Results showed that children in delayed recall remembered more about an episode if they had experienced additional similar episodes. With increasing experience, children tended to confuse details. Kindergarteners were better able to report a repeated event than a singular event in temporal sequence. (RH)

Guidelines are presented for staff developers in preparing the content and planning for delivery of presentations. The basic planning techniques that are described are based upon learning theory and regard for the audience. (JD)

The article describes the Family Support Institute in British Columbia which provides families of mentally handicapped persons with information (parent to parent contact, written articles, video and cassette tapes and a newsletter), workshops, and networking. (DB)

Describes a workshop for teaching library users how to manage reprint files which was developed at the University of Southern California Norris Medical Library. Software programs designed for this purpose are suggested, and a sidebar lists software features to consider. (eight references) (MES)

Current Canadian citizenship curricula can be expanded beyond instruction geared toward the citizenship hearing. A definition of the purpose and meaning of intercultural education precedes suggestions on how citizenship teachers can add an intercultural dimension to their curriculum planning. (Author/CB)

Compared pre-discharge psychoeducation workshops for relatives of psychiatric inpatients, conducted with and without patient present, to hospital-tour and no-contact control groups. Found no group differences in patient relapse or family involvement in treatment after discharge; nor did groups differ on questionnaire measures of relatives' illness…

Describes workshop developed at the Catholic University of America to help international students work temporarily in the United States through Practical Training employment, thus making their education more meaningful and providing them with work experience. Presents history and rationale of the program and discusses cultural issues that must be…

Describes the use of containers (formal structures, organizers, or frameworks into which a presenter can drop content) to save time when planning a presentation. To use containers, presenters must know the type of presentation outcome and allocated time, have information about the audience, and have information about various presentation…

Suggests that the interplay between illustrative objectivity and artistic impression is nearly the same, in essence, in the imagery of poetry and in the imagery of painting. Discusses the nature and function of imagery in poetry and visual art. Describes the dilemma of attempting to convince students to "show" rather than…

Authorized by Title X of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Community Relations Service (CRS) is a mediation service dealing with community racial disputes. CRS has spent much of the past three years working in Los Angeles and is now handling problem solving in multiracial, multicultural schools in Stockton, California. Workshop participants usually…

As part of two outdoor workshops (n=37 and 38) for Master of Business Administration students focused on team building, teams completed case studies. A control group completed case studies without the outdoor component. Results clearly indicated that outdoor education can accelerate team development and the evaluation method proved useful. (SK)

Describes a national program funded by the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to train rehabilitation specialists in the use of these prevention strategies in rehabilitation programs. Objectives include strengthening prevention knowledge and skills, encouraging coalition building, and broadening understanding of the effectiveness of…

Outlines topics for a five-day course for first-year yearbook advisors. Lists several ideas for end-of-the-year projects. (SR)

Describes how a university professor took ideas gained from a week-long "presentation skills" workshop taught in a Fortune 500 company and applied them to public speaking classes she taught. Notes in particular the creation of a supportive, risk-taking atmosphere; the use of speaker goal setting; and the utilization of a "self-and-other" model for…

This article is based on rationale that teacher self-esteem is crucial to learning environment and to development of self-esteem in children. Discusses teacher self-esteem and describes a workshop designed to enhance the self-esteem of elementary school teachers. Examples of activities in the counselor-run workshop are provided. (NB)