Letters were sent to 27 directors of sheltered workshops serving the developmentally disabled requesting their suggestions for topics considered relevant for the inservice training of direct line staff. The area of concern most frequently selected and rated as highest priority by direct line staff was ways to deal with the low-functioning client.…

The Simulated Minority Admissions Exercise, an educational technique that simulates a typical medical school admissions situation, is described. The main objective is to help medical schools to select potentially successful minority applicants and to improve their retention by ensuring that they enter medical school under positive circumstances.…

Describes workshops on stress producers provided for secondary school principals and assistant principals in the spring of 1979 and 1980. Presents the Q-Sort instrument used to help participants identify low, medium, and high stress producers. Provides instructions and a form for readers to use to identify their own stressors. (WD)

Assessed effects of intensive problem-solving training on outcomes related to counseling. Undergraduates participated in problem-solving workshop. Results indicated that training influenced the quality of response, but training did not increase the number of subjects' alternatives. (Author)

Describes the Museum in the Schools program in Ithaca, New York. Elementary and secondary classes participate in two workshops, one held in school and one in the museum, introducing students to art and its relationship to other subjects. Details of workshops for a high school ceramics class are included. (AM)

Describes a workshop which was held for the academic and technical personnel of the Chinese Central Broadcasting and Television University (CCTU). The purpose of the workshop was to describe recent developments in distance education, principally in Great Britain, and contrast this with experiences in other parts of the world. (Author/LLS)

Describes a short-term, intensive parent and child food workshop series offered as part of a parent/family enrichment program in Victoria, Australia. (Author/RH)

Written from the perspective of a workshop planner and leader, this article describes two modes of presenting drama workshops that have relevance for both elementary and secondary language arts curricula. (Author/MP)

From her experiences as a writing consultant, the author gives examples of ways to motivate clients to improve their writing skills. (PD)

Outlines the content, method, and initial evaluation of a two-day workshop designed to teach basic reading monitoring skills to parents. (HTH)

Extols the virtues of going to summer conferences, which include the revitalization of a teacher's spirit. (RL)

Reports on the difficulties a teacher had while trying to compose her first poetry assignment at the Bread Loaf School of English. (RL)

Relates the experiences of participants in four poetry workshop sessions at a convalescent rehabilitation center. Provides examples of the poetry written during the sessions. (RL)

Treatment subjects spent more time thinking about their career planning and reported investigative, social, and enterprising careers as being more appropriate career choices than control group subjects. The workshop expanded women's masculine sex role self-concepts and changed their attitudes about the appropriateness of career areas. (Author)

Describes methods developed for a fourth- through sixth- grade writers' workshop designed to teach children to write within certain common structures. Separate workshop sessions dealt with descriptive writing, mood, characterization, adventure stories, tall tales, plays, autobiography, and reporting. (AEA)