A two-year behavior-modeling training program focusing on attention processes, retention processes, motor reproduction, and motivation processes was implemented to increase the accuracy of free throw shooting for a varsity intercollegiate women's basketball team. The training included specific learning keys, progressive relaxation, mental…

Intended as a resource for people interested in intiating or promoting networking and collaboration, this manual evolved from a federally funded training project of the Community Education Resource Center (CERC) at the University of Massachusetts. While the theories and activities described are designed to aid in the building of networks in the…

Urges the redirection of the counselor's role in the school to one of resource consultant and trainer. Sees the return of the teacher-counselor as a way of reaching more students with counseling services. Implies that the school counselor will function as a counselor educator in the future. (PC)

The authors propose that counselor educators add new dimensions to the current counselor training model so that counselors may become dynamic facilitators within the school. The multiple demands on counselors and the confused expectations of their positions make it necessary for them to redefine their role. (Author/PC)

Many university counseling centers are employing paraprofessionals. The article discusses the issues of termination of training, staff resistance to paraprofessionals, and placement of responsibility for paraprofessional services and suggests ways for coping with these problems. (Author)

Students and faculty were given a Delphi survey to determine learning objectives for the training of master's level student personnel professionals. Eighteen process objectives and 21 learning objectives were identified and ranked. Data was used to evaluate, improve, and innovate the content and procedures for student personnel training. (Author)

Results of a survey of 50 organizations having a progressive attitude toward training indicated that a number of organizations had "career development" programs which included skill training as well as the perspective and knowledge needed to progress on the career ladder. (SC)

Discusses the implications of staff needs, staff motivation, teaching skills, and teaching roles for the setting of staff development objectives. (JT)

Pharmacological education is presented as a continuous undertaking of preclinical students, clerks, and physicians and surgeons in training and practice. Goals are listed for the preclinical, clerkship, and residency stages of training, and the various actions which candidates should actually perform at each stage are defined. (Editor/JT)

This document presents the scientific diving training course organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) for the Program for Environmental Studies, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA). This course of six weeks duration aims to produce a person who is capable of carrying out scientific diving tasks in the…

Methods and materials for training parents to become involved in the development of an individualized educational program (IEP) for their handicapped children are presented. An introductory section details the goals and objectives of the program, describes parent involvement, and discusses the use of the training guide. Six training units explore…

IF LANGUAGE CAN BE CONSIDERED AS ONE FORM AMONG SEVERAL BY MEANS OF WHICH MEANING CAN BE CONCEIVED AND TRANSFERRED, THEN IT FOLLOWS THAT LANGUAGE TEACHING SHOULD LEAD ABOVE ALL TO THE FACILE TRANSFER OF MEANING. ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CONCEPT WILL INFLUENCE THE CHOICE OF METHODS AND MATERIALS BEST SUITED TO YIELD THIS RESULT. THE TEACHER'S PURPOSE IS…

The problems of alcohol as it affects highway safety is the subject of this manual which was prepared for a three-day training workshop. This planning guide contains a course outline as well as administrative guidance for the initiation and conduct of a management training program. The five major parts of the document are as follow: (1) summary of…

The curriculum of the Labor Relations Training Center is designed to: (1) orient top executives to the latest trends in public sector labor-management relations; (2) increase knowledge and understanding among all Federal, state, and local executives, managers and supervisors about the requirements and processes of collective bargaining; and (3)…

Much of the controversy over training in diagnostic testing between internship training centers and universities results from the implicit producer-consumer relationship which exists between them. A collaborative relationship is proposed as an alternative, in which the training activities of universities and internship centers are seen as…