Senior theater programs can act as catalysts for involvement of senior citizens, promoting self-confidence and fostering creativity. Myths about older people (concerning senility, incompetence, decline in intelligence, learning, rigidity, and retirement) should be recognized as inaccurate stereotypes and as barriers to active and productive lives.…

This monograph describes a series of collaborative workshops and how they were developed by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) to enhance the school counseling profession, especially in the areas of recruitment and curricula. It begins with a brief introduction and…

The Neshaminy School District in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, established its Professional Development Center in an effort to help all teachers and administrators to have more impact on student achievement by refining and upgrading their professional skills. The district chose to implement Madeline Hunter's Essential Elements of Instruction Program.…

This study sought to determine: (1) the impact of teacher training workshops in elementary school drug education on actual implementation of drug education programs; and (2) whether a set of variables could be identified which distinguished between workshop participants who implemented a majority of workshop activites in their classrooms and those…

The practicum was designed to determine if teachers' skills in the area of hyperactivity management could be significantly increased by providing a series of in-service training workshops. The training program was aimed at increasing knowledge about the causes of, and programs associated with, hyperactivity, and also at promoting feelings of…

Advising high school publications is a difficult task that makes it necessary to ascertain the needs and perceptions of high school journalism teachers and advisers. In an attempt to identify problems faced by high school journalism advisers in Arkansas and to determine what would prevent these advisers from using just one of the common aids…

This report includes nine papers prepared for a workshop on coral reef survey management and assessment methods in Asia and the Pacific. The papers are: "A Contrast in Methodologies between Surveying and Testing" (Charles Birkeland); "Coral Reef Survey Methods in the Andaman Sea" (Hansa Chansang); "A Review of Coral Reef…

The paper describes reactions of an Israeli visitor to special education and rehabilitation facilities for mentally retarded persons in the United States and Canada. Among programs visited were group homes, infant stimulation projects, citizen advocacy approaches, and camps. Impressions are summarized, noting the trend toward…

A summary of the Far West Laboratory findings in regard to the impact of the clinical supervision initiative (CSI) on project faculty and non-project faculty in general is presented with some detail on how the project faculty and non-project faculty at the California State University (CSU) Hayward campus seem to have been affected by CSI. The…

The College of Education of the University of Santo Tomas and the Kapit-Bahay Community Center, Incorporated, approached the Israeli Embassy in Manila, Philippines, with a request for expertise in the area of early childhood. As a result of this request, the Mount Carmel International Training Centre, located in Haifa, Israel, submitted a proposal…

Intended for use by local units of the Association for Retarded Citizens, the manual is a guide to holding an 8-hour workshop to 1) motivate members to become involved in seeking new jobs for retarded people, and 2) training these volunteers in modern sales techniques to use in approaching employers. The first section contains information for…

A workshop model focuses on using lesser-known resources to document black family history and lineage. Although designed for use in North Carolina, this model can be adapted for use in any state or community. Following an introduction which summarizes the workshop format is an overview which outlines the goals, objectives, and focus of the…

This article is a descriptive account of a married couples workshop led by two psychiatric social workers in the psychiatric division of a university student health service. (PD)

Presents a method for school psychologists to work with teachers. A workshop approach which encompasses a theoretical frame of reference, experience with a classroom model, and concrete suggestions about classroom changes, is utilized. (Author)