Two experiments involving four mothers of seven autistic children (4 to 13 years old) were conducted to assess the generalized effects of several different parent/teacher training programs. (Author/SBH)

This article describes the training of the youthful staff of a health services center. (JD)

Leaders of lifelong learning programs convene at Harvard each June for two weeks of learning, reflection, self-renewal, networking, planning, and camaraderie. The Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education is described, along with its curriculum themes of adult as a developing and learning person, institutional management, and…

Staff of the Title VII Bilingual Education Training Institute for Administrators cite administrator support and involvement as critical in the success of bilingual programs. Methods for implementing appropriate administrator training programs include a rationale for training, selection of participants, planning (scheduling), content selection,…

The Scarsdale Teachers Institute is an inservice program for faculty run by teachers. This article describes the goverance, collaboration, content, and evaluation of a different type of school improvement. (DF)

Suggestions on how to examine educational programs in business and relate findings from such learning experiences to the school environment are presented in this article. (DF)

Career mapping can heighten one's sense of readiness for increased responsibility and suggest new possibilities for a professional career. The Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, cosponsored by Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), Mid-America and Bryn Mawr College, is described. (Author/MLW)

Described is a science education workshop for elementary school teachers to stimulate and reawaken curiosity in teachers, and to encourage hands-on science activities for their students. (EB)

Teaching modalities and in-service training activities showing promise of increasing student learning and teaching effectiveness were identified by 25 community/junior college instructors who participated in a six-week institute for training in Flanders Interaction Analysis and questioning strategies. The Delphi process, surveys, and campus…

In this report, information is provided about the Educational Services sector (sector 61), which comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. This instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. These establishments…

There is considerable difference of opinion among educators in regard to the wisdom of preparing rural teachers in academic institutions of secondary rank. Many fear that this may result in lower standard of academic work, while others insist that such teacher preparation will add dignity and a now sense of responsibility to the tasks of the…

By the simple technique of opening our minds a bit, we can come to judge African music from the African's point of view rather than from our own. (Author)

Presents comments on training courses that were administered through a multi-media instruction process. (RK)

Describes the formation, methodology, content, and evaluation of the Institute for Adult Education Processes and Procedures Applied to Program Planning. (GB)