Attitudes of health practitioners and others toward death and dying and their emotional reactions to dying patients were surveyed both before and after a Veterans Administration workshop. Some attitude changes were noted, with implications for future workshops. (MF)

A secondary analysis of data on 109 New England daily newspapers indicated that the number and kind of editorial staffers hired, their training and experience, their salaries, participation of the newspapers in professional workshops and in self-study, and the type of ownership of the papers are all related to performance. (GW)

Assisting tribal governments in meeting the needs of their members, the Kiowa Tribe, the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, and the National Paralegal Institute sponsored the first Tribal Service Advisor training event this year (TSA's can represent clients at the administrative level in many legal and social welfare areas). (JC)

Ninety-four teachers from various subject fields and grade levels participated in a three-week summer session at Lincoln Center Institute in New York City to learn ways of making art and the aesthetic experience a part of the general educational system. (BM)

"Multimodal Parent Training", developed by the author, is an eight-session, educationally oriented program designed for parents of elementary school age children. A brief description of the topics and activities involved in each session is provided. (Author)

Project SEARCH is a cooperative program developed for and by New York education administrators and teachers to develop products and processing for humanizing education. Its aim is to reorient teacher attitudes toward the arts through workshops that develop teachers' capacities for affective aesthetic response. Teachers then are guided in efforts…

A rapid treatment approach to common sexual dysfunctions has been used in treating 59 couples, including 74 symptomatic individuals. The intensive workshop format resulted in a saving of patient and professional time and is seen as a viable alternative to more time-consuming approaches of treating various sexual dysfunctions. (Author)

Describes how Virginia's annual summer conference for agricultural educators is planned, conducted, and evaluated. Includes a sample format and evaluation scale, and examples of subject areas covered. (SH)

A factor analysis was performed on the 24 domains of the AAMD (American Association on Mental Deficiency) Adaptive Behavior Scale using a sample of 217 adult retarded workshop clients. (Author)

An international landmark exchange between the Confederacao Brasileira de Desportos (CBD) and Partners of the Americas is reported. In a two-week tour of the U.S., Brazilian soccer coaches performed clinics and seminars in 18 states for nearly 42,000 youngsters. (LBH)

The in-service teacher workshop described here offers solid, practical training at your pace. No need to stay after school, no need to pay a fee. Just read Instructor's professors-in-print each month, carry out the assignments at the end of each article, and send them to the authors for review. (Editor/RK)

Describes a Dimensional Leadership workshop designed to help extension service professionals become more effective leaders by discovering and improving their leadership style and by discovering and recognizing different kinds of effective and ineffective behavior. (EM)

Explained are ways in which certain concepts of leisure education have been used in mid-career change workshops and means by which leisure education in the schools can contribute to career development. (GW)

Described are the objectives and results of the Cleveland State University summer workshop titled "Reasoning for Children," designed to provide inservice training in teaching philosophical constructs to elementary age children. (SBH)