Investigated the effects of a workshop fee on stress management skills and workshop evaluations of women participants. Those paying for the workshop scored significantly higher in content recall of stress reduction techniques and significantly lower in follow-up stress levels. (Author/MCF)

Outlines the Madison Workshop Program for staff development, operated by the local school system in cooperation with a local college. This unique collaboration funds nationally known educators to present workshops for local teachers. (MD)

An elementary school principal suggests ways to get and keep parents involved in schools. Among these are workshops on curriculum and being a parent, parents serving as volunteers and instructors, and an annual breakfast for fathers. (MLF)

Shelterd vocational services for mentally retarded persons are analyzed from several organizational, philosophical, and programmatic perspectives, including the availability of work and habilitation service delivery. Targets for remedial action are identified, such as developing time sharing programs with industry and developing employee…

Uses personal experiences with feuding factions to discuss principles for handling other conflictual situations, including the Camp David meetings between Israel, Egypt and the United States. Suggest a person-centered approach as an alternative to intergroup hostility. (JAC)

Proposes several options for improving competency in judging forensic events, particularly judging seminars. (PD)

Seven articles on International Labour Organization (ILO) activities cover study groups at ILO headquarters, a Philippine rural workers seminar, women's participation in Central American union activities, worksite courses in India, and seminars and symposia in Cape Verde, Mauritius, and Sierra Leone. (SK)

The National Writing Project at Work (NWP) monograph series documents how the National Writing Project model is implemented and developed at local sites across the country. These monographs describe NWP work, which is often shared informally or in workshops. Richard Koch and Laura Roop present a model of standards-based professional development…

This workshop presents a collection of demonstrations of various psychological concepts. It provides a technique to increase people's interest in the field of psychology and to teach some basic principles about psychology for use on a daily basis. The workshop covers sensation; perception; learning; memory; responding; thinking; interference;…

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), as part of its regular operations, monitors client satisfaction, and seeks to sustain a process of informed decision making in the development and delivery of products and services. This report documents client satisfaction with McREL services as determined by participant evaluations.…