A discussion of on-the-job training by insurance companies. (BP)

It's called Multimedia Instruction for Law Enforcement (MILE), and the Los Angeles Police Department is using it to train recruits more effectively and in less time than traditional classroom instruction. (Author)

The research reported here was initiated and designed to assess the impact of various schedules of incentive delivery (schedules of reinforcement) on performance and attitudes in an Air Force-related setting. Civilian subjects matching the characteristics of Air Force trainees were hired to work for four weeks, one week under each of four…

Following a discussion of the history of the apprenticeship system, the present system and its drawbacks are described. The future of the apprenticeship system in relation to technological, social, and industrial changes is discussed. The type of training that industry must provide in the next 30 years is described. (DB)

Describes differences among training, development, and education as seen by managers. Addresses questions of equity and workplace trends. (CH)

Each year thousands of people who may not have had training in education serve as volunteer teachers. This article addresses the question of whether training volunteer teachers can be facilitated by creating partnerships. Options are discussed in terms of team teaching and mentor teaching partnerships for trainees. (Author/MT)

Summarizes the author's comments at the Training, Industry, Education (T.I.E.) Conference held in Chicago in 1985. The comments cover such areas as relationships among industry, training, and education goals in a correctional setting; planning and implementation of the T.I.E. model; and staff training for the model. (CH)

The functions of The President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped are described. Suggestions of ways in which special libraries can help to further the Committee's efforts are explained. (Author)

Over 180 secretaries participated in a two-day training program at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, under sponsorship of New York State Extension Service Agents. (DS)

Accredited library schools should operate self-contained academic libraries as experimental laboratories and learning environments where library school students can put classroom theories into actual employment prior to graduation. Dependence upon parent campus libraries to acquire, organize and circulate library school books and serials should be…

A discussion of the need to utilize a training approach based on job performance requirements and criterion tests." (Author/AK)