot programs at both the…

Descriptions are included to illustrate the workshop objectives, participants, agenda, and sessions. The five sessions were concerned with the following aspects: (1) "Why Public Understanding of Science at All?" (2) "What Publics Should Understand What Science, for What Reasons?" (3) "The Experiences (including problems) of Science Communicators;"…

This article is one of a series presented at workshops focusing on the development of social work curriculum relevant to the minority community and minority group experiences. Briefly commenting upon the nature of the changing times, the author notes the two major social problems of racism and poverty, emphasizing the importance of the need for…

The Washington Metropolitan Area 1971 workshop was sponsored by Project VOICE for administrative and supervisory personnel from cooperating schools in the District of Columbia and adjacent Maryland and Virginia counties with volunteers in education programs. This report covers activities of the workshop including sessions of central administration…

A training program was held in November 1970 for selected Delaware supervisors, administrators, department chairmen, and State Department of Public Instruction personnel to instruct them in the skills needed to write performance objectives. Participants were expected to develop and field test sequences of their choice and to serve as resource…

A demonstration project was conducted to determine the programmatic, economic, and administrative advantages of a coordinated system of sheltered workshops strategically located in a metropolitan and suburban area which placed 51 (15 percent) out of 330 trainees. Thirty-eight were placed in either competitive or on-the-job training programs. Nine…

A script for a Small Business Administration Workshop for Prospective Small Business Owners is provided. It contains a content outline, suggested visuals, and a sample narrative. The importance of a smooth presentation of the script is emphasized. Each of the 14 presentations has the time allotted indicated. The presentations concern personal…

Thirty vocational education teachers and supervisors who taught disadvantaged and/or handicapped students attended a 3-week inservice institute designed to: (1) provide them with the expertise to better understand the various problems of the disadvantaged and handicapped, and (2) provide training and self-exploratory experiences. Institute…

In response to growing unemployment among professional personnel in the aerospace industry, a series of 175 workshops were conducted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 43 cities. Nearly 15,000 unemployed engineers and scientists attended the workshops and reviewed job counseling and placement services from…

A training program carried out by the Center for Early Education (CEE) to prepare or upgrade the performance of 20 day-care administrators in Los Angeles County is discussed as to the program, evaluation, and findings. The program, consisting of 2 three-week workshops and six interim seminars, was designed to achieve 12 goals relating to child…

Public librarians met at a workshop in Albury, Australia on September 19 and 20, 1970 to discuss areas in which they tend to undervalue their responsibility to the community. The following papers were presented, and appear in this volume: (1) Extension activities for children, (2) Youth, (3) The film society and the public library, (4) The…

An Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III project, the 1971-72 Oregon Small Schools Program (OSSP) objectives were (1) to increase member schools receptivity to new and better ideas in education; (2) to implement new programs and apply new techniques consistent with the Oregon Board of Education priority objectives and with the…