Primary school children at different stages of acquisition of conservation pretended that their judgments on a series of conservation problems were the opposite of their actual beliefs. The nonconservers and transitional conservers made significant gains in conservation, while the conservers did not regress. Cognitive dissonance training is…

Under headings representing the five papers in this issue, the editor summarizes and interprets the authors' implications for industrial teacher education: Training organization and staff; participant selection for training; instructional materials; training methods; and economics of training. (MF)

Techniques have been developed for teaching severely/profoundly retarded children to comprehend the names of everyday objects. (PHR)

A program to remediate echolalia in response to questions was administered to a 4-year-old boy enrolled in a preschool class for language-delayed children. (Author/PHR)

Self-reported learning in a 12-week interdisciplinary health team training experience at the University of Nevada, Reno, was measured. Analysis of 14 students from seven disciplines in three settings shows there was significant learning in the areas of team skills and processes and in knowledge of and abilities in client communication but not in…

Describes Decentralized Individualized Inservice Training (DIIT), a new police training system implemented by the Suffolk Country (New York) police department to reduce training time, increase learning transference, and improve performance. DIIT's minilibraries of video cassettes at each training location provide individualized instruction and…

This discussion of teacher shortage covers the need for well qualified teachers in vocational agriculture/agricultural education programs and factors most influential in causing teachers to leave the vocational agriculture field. Suggested changes in teacher preparation programs are also discussed. (SH)

Describes a workshop for women designed to equip themselves for future roles by discussing topics such as assertiveness training, values clarification, decision-making, improvement of communication and interpersonal relationships, role models, futures planning, leadership training, and men-women relationships. (Author/HLM)

The criteria identified may be applied in determining the training requirements for both the complete job and the individual tasks within the job. This study concluded that a combination of types of training can best satisfy the needs of the initial and continuing requirements. (HD)

Examines impact on 30 high school students of 12 hours of exposure to Rational Behavior Training (RBT) and 10 days of exposure to a controlled conflict situation in a wilderness environment. The treatment group showed marked reduction in irrational personality traits and intra-interpersonal needs. (Author)

In a research project to examine the relationship between various aspects of the organizational context and transfer of learning, a seven-stage model was set up to examine the training-learning processes from the standpoint of the individual participant. Organizational action steps to be taken both before and after the training course are…

This paper asserts that teacher education is in need of a radical facelifting, not simply tinkering adjustment. Such an objective demands that principles of psychology be systematically connected to classroom practice, creating a bridge between psychology and education. Paper prepared for the Chicago, 1975, Convention of the American Psychological…

Two techniques of videotape recorded modeling for training counselors to ask open-ended questions (OEQ) were examined. Undergraduate peer counselors (N = 18) were randomly assigned to pure video models, corrective video models, or notreatment control. Findings support that a pure video model results in greater learning than a corrective video…

This article describes several cautions and recommendations in regard to the use of skill-training programs. Whether the value of skill training is being overestimated is explored through a discussion of the process of skill training, skills vs. self as instrument, and perceptual psychology. (Author)

This article describes the Denver Vocational Guidance Institutes as they operated from 1966 to 1972, presents the results of a long-term follow-up study, and discusses the generalizability of the training format. (Author)