Undergraduate paraprofessionals were trained to administer behavioral interventions to university counseling center clients through a cost-effective program that stressed skill acquisition and paraprofessional personal growth. (Author)

This article consists of a conceptual framework that classifies adult educators according to the roles they occupy and outcomes they seek. This heuristic device provides a framework for discussion on training. (Editor/CT)

Case studies of the training of adult educators are presented including programs in Thailand, Nepal, New Zealand, Brazil, Zambia, Philippines, Canada, and Europe. (CT)

The U.S. Navy's Strategic Weapon System training program has five principal components: needs assessment/task analysis (Personnel Performance Profile); instructional design (Training Path System); instructional development (Curricula); training implementation; and personnel and training evaluation. This training model illustrates how a program…

Describes components of self-reliance and discusses three methods that can be used effectively to make children more self-reliant: behavioral patterning, expectation, and modeling. (HOD)

Describes the structural aspects of trainers' careers, their development as trainers, their development of meta skills and the time period they spend in training; relates this to the career concepts individual trainers have and how this can influence and be influenced by the role the training function performs; and points out implications for…

Reviews options for training individuals to use microcomputers (courses and workshops, books/media packages, software producer documentation, and computer disk-based training) and discusses the evaluation of training packages, including instructional design and technical considerations. A selective list of companies that provide training is…

Describes prescription behavioral intervention projects to help two American Indian female paraprofessional trainee dorm attendants at a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school modify behavior of six female secondary students experiencing trouble during non-school hours. Demonstrates that given proper support systems, effective behavioral…

Compared the effect of a growth experience, systematic skills training, and a combination of the two on personality change in counselor trainees (N=89), measured by the Personal Orientation Index. Both the growth group and skills training experience had positive effects on personality but no significant correlation with counseling effectiveness.…

Self-help training is most effective when it involves assessing skills and deficits prior to training; developing training goals based upon consideration of the individual's ultimate level of functioning; preparing the training environment; implementing effective training programs; evaluating training effectiveness; and promoting maintenance and…

The author states that the real purpose for a training department's existence should be to help determine if training might be the best solution to a problem or a key contribution to an opportunity. How to cut training costs is explored. (CT)

Discusses seven strategies that program developers and trainers can use to produce more rapid acquisition, retention, and transfer of work skills, including: discover basic skills and concepts; analyze, define, and field test; produce and verify mastery; teach basic skills and general principles; teach trainees both correct and incorrect examples;…

Describes the work of educational psychologists in England and Wales within the context of the educational system. The school system and its relationship to local and national control are discussed. Development of psychological services is considered. Data are given concerning demographic aspects of the profession and current patterns of training.…

This article is the first of a series of three in which the authors share the results of their field studies on industrial training. Among the sources of ineffectiveness and inefficiency of training efforts are training given despite no real deficiency, wrong choice of expectations, training as panacea, and training too soon or too late. (CT)

Describes instructional development process applied to the design, production, implementation, and evaluation of a computer simulation designed to provide troubleshooting practice for individuals who maintain and install large digital telephone switches. The major organizational benefits resulting from use of the simulation are discussed. (MBR)