One of five articles concerning trends in vocational education, this article focuses on career education in the middle school, clarifying the need for both general education teachers and career education specialists. The author suggests personnel development activities that can help to produce this mixture and lists the availability of products…

One of five articles concerning trends in vocational education, which describes a leadership development program that began as an (Education Professions Development Act) EPDA internship project in 1972 and has since become a permanent service offered by Indiana State University. (Editor/HD)

The results of a 1974-75 questionnaire survey of Local Education Authorities' (LEAs) training and staffing needs in England and Wales are briefly discussed. Tables show the current staffing in the 47 responding LEAs and the estimated staffing in all LEAs. Movement toward training of adult educators was discerned. (AJ)

This paper suggests a philosophy of supervision, recurring issues, and potential problems relevant to the supervisor of a candidate seeking admission to NAFL (National Alliance of Family Life). Since courses of this nature are rare, this paper seeks to outline major steps in supervision. (Author)

Describes an approach to cooperative efforts between a mental health center and a law enforcement agency. A series of programs were developed to provide human relations skills training to police officers. These cooperative training programs are designed to increase interpersonal sensitivity in dealing with citizens and fellow officers alike. (SJL)

This document contains three issues of the 2002 Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health newsletter. The newsletters disseminate information about the national and local initiatives for intervention and prevention of mental health problems. They also provide information on upcoming workshops and…

In this overview of preschool education in Germany the history of the kindergarten is tracked from 1802 to the present. Different types of pre-primary institutions (creches, kindergartens) are described; statistical data from December 2002 are presented. The article also deals with curriculum development and staff training. It presents the numbers…

As part of a program to increase the quality and availability of inclusive childcare and early childhood education in Maine, the University of Maine in Orono developed an instrument to assess inclusive child care programs. Eight of the 16 Child Development Services sites in Maine's early intervention system participated in developing and…

This paper discusses the use of paraprofessionals in the classroom. Section 1 examines the present situation, framing issues confronting the field with regard to training and utilization of paraprofessionals. It focuses on: distinctions in the roles and responsibilities of teachers and paraprofessionals; an analysis of duties performed by…

Interactive training approaches are used in industry and business for on-demand and compulsory training. However, use by counselor educators has been slow in developing this potential area of growth. Given current technologies, uses for interactive, easily created materials can become an important addition to the training of professional…

This report describes a systematic teacher training program at the University of Minnesota for graduate student instructors involving an integrated series of student evaluations, videotaped lecture observations and instructional seminars. This program when evaluated showed a significant and measurable impact on both student and instructor…

The authors explore four areas of practical difficulty for the medical educator undertaking the creation of his own videotaped teaching materials: (1) the mechanics of videotape production; (2) the subculture of the television production studio; (3) the reaction of health staff and patients to videotape production; and (4) the integration of…

Major goals of study of online systems as reference tools--DIALOG, OCLC, Research Libraries Information Network--in a university library were to evaluate effectiveness of each system as supplement to printed reference tools and public catalog; determine costs; and investigate effectiveness of brief training sessions for reference desk staff.…