Of 35 family physicians who agreed to treat five depressed patients from their practice in return for training, supervision, and materials, only two completed therapy on one patient couple. Reasons for the program failure are analyzed with the conclusion that volunteer expansion of family psychosocial care is premature. (JT)

Discusses the possibility of compulsory legal education, examining recent experience of the accounting profession with mandatory continuing education, and presenting results of a survey of 400 lawyers which indicated no consensus on the subject. (JT)

This manual is intended for those who must conduct educational radio broadcasting training courses in Asia-Pacific countries without the resources of experienced personnel, as well as for individuals to use in self-learning situations. The selection of material has been influenced by the need to use broadcasting resources effectively in programs…

Needs assessment, program design, and evaluation are presented in a series of 12 papers for trainers, educators, and practitioners interested in training for human service practice. Needs assessment is discussed in terms of direct interpersonal approaches; indirect interpersonal approaches; and social indicator approaches. Weaknesses of needs…

This document is the student manual for a self-study course on managerial principles as they relate to the water or wastewater treatment field. Each of the seven lessons is concerned with a segment of the management process and corresponds to reading material in the accompanying text. An objective and subjective test portion is included in each…

Inservice programs for teachers and other educational personnel can increase the effectiveness of urban schools by upgrading the quality of school programs for children. Although social forces are partly responsible for the problems confronting urban schools, it is necessary to use existing knowledge to improve education under present conditions.…

This study investigated the availability of professional development opportunities for water quality control personnel in the midwest. The major objective of the study was to establish a listing of educational opportunities for the professional development of water quality control personnel and to compare these with the opportunities technicians…

A study was conducted to address whether in-service teacher utilization training leads to better use of educational television by teachers and whether teacher-led activities supporting telelessons impact on student learning. Past studies show conflicting results and suggest inadequate teacher preparation as a cause. Four television programs on…

A 200 ITEM VISITING TEACHER (VT) QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED TO GAIN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE STATUS, EMPHASES, AND PRACTICES OF THE MICHIGAN VISITING TEACHER PROGRAM. THE QUESTIONNAIRE DIVISIONS WERE--(1) BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VT PROGRAM IN WHICH TEACHERS WERE ENGAGED, (2) THE NATURE OF VT SERVICE IN THREE…

This paper reports the personal experiences of a Fulbright scholar working in the Egyptian government's Cairo broadcast facility, offering an inside understanding of some of the broadcasting procedures used by Egyptian mass media. Besides descriptions of the broadcasting procedures at Cairo Radio, the paper contains notes on announcers' training…

This description of a proposed one-week institute to educate school media center directors in management techniques covers (1) goals and objectives of the institute, (2) results and benefits of the program, (3) selection of participants, (4) institute and project schedules, (5) facilities and resources, (6) evaluation plans, (7) staff, (8)…