College students (N=18) participated in a 24-hour marathon gestalt workshop and responded to the Eysenck Personality Inventory before and after the event. Results revealed a significant positive change at the .01 level on a measure of neuroticism-stability and no change on a measure of extroversion-introversion. (Author)

Empirical research shows good managers are motivated by a need for power, tempered by maturity and self-control. Workshops can help a manager discover whether he has the correct motivation profile and can help him become a better manager. (JG)

Evaluated is a student-teacher conference on world population and food supply. The program consisted of pre-conference information packets, speeches, learning-activity sessions, ecology, films, simulation games, and small group discussions. Despite time/labor intensity and high costs, the conference was successful in disseminating teaching…

Highlights several topics discussed at an Effective Teaching Institute (ETI) attended by engineering educators, including educational objectives, student confidence, feedback, and transfer of learning. (MLH)

The Office of Gifted and Talented, New Jersey, and the Department of Education and Industrial Arts of Glassboro, South Carolina, cosponsored the first "Olympics of the Mind," a competition designed to develop and recognize the creative talents of high school students. The activity is described, and information for schools and teachers is provided.…

How can a teacher cover an exciting aspect of ceramics, provide his students with an exemplary model of an artist craftsperson, and bring about a growing sense of community through an alternate learning situation? One way is by offering a raku workshop, complete with kiln building. (Author)

Presents a description and consumer-based evaluation of a predivorce workshop. Highlighted are the concerns of the divorcing individuals, the approaches taken by the workshop staff, and the resulting evaluations made by the workshop participants. A follow-up study is included. (Author)

Describes, briefly, some of the environmental problems that have been with us for thousands of years. Lists a few of the international conferences held to discuss these problems, and some of their recommendations. (GA)

The author's work has produced numerous instances in which barely literate students have improved dramatically because poetry composition provided them with the motivation to write. (Author/MLF)

The Professional Partnership Program, which began at the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, was intended to foster professional growth and more effective teaching. Describes the programs that teachers there participated in and what they learned from those programs. (Author/RK)

The article delineates guidelines for use by a small sheltered workshop in obtaining contract employment for its handicapped clients. (CL)

Describes the process and outcomes of researching, rehearsing, and performing a dramatic representation of the Kensington Market street life in Toronto, Canada. (RL)

Tells how a yearbook staff learned about diverse aspects of yearbook production through attending summer workshops; offers suggestions to aid other yearbook staffs. (GW)

Educators have begun to recognize the need for the careful orchestrating of the quality of life in classrooms where handicapped children are included with their normal peers. Describes a program, "Understanding Children With Special Needs", which was developed in response to requests by parents of handicapped children. It helps normal children and…

The process of building and firing a raku kiln is a memorable happening. The cost is low and students learn to appreciate the work involved in firing a kiln while the pots are a pleasant reminder of an outdoor workshop. (Author/RK)