Discusses the efforts by many of the major student affairs professional associations to develop training and teaching methods that will prepare practitioners for the changing student populations on university campuses. Article summarizes the critical multicultural objectives from the most recent student affairs philosophy statements and applies…

Study examines the degree to which technology is being incorporated into graduate level student affairs preparation programs and how this mirrors the use of technology by student affairs practitioners. All student affairs preparation programs in the United States were invited to participate, along with senior student affairs officers. Reports…

Indicates the level of importance of different types of communication skills overall as well as across the organizational hierarchy. Discusses how businesses have reported a strong interest in team building, interviewing, and presentation skills, while the two organizations in this report emphasize building goodwill (morale and customer…

Six adult women with mental retardation were trained in sexual abuse prevention, and performance was assessed using four separate measures: pretest and posttests of knowledge, verbal report, role play, and naturalistic probes. All learned the skills but failed to exhibit them to criterion during the probes. (Author/CR)

Examines Simulated Group Counseling (SGC), a training model for graduate-level group workers. During a four-year period, 98 graduate students participated in 12 role-played SGC groups. SGC followed a model of group development and was highly consistent with expected changes in non-role-played groups. Discusses SGC advantages, especially related to…

To assess the needs of early intervention teams, 627 direct care providers were surveyed. Four domains of infant mental health were explored: attachment, behavior, stress/coping, and regulation/adaptation. Differences in comfort with those domains were found among the providers based on professional training as well as years of experience.…

Discusses results of a survey that investigated practices in the design, development, and application of training and education that incorporates interactive hypermedia-based job documents, especially Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals. Military, industry, and higher education practices in traditional, electronic, and virtual classrooms as…

Currently, there is no standardized level of training for school security officers. Recommends training that includes 40 hours of training before assuming a security assignment, plus an additional 40 hours each year of on-the-job training. Security people should be self-motivated. (MLF)

Shawnee Mission, Kansas, schools' technology plan includes a 4-person training staff and a $300,000 budget to make sure teachers will be ready to use high-tech tools in their classrooms. All teachers in the Harlingen, Texas, district are loaned a laptop computer for the duration of their employment with the district. (MLF)

Guilford County (North Carolina) Schools, a newly consolidated district, trained principals to become better evaluators of teachers' performance and develop individually tailored instructional improvement strategies. Project H.E.L.P. (Helping Evaluators Lift Performance) improved many teachers' effectiveness and trimmed 134 substandard performers…

The effectiveness of a person-centered later-life training program designed to teach 60 older adults with mental retardation about later-life planning issues and to increase their participation in choice-making was examined. Participants made more choice over time than did a control group and 87 percent met or partially met their goals. (Contains…

Human service education students who are interested in pursuing a career in rehabilitation need to be cognizant of the prominent theoretical models that guide rehabilitationalists. This paper consolidates and synthesizes the literature and provides a quick reference for students to investigate each model in more detail. (Contains 28 references.)…

Describes a learner-centered training model which draws from recent research on brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, and emotional intelligences. Emphasizes the importance of attending to trainees' emotional, physical, and social environments in addition to their cognitive environment. (EV)

Examines distance education issues for corporations and offers a measurement tool to assess corporate readiness for distance education. Topics include costs; competitive advantages; customized training; effectiveness; organizational support; instructional design; managerial support; and learner attitudes. (Author/LRW)

Home- and center-based child caregivers were randomly assigned to training and control groups. Caregivers who received training on inclusion attended group meetings and observed either live, or videotaped, on-site demonstrations. Caregivers who received training scored significantly higher on an observation scale and self-rating questionnaire than…