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Jacobs, Ronald L. – 1987
This monograph proposes and describes a systems-based field of study for the training and development (T&D) profession: human performance technology. The first section describes what is meant by a field of study and professional practice and then provides a rationale for the proposal. Section 2 explores training and development in the context…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Human Factors Engineering, Job Performance, Labor Force Development
Valle, Victor M. – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical and experiential background for a better approach to the question "What are the learning needs in management training for personnel working at the management level within ministries of education?" The paper reviews the literature on management training for personnel working in…
Descriptors: Administration, Definitions, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Kaplan, Melissa G.; And Others – 1981
A Title XX funded statewide training program offering 20 hours of instruction for 1,662 licensed center and home child care providers who served Title XX eligible children in Michigan was evaluated at the end of its first year of operation. The first three chapters of this evaluation report discuss (1) the history, philosophy, and goals of the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Enrollment
Copa, George H. – 1982
The question "How should one decide which jobs are related to a training program?" must be answered directly and consistently before specialized training can be planned or evaluated. A conceptual framework is needed to provide a useful structure for thinking about the concept of training-related jobs, and certain issues must be resolved…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Planning, Job Placement, Job Training
Dickerson, Martha Ufford; Thurman, Eunice M. – 1981
This student's manual, designed to enhance the skills of inservice and preservice caregivers and professionals who work with the aging and aged developmentally disabled person, is to be used by participants in a program of 10 training sessions entitled "The Aging and Aged Developmentally Disabled." This workbook provides student…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Community Resources, Course Descriptions
Garris, Donald L.; Nivens, Maryruth K. – 1978
This paper presents a training model for the acquisition of helping skills, which stresses that participants be themselves and develop a personal facilitative style of helping. The model, originally designed for a master's- level counseling pre-practicum, utilizes a continuous flow of feedback among participants, their peers and instructors. The…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Experiential Learning, Feedback, Helping Relationship
Swan, Frank – 1976
This plan, designed for implementation in the Jackson and Josephine County library systems in Oregon, describes a cooperative method of staff development. The first section includes a brief discussion of the historical background to the training program, the service populations and staffing for the two counties, the continuing education resources…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, County Libraries, Glossaries, Inservice Education
Micciche, Pauline F. – 1978
Library staff training methods and training manual construction should be part of the overall implementation plan for an online processing system. An effective training program to introduce staff to the new system and increase confidence in it would aid in efficient implementation. A manual consisting of a detailed outline of the training plan and…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Guides, Inservice Education, Library Automation
Stulac, Josef F., II; Olive, John – 1979
The final report on the third year of a 5 year program to investigate performance based certification procedures for special education teachers and to assess teacher competency is presented. Nineteen competency areas were identified and modules to train teachers in each of the competencies were developed. A study of 56 special education teachers…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Certification, Competency Based Teacher Education, Disabilities
Mezoff, Bob – 1979
The influence of participant cognitive style (Field-Dependence-Independence) on human relations training outcomes was investigated. The relationships among dogmatism, androgyny, participant age, and highest educational level attained, i.e., the independent variables, were also examined for possible correlations with various outcome measures. None…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Correlation, Employees, Goal Orientation
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1979
This comprehensive training program, Together We Can, involves a cooperative effort to reduce sex-role stereotyping and to expand options in education, work, and life styles for females and males. This packet consists of facilitator and participant manuals for use with school administrators. The training kit is designed to raise awareness of the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Change Strategies, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education
LOUBERT, J. DANIEL – 1967
MANY AMERICANS EMPLOYED OVERSEAS, ESPECIALLY NAVY AND MARINE PERSONNEL, NEED KNOWLEDGE OF THE CULTURES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. THERE IS CRITICISM OF TRADITIONAL WAYS OF SELECTING PERSONS AND TRAINING THEM. A NUMBER OF NEW TECHNIQUES, BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING IN SIMULATION OF FOREIGN SOCIETIES, SEEM TO PROVIDE FOR OVERCOMING INTERNALIZATION…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Culture Conflict, Educational Needs
GRACE, GLORIA L.; HOFLAND, N.A. – 1967
IN ADDITION TO TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION SKILLS ARE REQUIRED BY AMERICANS FOR SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS MISSIONS. SINCE CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES, A PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAM IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP NECESSARY SKILLS AND ATTITUDES. TRAINING MATERIAL PACKAGES, NOTABLY THE SELF-CONTAINED…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
KELLEY, MARJORIE L. – 1967
INITIAL WORK OF THE FAR WEST LABORATORY FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FOCUSED UPON INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-CONTAINED INSERVICE COURSES UTILIZING MICROTEACHING. EACH OF THESE COURSES, CALLED MINICOURSES, WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD A PARTICULAR TEACHING SKILL OR TECHNIQUE--FOR EXAMPLE, THE BASIC SKILLS…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement
Nassif, Paula M. – 1977
This paper presents a model for conducting educational job analysis and the field test of that model on ten teaching fields. This model was tested for its ability to job analyze a teaching field's content knowledge according to federal employment guidelines. Differences between teaching and other job fields meant that actual time spent on a skill…
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Job Analysis
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