Benefits and costs of supported and transitional employment services are compared with those of adult day care and traditional sheltered workshops (including work activity centers) for the severely disabled. Evidence indicates that all forms of employment (supported, transitional, and sheltered) are more productive and less costly than adult day…

Describes a three-day workshop designed to provide math instructors with an understanding of how the skills they teach are applied and reinforced in vocational education programs. (JOW)

Case study data are presented from two programs designed to teach mentally retarded adults to answer the telephone, transfer calls, and relay telephone messages in a workshop setting. (DB)

Describes a method used to acquaint art students with their painting subjects. The method requires students to study the subject closely and to make thumbnail sketches of details before they start to paint. Concludes that artists must observe their subjects closely to make the finished work believable. (GEA)

A study was conducted to assess how a training program on adolescent development affected health professionals and their work performance. Changes in trainees' attitudes and knowledge about adolescent development were measured with pre- and posttraining tests. Short-term training affected basic theoretical knowledge of adolescent development,…

Preretirement planning is examined from several different points of view: a representative from the American Association of Retired Persons, an employee services supervisor with a utility company, a manager of employee training, a vice-president of a bank, and a personal planning strategist. (CT)

The authors present information on how to design and deliver career workshops and seminars. They follow a model that features (1) needs assessment, (2) program planning, (3) program implementation, and (4) program evaluation. (CH)

Presents (with tongue in cheek) a four-style behavior model guaranteed to produce excellence in the four types of trainees: nematodes (docile but learn nothing), gerbils (fond of noncompetitive games and hugging), warthogs (like to attend expensive seminars), and Cro-Magnon (like to interpret to others as opposed to actually learning anything…

Included in this progress report are summaries of the developments and accomplishments associated with the Bulletin of Environmental Education, the Council for Urban Studies Centres, and the London Urban Studies Services. Highlights are presented of the previous year's workshops, conferences, and talks. Identifies and explains future priorities.…

Discusses measures taken by the Soviets immediately following World War II to provide medical, social, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals in Byelorussia, which had a large number of deaths and serious injuries. (CH)

Provides an overview of three environmental education workshops held in Sudan between 1983 and 1985. Explains the participants' involvement with curriculum design, curriculum structure development, and activity selection. Suggests that this program can serve as a model for national environmental education program development. (ML)

Describes tasks necessary for planning and conducting a local science conference. Areas considered include funding, timing, people (including local talent), and publicity. An extensive checklist is provided along with a 14-month timeline. (DH)

Compared the effectiveness of presenting information on hazardous waste management alternatives during two one-day workshops (on-site visit and simulated slide visit) by using pretest, posttest, and follow-up attitude and comprehension questionnaires. Conclusions and recommendations are presented. (Author/BC)

The article describes the efforts of the New Orleans public schools to incorporate CBA (curriculum-based assessment) into their assessment practices in accordance with Louisiana rules and regulations. A training model was instituted that included shadowing, a process whereby the trainee practices a new skill in a work setting and receives…

Presents examples of some of the educational offerings for older people in nations at three very different stages of development: Ghana, Singapore, and France. Examines traditional forms of education, family living workshops, preretirement education, self-directed learning, decentralization of older adult education, and educational programs for…