A meta-analysis of 57 studies comparing career interventions and outcomes found those that did not involve a counselor were less effective; workshops, structured groups, and career computer systems supplemented by counseling produced better outcomes. Many studies made comparisons among counselor-free interventions but did not find any significant…

Describes how the author worked to create a writing program that was more aligned with her philosophy of education. Notes how she worked hard to give students choice in their activities so as to provide them with the chance to take ownership in a few areas of their learning. Focuses on what other researchers and educators had to say about writing…

Describes the incorporation of thematic teaching into the author's Reading-Writing Workshop class. Shares a few activities from one coming-of-age unit that increased engagement and helped students generate writing topics that genuinely interested them and related to the same theme. (SG)

Presents guidelines for planning successful workshop presentations. Discusses how to determine the basics of a presentation and what to do before, during, and after the workshop. (KHR)

Discusses advantages and disadvantages of audioconferencing for professional development; recommends basing technology choice on curriculum and provides a checklist of criteria. Describes an audio workshop on learning disabilities, outlining principles of good practice, guidelines for site coordinators, and participant handouts. (SK)

Presents a survey that asks three educators to comment on the positive and negative results of the writing workshop tradition in America. Considers the ways in which the workshop has come to reflect contemporary notions of education, the relationship between the writer and the audience, and the nature of the imagination. (SG)

To make workshop content valuable, it must be applied. Activities and assignments before, during, and after the workshop help ensure transfer of learning. (JOW)

Reports results of a survey in which 100% of superintendents who responded read high school publications yet only 15% think it is important to attend national workshops, conferences, or conventions. Contends that student journalists and advisers need to continue to travel to these workshops. Suggests that if students and advisers presented reports…

Notes that very few journalists have formal training in corruption reporting. Discusses workshops held in 2000 and 2001 on the subject of corruption reporting for Pacific Island journalists. Explains the role of the media as an anti-corruption mechanism and the difficulty journalists face in identifying and sometimes stamping out corruption. Looks…

Describes a program called Learning Enhancements through Innovation (LEI) Aloha, developed at the University of Hawaii, Manoa to integrate technology into the preservice teacher education curriculum. Explains the technology intensive (TI) designation; TI standards and guidelines; course proposals; professional development for faculty teaching the…

Describes a participatory research project that involved adult education practitioners in the Caribbean in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. Explains how participatory research is the process by which knowledge is generated and skills are acquired, by both the researcher and the researched. (SK)

Argues that using teachers' own course materials helps create interest and involvement during content area inservice workshops. Notes that using course materials and texts provides relevancy and practical applications that teachers want from inservice workshops. (RS)

Results showed that children in delayed recall remembered more about an episode if they had experienced additional similar episodes. With increasing experience, children tended to confuse details. Kindergarteners were better able to report a repeated event than a singular event in temporal sequence. (RH)

Guidelines are presented for staff developers in preparing the content and planning for delivery of presentations. The basic planning techniques that are described are based upon learning theory and regard for the audience. (JD)

The article describes the Family Support Institute in British Columbia which provides families of mentally handicapped persons with information (parent to parent contact, written articles, video and cassette tapes and a newsletter), workshops, and networking. (DB)