In addition to the presidential address and the general session address (concerning barriers to communication and how they relate the physical education), the proceedings contain speeches in the areas of (1) research, (2) sport and leisure, and (3) professional preparation. Some of these include presentations on (1) contributions to thought on…

This document lists staff development components in the Cherry Creek Schools of metropolitan Denver. A brief overview stresses that the establishment of the office of the Director of Staff Development in the Cherry Creek Schools reflects a recognition of the need for more active participation of local school districts as well as all interested…

This paper attempts to assess the post masters training program given at Wayne State University Medical Library between 1967-1970. Probabilistic conclusions suggest certain educational activities be undertaken: (1) There is no justification to create a post masters program to teach basic library techniques and library schools must incorporate…

The rationale, planning and implementing of this research is discussed in terms of its three hypotheses: (1) that both self desensitization and in vivo desensitization would result in lower Fear Index and Anxiety Differential scores of counselor trainees just prior to communicating with a role playing client in a counseling room where they are…

"Elmath," a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course intended for in-service training of teachers of elementary school mathematics, has been translated into Spanish, together with accompanying handbook, achievement tests, and attitude scale. The English version has been used successfully by the Appalachia Regional Laboratory and by The…

This review analyzes current trends in the literature concerned with the training of school administrators. Emphasis is placed on the effectiveness of a variety of inservice training strategies, including workshops, simulations, seminars, and encounter groups. In university-based training programs, the trend is toward greater use of the humanities…

The first 80 pages of this report describe procedures used in assembling, cataloging, and annotating a large group of instructional materials used in educational research, development, and diffusion training programs. This section also compares the characteristics of the materials and outlines procedures used in improving four of them which were…

This paper examines common concerns and practices among professional schools and identifies contemporary trends and future directions for professional education. A review of similar studies is undertaken and a summary of the varieties of definitions of "profession" is given. Among the topics considered are professional goals and objectives; the…

Focusing on the Right to Read program in Arizona for the 1970s, sections in this pamphlet concern the national Right to Read effort, the history of Right to Read in Arizona, the reality of the reading crisis, specific activities comprising Arizona's program, the proposed plan of action, the twenty local education agencies identified as Arizona's…

This document summarizes the activities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) assistance program at Makerere University's Faculty of Agriculture. Under the terms of the agreement, West Virginia University provided the services of a senior agricultural educator to work with the faculty and develop a long-range program of…

This document outlines a model which helps identify needed skills in preparing campus mental health professionals. Changes are recommended in training characteristics for academic and continuing education programs in the hope of closing a growing gap between the delivery system's needs and the training perspective professionals are receiving. For…

The Basic Improvement Grant Program of the Allied Health Professions Education Improvement Act of 1966 was designed to offer financial stimulation and assistance at institutions with training programs for certain allied health occupations. Information was obtained on enrollments and faculty for the four-year period 1966-67 through 1969-70 and on…

The booklet is a reference for those interested in theatrical training programs in other nations. It presents details about the history and philosophy, courses, working conditions, financing, repertory, and so on, of sixteen professional theatre schools or academies in nine nations: England, France, Italy, Sweden, West Germany, East Germany,…

The entire question of how management skills and techniques are transferred is extremely complex. Even to identify relevant environmental, organizational, and personal variables takes many pages, and detailed explorations of even a few key interrelationships in any country takes much time and money to explore properly. A second general conclusion…

A suggested plan for improving the training of teachers for urban schools includes inservice and on-the-job activities, with both apprentice teachers and experienced teachers involved. The plan, extending a full year, would require cooperation between a university or teacher education institution and one or more cooperating school systems. Each…