The first two years of the authors' research study into models of professional development (PD) of a longer duration than workshops or conferences and the impact of those types of PD activities on teaching practice were reported in Boyle et al. (2004, 2005). The research team has now completed the third year of the research and this report updates…

To better facilitate students' learning how to write with authority, instructors need to look more carefully at what it is they do when they teach composition courses. They must look critically at what they accept as "natural" or "true" about good writing practices. A training session for the graders of the Freshmen Placement…

Training is often difficult to acquire for family day care providers because most training initiatives are workshops or seminars, which require a specific time frame and which are frequently scattered and lack continuity. A practicum project developed and implemented one unit, or module, of a 13-module self-instructional training program using an…

Self-care in toileting is one of the areas that persons with autism frequently have difficulty managing and are often confused by training. In developing a toilet training plan, critical factors include teaching the skill where it will be used, considering modesty concerns, communicating clear expectations, ruling out medical problems, and…

This report analyzes the employee training program at the Outdoor Program Centre (OPC) of the University of Calgary and offers recommendations that may be of benefit to other outdoor recreation centers. The OPC offers products and services such as facility access, equipment rentals, instructional and recreational programs, and repair services for…

The relatively new discipline of information science has its origins in the West, while the ancient martial arts have their origins in the East. Despite these differences in age and hemisphere, the two disciplines can be shown to possess many conceptual as well as technical similarities which have evolved quite independently of each other. This…

The purpose of this comprehensive bibliography (approximately 200 items) is to facilitate the clinician's role in assessing and planning intervention for speech production of hard-of-hearing and deaf individuals. This set of references is alphabetized by separate categories that include articles, books, chapters in books and monographs. Consulting…

The ASPA survey of chapter presidents, personnel people, and the opinions of professors of personnel subjects revealed a variety of attitudes towards these techniques. Technique users were in favor of them; professors tended to be conservative in their estimates. (BP)

A sequential training procedure combining operant and cumulative learning hierarchy principles was found effective in reducing the decrement in concept identification performance typically observed in older adults. (JMB)

The author offers practical advice on how to recognize and develop potential management talent. (BP)

Mager and Pipe's performance theory provides the framework for looking at the case study of a weave room supervisor. Applying this schematic, case study discussion becomes an effective training device in management development programs. (MW)

Defining the training needs of managers is a complex process. The trainer must consider the level of management and the norms, values and structural aspects of the organization which may significantly influence manager performance and have a working knowledge of several diagnostic techniques. (Author)

A description is given of an alternative to long-term mentor training. Under this orientation model, mentors are introduced to the mentoring task through a one-day formal training program in which the district makes clear what it expects of mentors, including a review of what has worked well in the past. Prospective mentors are encouraged to feel…

This document describes an instructional analysis technique believed to be an expedient and effective alternative to the Gagne-Briggs model because, among other reasons, it is easier to teach to novice trainers. The technique is in use in the U.S. Marine Corps. The document consists of the following: an overview of the different kinds of analysis…