Two hundred selected teacher consultants, school psychologists, and supervisors and directors of special education and pupil personnel were trained in the effective utilization and application of reinforcement theory and directive and/or diagnostic teaching techniques with handicapped children. A state plan for utilizing limited sources to effect…

Describes the South Dakota Rural Special Education Personnel Model which emphasizes retraining rural special educators as special education generalists. The project attacks three major impediments to personnel recruitment/retention, i.e., lack of community resources, inappropriate preservice preparation, and poor relationship with administrators…

Medium- and long-term strategies for allocating resources to avoid any reduction in quality and quantity of education and still meet financial criteria are discussed. Recommendations include: maximizing use of existing staff through reassignment within or between institutions, retraining, and staff development; and controlled appointments through…

The authors share their experience in developing refresher/reentry programs for experienced nurses returning to the work setting. They examine the personal needs and motivations of the nurse, factors that affect the teaching/ learning process, and programmatic considerations providing nurse educators with a basis to develop and evaluate reentry…

Describes a six-week summer program designed to "convert" English and language arts teachers and other primary school teachers into teachers of English as a second language. (RL)

Beset by institutional cost pressures, and by a thriving market for computer-related talent, institutions are finding special challenges to the productivity of their computer services. The circumstances and problems of personnel turnover are outlined. Some practical responses available to institutional administrations are illustrated.

Reports on the reexamination of the National Science Foundations' data on the study of scientifically trained women in the U.S., published in 1977. Factors that influence success in NSF's retraining programs are analyzed as well as the distribution of jobs in industry for men and women. (SA)

Discusses the socioeconomic effects of plant closings, focusing on the problems faced by dislocated workers who lack the financial resources to complete a retraining program. Describes the Eastern Iowa Community College District's efforts to train and counsel dislocated workers through its Caterpillar Worker Assistance Center. (DMM)

Two trade union organizations in New York City have begun a workplace literacy program in response to the needs of adult workers, especially immigrants, for literacy, job skills upgrading, and problem-solving skills. Four case studies tailored to specific needs and workplace settings illustrate the shift in focus from worker literacy to workplace…

Describes Project RESOURCES (Retired Employee Skills Outreach Using Retirees in Continuing Employment Situations), Middlesex County College's (New Jersey) program to help people over 55 find employment. Notes project activities such as job fairs, discussion groups, information dissemination, workshops, recruitment, a job bank, and training…

A survey of 1,151 working students in Washington community colleges identified such enrollment barriers as scheduling difficulties and finances. Students were most satisfied with quality of instruction, equipment, and training relevance, least satisfied with financial aid, job information, and course availability. (SK)

Points out that, to keep the work force up to date, business, industry, and labor groups are inviting adult basic educators to design and implement retraining programs at the worksite. Provides suggestion for designing custom-made basic skills instruction using work-related materials. (JOW)

Although optimism is generally regarded as a positive dispositional characteristic, unmitigated optimism can be problematic. The adaptiveness of overly optimistic expectations in novel or unfamiliar settings is questionable because individuals have little relevant experience on which to base such expectations. In this four-phase longitudinal…

In February 1993, a General Accounting Office (GAO) representative testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee regarding implementation of the Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), which requires that certain employers give their workers and state/local governments 60 days' notice of impending plant closures or layoffs. The…