This Project for Systems of Individualized Instruction is intended to develop a teacher and administrator inservice program to facilitate role changes necessary for teachers in transition from group-paced to individualized instruction. Other objectives include the development of a parent information and orientation program, and the development of…

This document gives the rationale for the content and method of five teacher and teacher-aide training workshops. Results of a questionnaire confirmed the need for improvement in in-service training in the entire Appalachian area and also indicated the kinds of changes needed. Deficiencies in content were identified as: 1) application of…

The first workshop on the topic of government publications held in Arizona is recorded in these proceedings. The following items were discussed: (1) The Role of the Commerce Department in Government Document Collections, (2) ALA Conference and SRRT on Government Documents, (3) Promotion and Publicity of Documents, (4) Cooperation between…

This guide offers suggestions for several types of conferences, and is aimed at meeting the needs and interests of different audiences. The report stresses the importance of planning, organizing, and evaluating; it discusses program planning, physical arrangements, speakers, audience involvement, promotion, evaluation, and reporting the results.…

Social change in the 1960's has created a new climate for literary expression in the coming years. In order to emphasize the change in reading taste, and the corresponding change in writing fiction, the Oregon State Library sponsored a workshop dealing with book selection in this new era. Many communities in Oregon are conservative in their…

This guide was designed for the personal and professional development of staff trainers and manpower administrators in state and local SRS-related agencies. It is composed of three major parts: Part One - Concepts for Adult Learning - introduces basic ideas central to the andragogical process of education. Part Two - Designs and Processes for…

OBJECTIVES: To develop workshops which would assist localities in initiating, expanding, or improving their educational volunteer program. DURATION: A 3-day workshop, May 6-8, 1972. AUDIENCE: Educational Volunteers from various western states. CURRICULUM: The main topic concerned volunteers in education while sub-topics included a study of the…

OBJECTIVES: To develop workshops which would assist localities in initiating, expanding, or improving their educational volunteer program. DURATION: A 3-day workshop from April 15-19, 1971. AUDIENCE: Educational Volunteers. CURRICULUM: The main topic concerned volunteers in education, education as a function of the total community, voluntary…

Transcripts of speeches as well as the Outline of How to Plan a Workshop are included in this proceedings report. It contains the texts of individual presentations by Bay Area Reference Center staff covering the following topics: The Workshop Planners, Assessing Needs, Preparing Workshop Objectives, Defining the Audience, The Time, The Place, The…

This meeting was designed to serve as an up-to-date learning resource for those involved in library education and as a centralized medium for the demonstration of projects and activities. Included in the report are discussions on (1) Principles of Adult Education Programming, (2) Needs Assessment Techniques, (3) Designing Education Plans for…

Thousands of parents, teachers, and civic and religious leaders are beginning to participate in a variety of action-oriented workshops to investigate TV and its messages and to learn practical strategies for helping parents and their children become more critical TV viewers. The article describes some of these workshops. (Author/RK)

This workshop was for participants who were interested in developing a numerical methods course. The contents of a numerical methods text were covered, with special emphasis on nonlinear least squares analysis, and the Runge-Kutta method of integrating systems of first-order differential equations. (BB)

This study measured the effectiveness of a behavior modification training program with parents of hard-core delinquents. Ten parents of hard-core delinquents were assigned to an experimental group, and ten to a control group. The comparison between the pre- and post-testing showed statistically significant differences for the experimental group.…

The effects of two psychosocial treatments, Reality Orientation and Sheltered Workshops, were evaluated against an assessment-only control. Program effects were assessed before and after treatment using three variables: the Life Satisfaction Index-A, nurses' ratings, and behavior observations. Sheltered Workshops may be more beneficial for this…

A panel made up of a school superintendent, a school board member, a news editor, and a foundation president discussed with workshop participants the impact and results of enrollment decline on one large urban area. (Author/MLF)