A project, the Educators Information Technology System (EDITS), was designed to instruct teachers in data processing, broaden the knowledge of educators concerning the impact and utilization possibilities of computers, and allow teachers to develop techniques for using computer information technology in the classroom and in administration.…

An institute of higher learning is training people in skills that will make them more employable. (CK)

The Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) program is one element of the NSF-sponsored Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Its primary goal is to build a community of engineering education scholars who can think and work across disciplines with an ultimate aim of improving the engineering student…

Second language teacher education community has become increasingly interested in the pedagogical knowledge base of teachers as a window into practitioners' mental lives. The present study was conducted to document likely differences between the pedagogic thoughts of experienced and less experienced teachers. Eight teachers participated in the…

A three-week summer institute was held to provide basic knowledge and skills in the art of teaching for new health occupations teachers involved in training paraprofessionals in the health field. Twenty trainees participated in institute activities designed to prepare them to: select appropriate types and depth of learning experiences (especially…

The Anthropometric Training Project was aimed at providing a training program for select students to develop research competency in an area relating body type, composition, anthropometric assessment, and physical performance measures. The program involves interdisciplinary cooperation in training through seminars, laboratory practice, and…

Presented here is a detailed summation of the evaluation of 17 Vocational Guidance Institutes initiated, promoted, and supported by Plans for Progress. The data used for evaluation included an analysis of proposals and other pre-institute material, survey data from trainers and participants in the institute, and material resulting from on-site…

There is no "perfect" organizational pattern for an acquisition department nor for its place in the library's technical services. Whatever the areas of responsibilities assigned to the acquisition department, its organization should provide for these basic conditions and relationships: (1) distinct subunits with well-defined assignments of…

Specific evaluative research training was provided for 47 public school personnel based on school-systemwide problems identified by trainees. Objectives were to provide research understanding, transfer of that understanding to an ongoing project, and development of ability to communicate research results. Individual and group instruction was given…

The introduction to this special, double issue contains the program schedule and introductory remarks of the Director of the Institute on Cable Television for Librarians held September 17-20, 1972 in Philadelphia. (Other conference materials are LI 503071 through 502084.) (SJ)

A report on an American Library Association pre-conference institute on collective bargaining. (Author)

A description of how the NAEB, through seminars, is attempting to improve...the professional development of educational broadcasters." (Editor)

How to make your workshops and meetings more relevant to the specific interests of participants. (Editor)