Reviews organizational development as a management system, stating that a content-oriented or task-requirements approach may be an appropriate intervention to help managers learn process training. Suggests a career development or management system study by a consultant for organizational development training. (MF)

Reports highlights of the American Society for Training and Development's (ASTD) professional development study to develop a model of professional roles and competencies for ASTD members. Members' ratings of trainer activities were used to construct role models for professional trainers. (M F)

Examines perspectives and strategies of formally established degree programs in public administration and concludes that the future of education for the public service is presently in doubt. Presents an historical overview of public administration and discusses myth, theory, and practice in public administration education. (Author/DB)

Presents a case study describing a program design model and implementation of a conference to facilitate the personal and professional growth of training and development professionals who have been working in the field for at least five years. (EM)

Using a competency-based approach, the authors propose that schools prepare students for practice, after which agencies accredited by the profession would teach the student to practice, with final certification of competence in practice resting with a public-based licensure board. (Author/LBH)

Focuses on a definition of culture, its impact on communication, specifically in relation to medical, legal and social service professions, and recommendations with regard to training which is directed toward the development of objective cultural perceptions. (Author/RK)

A discussion of some present and potential problems located at the intersection of language education and the employability of translators. A set of three issues is discussed: the selling of translation, the interaction between education and industry, and acquaintance with modern tools of communication. (AMH)

Summarizes results of the 1985 survey of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs. The survey requested information about five major areas: admissions and financial assistance, practice and internships, job placements, program faculty and administration, and issues affecting training. (Author/ABB)

In building an emergency management library collection within a training institution, technical data become secondary to identifying common goals, methods, and systems found at the federal, state, and local levels for responding to and planning for disasters and crises. These goals help identify emergency management skills public officials should…

Describes the writing problems of "real world" professional users of word processing, which include editing instead of revising and rethinking, a reluctance to rewrite, and word-inflation. Suggests strategies for working with students to avoid these problems, focusing on functional writing used by professionals in various fields. (MM)

A consumer-oriented program evaluation of a master's level clinical psychology training program is reported. A goal attainment model of evaluation was employed, requiring specification of program goals, development of goal-related objectives and hypotheses, and formulation of recommendations for program modification based on results achieved.…

The 1983 Survey of Resident Physicians conducted by the American Medical Association was used to seek quantitative evidence of the nature and extent of problems incurred by residents in their training. Characteristics of dissatisfied residents were identified, and the effects of specific features of residencies on resident dissatisfaction were…

The article discusses conditions in rural school settings which may create or exacerbate problems of burnout among rural school pyschologists. Specifically, problems concerning role and function, professional support, visibility, and preservice training are related to rural practice. Also, suggestions for coping with stress and burnout in rural…

An overview to a session at the Fifth International Congress on Mathematical Education is given. Papers on research by Cooney, curriculum development by Goffree, reform in mathematics education by Stephens, and a summary by Nickson are included. (MNS)

Describes the nature of the university and the place of professional training within it. Sees Schools of Education failing to link research knowledge and professional practice. Suggests ways of promoting and developing research activities at schools of education. (DMM)