Author reports on a Health-Education-Welfare Department labor relations training technique. (Editor/RK)

In the present study, members of two trainer groups did not form relationships which were both mutually therapeutic and confronting so frequently as did members of one trainer groups. (Author)

Author suggests methods for professionalizing training and development in industry. (RK)

Skillful instructors in combination with well-designed and appropriate training programs are critical links in improving employee performance and increasing organizational productivity. Training directors use a variety of strategies to prepare competent, confident, and resourceful instructors. The author presents the essential factors to be…

Results of surveys conducted with three groups involved in rural education (policy makers, practitioners, and trainers) are presented for school administration, pupil concerns, and community-school relations. Among problem areas identified are finance, low teaching quality, irrelevance of teaching and curriculum to rural conditions, and poor…

The Bryant School Pre-Vocational Program provides job training opportunities for moderately mentally retarded students. The key element is site trainers who coach students on the job until they are capable of working alone. The program also seeks to improve community awareness and acceptance of the mentally handicapped. (SK)

This program involves setting up training teams in state agencies of the region linking regional trainers at Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs with selected Department of Rehabilitative Services agency staff. It may solve the problem of reaching large audiences with sophisticated training levels. (Author)

Applying attribution theory principles to evaluation of educational programs, the effects of training for social service employees were evaluated by trainees, training instructors, and agency supervisors. Findings confirmed a concept of attribution theory: trainees and instructors tended to have similar responses, while agency supervisor responses…

Describes a rationale, instrument, and methodology to improve the practice of organization needs analysis. The approach involves the author's "career of the organization" exercise for the trainer's use in identifying organization problems and in conceptualizing the nature of needs-analysis problem solving relating to both individual and…

Reports results of a survey on what practicing communication specialists do as well as what they perceive to be important skills for future communication specialists. Respondents' job descriptions indicate two types of communication specialists: journalists and trainers. Implications for academic preparation for each are included. (JMF)

Presents a series of articles on training trainers. Sample articles include (1) course description and objectives for train the trainer activities and (2) questions trainers should consider in soliciting participant feedback. (CSS)

To build and maintain positive organizational relationships, author advises that trainers become company researchers . Suggests looking not only at how the organization works internally, but its place in the larger business community and its relationship with various regulatory agencies. Proposes analyzing management problems/needs and…

The definitions, concepts, and issues dividing training and education have become much more aligned within the last decade. There should be more interaction and exchange of research and materials between trainers, educators, and others involved in learning, who can all benefit from each other's experiences. (Author)

A training director talks about the soul-searching that resulted in his decision to resign from his job. The author tells how organizational differences in regard to human resource development practices frustrated his desire to continue his career planning programs for employees, as well as his own personal growth. (MF)

The European Community's EUROPROF project seeks to improve the skills of vocational education and training professionals through collaborative research across regions and countries. The Netherlands and Germany have begun cross-border collaboration. (SK)