This paper provides a brief review of the workshop held by the Human Resources Research Organization in March 1974 to acquaint mental health consultants with the procedures and instruments that have been developed to aid them in planning indirect services with schools. Among the specific objectives were: To disseminate information about the…

A one-day workshop on drug education program development combined didactic features with innovative group techniques to generate a practical list of needs, resources and possible programs for use in public schools. Participants discovered that by using inservice training and paraprofessional personnel, many of the needs of their schools might be…

Offers a framework used in two workshops of elementary and secondary school teachers for looking at classroom practices in non-English subjects that assisted in life-long language learning. (RL)

Reports on a study to determine if teachers who attended a science workshop and then served as "model" teachers by having preservice teachers observe and teach in their classrooms would have more positive attitudes toward teaching science than those who did not. (Author/GA)

Six clinical programs (N=55) and one controlled, experimental program (N=25) were carried out in which parents of hyperkinetic children (ages 3-18 years) were trained in ten-week workshops to alleviate behavior problems by means of behavior modification and child management practices. Journal availability: C.V. Mosby Company, 11830 Westline…

Describes a staff development model currently being used in an elementary school. It is an active approach that looks at professional growth as critical to effective instruction. It views the teacher as a learner in his or her own right and believes that the systematic improvement of instruction is a school wide concern. (Author/RK)

In the context of mainstreaming handicapped students into the vocational classroom, the author presents legislative information for vocational educators and discusses current skills. He concludes by describing a workshop designed to meet the needs of these teachers. (BM)

Authors share their experiences in training Oklahoma Teletype Interlibrary System/ Oklahoma Information Line (OTIS/OIL) personnel in the techniques of "profiling" searches during a one day workshop. Components of the workshop described are straight lecturing, interactive lecturing, role playing, and problem solving. (JPF)

A study was conducted to document the effectiveness of a workshop on competency based instructional formats which was given at an annual international conference of special education personnel. (SB H)

At Montclair State College, New Jersey, the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children is designing a curriculum in philosophy for children from grades K-12, as well as conducting experimental research to show that the study of philosophy can make a qualitative difference in children's reasoning, reading comprehension and…

Although intergenerational workshops are defined in terms of younger and older women, in many ways the workshops have shown that age is not a significant factor. The participants are actually brought together by the mutual needs, problems, aspirations, and goals that they share as students and as women. (Author)

Describes a workshop for women designed to equip themselves for future roles by discussing topics such as assertiveness training, values clarification, decision-making, improvement of communication and interpersonal relationships, role models, futures planning, leadership training, and men-women relationships. (Author/HLM)

Explores three questions that can serve to guide teacher education programs: (1) What should the teacher be able to do? (2) What experiences will help the teacher learn the information necessary to be successful? and (3) How should the experiences be organized? (Author)

A seminar for high school teachers in Argentina presented the socio-affective method for teaching international relations. The method involves an experience-centered curriculum based on the hypothesis that a better understanding of oneself gained through experience promotes better understanding of other peoples and countries. (Author/AV)