Discusses providing specialized technical writing courses for employees of government institutions and corporations. Includes suggestions for making contacts, developing and gathering materials, course plans and content, and presentation style. (HTH)

Describes an approach to leadership development which is particularly supportive of the needs of adolescents and reflective of a democratic style of leadership. It is an outgrowth of the High/Scope Summer Workshop for Teenagers, which helped young people acquire leadership skills through group membership and cooperation. (Author)

Describes how to plan a weekend foreign language workshop in terms of facilities, students, staff, and budget. Gives a possible schedule and suggests various activities and games. (EKN)

Describes efforts by the government and educational institutions in India to explore and apply future studies and to raise the futures-consciousness of decision-makers and the general public. Research programs, training programs, workshops, and cooperative international agreements are examined. (AM)

The School of Education at San Francisco State University developed a model program of faculty development. The primary focus of the faculty development plan incorporated development activities that would be initiated within individual departments. A secondary focus of the program is centered around the entire school. (JN)

Among the numerous problems faced by substitute teachers are: (1) lack of adequate lesson plans left by the regular teacher; (2) lack of adequate preparation for substitute teaching by schools of education; and (3) low expectations as to what a substitute teacher will be able to teach. Solutions to these problems are discussed. (JN)

Self-referred college students registered for test-anxiety desensitization workshops. No difference was found in initial student participation based on assignment to groups led by same-sex or opposite-sex counselors. Continued student participation in the workshops was greater where the leader and student were the same sex. (Author)

Provides some "dos" and "don'ts" for school administrators contemplating holding inservice programs on using microcomputers in the classroom. Suggestions concern ordering hardware, selecting software, scheduling sessions, grouping participants, and designing the course. (Author/JM)

Indicates that a program for parents of preschool children that emphasized the teaching of language and cognitive skills to children was successful in improving the school readiness scores of those children. (FL)

Reviews problems of the elderly consumer and describes efforts to provide consumer education to rural elderly individuals through two series of one-day workshops. Evaluations indicated that consumer education can be effectively provided to rural elderly with a high degree of perceived usefulness and sharing of information. (Author/JAC)

Studied frequency of alcohol usage in university disciplinary cases. Listed offenses in which alcohol consumption may have been a factor and reviewed individual student discipline records. Results indicated that a high percentage of total student offenses were alcohol-related. Describes an alcohol awareness workshop. (RC)

Describes a parent-education model to help parents and adolescents communicate more effectively during high school years. Format and counseling strategies of the five-week workshop are explained. Goals include improving communication and problem-solving skills and sharing parenting issues. (JAC)

Discusses professional growth contracting as a means of encouraging staff to define their own professional development needs. Describes how professional growth contracting is being used by the student affairs staff at a Maine university. (Author)

Describes the opportunities available in summer workshops and graduate programs for music teachers. The impact of the workshops and programs on improving teacher effectiveness is evaluated. Criteria are included for evaluating program offerings for their usefulness to teachers. The author offers suggestions to workshop planners to improve the…

Discusses a series of two- to five-day technical updating workshops for technical education teachers on the Iowa State University campus which stress hands-on, participatory training using industry software and hardware, industry training materials and curriculum, and industry visuals. (CT)