Results of research to determine if an adaptive technique could be used to teach a physically complex psychomotor skill (specifically, performing on an arc welding simulator) more efficiently than the skill could be taught with a nonadaptive technique are presented. Sixty hull maintenance technician firemen and fireman apprentice trainees were…

Methods for better utilizing simulated combat systems for training officers are required by the Marine Corps to ensure efficient acquisition of combat decision-making skills. In support of this requirement, a review and analysis of several combat training systems helped to identify a set of major training problems. These included the small number…

This document briefly discusses the planning and implementation of a Child Development Associate (CDA) program developed to fulfill the requirements of a Head Start Supplementary Training (HSST) grant at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. One of the first steps in organizing the CDA program was to convince potential candidates for 51 Head…

This paper describes a pioneering attempt to create the role of organizational specialist in a school district. Needs for organizational specialists are cited, the implementation and training of specialists is described, and the strengths and weaknesses of the project are detailed. Suggestions for other school districts are given in a final…

The report describes the development and evaluation of an improved radio operator course approved for use by the United States Army. Existing training was reorganized according to the principle of functional context, a method of sequencing training content so that students learn the intended use of new instructional material before being…

This book presents a design for the training of all school personnel for effective cooperation when auxiliaries (paraprofessionals) are introduced as members of the multilevel, multifunctional educational team. Major chapters discuss (1) institutional setting for team training, (2) concepts of adult learning with implications for training, (3)…

Part 1, the introduction to this manual for designing and implementing training programs for the trainers of nonprofessional or paraprofessional school personnel introduces the training model for new careers in education. Part 2 presents four "Workshops for Trainers" which they can conduct for themselves as they begin to share ideas,…

An experimental human relations program was conducted in which sophomore teacher trainees were stimulated to develop a one-to-one relationship with an elementary school child. The basic objective was to enhance the development of acceptance of self, acceptance of others, and acceptance by others in both the trainees and the children. It was…

Prepared for those interested in program evaluation, this bibliography (largely annotated) on management development and training contains 61 items published between 1959 and early 1969. Citations have been grouped into five categories: descriptions of research studies; literature reviews; discussion of evaluation techniques; surveys of corporate…

This study investigated and compared the effectiveness of T groups and the Human Development Institute (HDI) in changing interpersonal perception styles and communication skills. In 20 hours of instruction over a ten week period, the two training conditions were systematically varied with groups of elementary school teachers differing on the…

This report describes the early childhood educator training programs of the 4-C (Community Coordinated Child Care) project, held in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, Wisconsin from 1970 to 1973. The goal of the training programs was to help teacher-directors, teachers, teacher-aides, and parent-assistants become aware of ways to improve and expand…

American Indian paraprofessionals were trained to teach parents to use social learning principles to develop question-asking skills in their first-grade children. Subjects were assigned to three treatment groups of 10 subjects each for a time lag control form of multiple baseline design. Two hypotheses were tested: (1) instruction by parents would…

This paper describes how a small group of people representing one community both identified and set in motion a strategy to deal with the perceived drug problem in their community. The emphasis of the paper is on the process by which this group moved rather than on the specific details of their efforts. The paper is actually a case study of one of…

This training manual outlines the skill areas and theoretical framework needed for a successful infant caregiver training program. The manual focuses on the child development aspects of training, particularly personality development, sensory development, language development, and the development of large-muscle skills. Throughout the book, an…

Summarized are proceedings of a 3-day special institute in Syracuse, New York, for teachers and paraprofessionals to examine the role of the teacher aide in public school programs for emotionally disturbed children. Noted in two greetings are types of aides such as audiovisual aides or lunchroom aides in New York public schools, amendments to…