The Pittsburgh Adult Competency program is a literacy and vocational program based on six elements: (1) assessment, (2) flexible grouping, (3) a strong math and reading curriculum, (4) strategies for self-direction, (5) staff development, and (6) evaluation. Implementation of these elements facilitates measurable gains and personal growth.…

Discusses vocational home economics over the past 30 years: the expansion from serving only high school girls to serving all persons; the addition of family relationships, consumer education, nutritional knowledge, and home economics-related occupations to the curriculum; and the impact of taxonomies of educational objectives, behavioral…

Presents a prototype training program using role theory as a framework for understanding sexual harassment in the workplace. Describes four phases of the program for employees, supervisors, and managers. (CH)

Mentoring, as a method of career development, is examined. The effects of various career development options are explored, as well as formal versus informal mentoring programs. The roles mentors play (sponsor, teacher, devil's advocate, coach) are described. The Merrill Lynch mentoring program is presented, along with some guiding principles for…

This article surveys some of the major developments in continuing education among Protestant clergy since 1960. Examines a definition of continuing education, types of programs offered, program attendance data, reasons for attending, attitudes of clergy, and the Doctor of Ministry program. (CT)

The author poses the following questions and examines the answers: What are schools doing about teaching research at the undergraduate level? Do schools have required research courses or do they integrate information into existing nursing courses? What information are they teaching? (CT)

Deans of the colleges of business administration at 207 U.S. universities were surveyed to gather information on education programs that have been developed for executives by universities accredited by the AACSB (American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business) at the graduate level. (CT)

This article highlights some projects that are currently being undertaken by business-education partnerships at the local level. The authors also suggest some guidelines for both educators and business people as they start to explore the development of more partnerships in the future. (CT)

Describes a program in the Philippines that provides basic skills and skills upgrading courses for women in nontraditional occupations so that they can find employment and actively participate in the country's industrialization campaign. Program content, design, evaluation, and effectiveness are examined. (CT)

Describes a survey of journalism and mass communications programs indicating an increase in media ethics courses. (HTH)

Staff development is the key to middle school effectiveness, and this article lists characteristics of an effective staff development program, examples of activities and topics, and questions for program evaluation. (DCS)

This is the first part of a two-part article that examines the growing phenomenon of formal preretirement education efforts around the world designed to ease the transition to retirement life. Part I provides an overview of the movement. It discusses program sponsorship, sites, resources, timing, content, and structure. (CT)

Describes the objectives and content of global education programs, which engage students in the study of global realities that affect the web of interdependent relationships worldwide. The history of this movement, attempts at program development in the United States, and implications for U.S. schools are discussed. (MBR)

The authors propose three forms of interaction for computer-assisted interactive video: reactive, coactive, and proactive. The three relate to the degree of control that the user has over program content and structure within the capabilities of the technology. Each design is explained at length. (CT)

This article is concerned with short-term residential adult education conferences of four to five days duration--approximately the time normally allocated to large-scale national conferences. The author offers suggestions for enhancing the effectiveness of short-term residential conferences and touches on some of the theoretical concepts that…