Recent efforts have been made to transform traditional sheltered workshop employment to transitional employment training in nonsheltered sites for mentally retarded young adults and adults. Benefits (both monetary and nonmonetary) to the individual, employer, and society are described. Disincentives in the financial system are cited as creating a…

The major goal of this study was to determine the effects of an Affective Competencies Training Program on the development of desirable work behaviors. Procedures included identification of format and content, preparation of affective work competency learning modules, implementation of a training workshop, and evaluation of participants' retention…

Describes "Career Development for Women," a workshop designed to provide women with skills necessary to make choices about their careers. Describes various types of women: deciders, explorers, dabblers, and evaders and shows how the coordinator works with them to aid in their decision making. (JOW)

Turnover, reasons for termination, productivity, and number of hours worked as a function of demographic data, workshop settings, and measures of sociability for mentally disabled adults at six sheltered workshop settings were examined. (Author)

Explains why principals must be knowledgeable about microcomputers and describes a workshop put on at the University of Mississippi aimed at increasing "microliteracy." (Author/JM)

Preoccupation with management is stunting our efforts to solve the problems of education. Institutional impotence is being substituted for personal leadership. What is needed are "transformational" leaders, possessing common sense, character, and courage, who can restore high standards to the schools. (Author/WD)

Presents observations by a participant in a teachers' study group on feminism in the classroom. Describes the affective behavior of group members in relation to the author's impressions of the workshop's goals and outcomes. (RL)

A teacher of educationally subnormal children discusses ways in which parents can be encouraged to become involved in their children's education. (CL)

Describes workshops in which prospective owners can learn financial and management requirements for success. (JOW)

Materials in the ERIC system on teacher inservice education and workshop activities are surveyed. (HTH)

An orientation program for trustees conducted at Lycoming College is described. An informal, two-day workshop was held with the board's basic responsibilities discussed and a tour of the campus conducted. A trustee handbook with information on the college's purpose, legal charter and bylaws, and governance responsibility is described. (MLW)

Describes a one-day workshop that prepares practicing teachers for designing and directing their own personal and professional development using experiences and resources on the job. (Author/MLF)

Teacher participation in dental workshops significantly affects the personal hygiene and dental knowledge of elementary school students. (JD)

Most dental faculty have had no formal training in education prior to their clinic instructor role, and many report a need for training in educational methods and tutorial skills. An inservice training program using prepared training materials, workshops, and practice sessions has been shown to increase instructor effectiveness. (Author/CMV)

Provides 24 practical suggestions to aid student publications advisers in organizing one-day workshops for journalism students. The suggestions are divided into three sections: preconference planning, day of conference activity, and follow-up activity. (TJ)