Summarizes a nuclear power workshop that presented techniques useful in controversial issues education. An introductory exercise and an overview of propagandistic techniques (listed in "The Propaganda Game") related to self-deception, language, irrelevance, exploitation, form, and maneuver are included. Outline of workshop presentation…

Outlines how the Talk Workshop Group of England, a support group model, was transplanted to inservice workshops conducted by Bay Area Writing Project personnel. (HTH)

Analyzes the group job search process in terms of individual responsibility and group support, and discusses the Group Job Search (GJS) Workshop concept. Describes the Job Club, Job Factory, Self-Directed Placement and the Nevada Work Incentive Program. Concludes that GJS provides a successful, cost effective approach to reducing unemployment.…

Discusses the problems and benefits arising from a series of faculty workshops and a writing across the curriculum program. (MM)

Describes how a high school yearbook workshop helped student photographers and editors learn to work together to produce unique and interesting yearbooks. (MM)

Described are research topics, activities, and experiences that were a major part of a two-week workshop sponsored as a starting point in the study of Bicentennial Science. (EB)

Outlined is a model teacher education curriculum development process to help participants formulate their own outdoor learning curriculum. Small-group workshops, films, book discussions, and out-of-class writing help participants develop curricula corresponding to their needs, interests, and skills. Sample assignments and guidelines are presented.…

Methods, techniques, and materials for teaching creativity and problem-solving were discussed in a workshop for elementary school teachers. (RK)

Describes an extended workshop model composed of a series of sessions rather than the usual one or two. This model was the basis for the Jazz Improvisation Workshop given last year at the Concord Middle School in Concord, Massachusetts. (Author/RK)

The consumer behaviors of 22 adult institutionalized retarded clients in a sheltered workshop token economy were evaluated by changing prices in the workshop store. (Author/DB)

Educational programs that contain a global dimension in Norwegian secondary schools are discussed: (1) school visits by the Norwegian United Nations Associates, (2) international week held in October, and (3) seminars for teachers about the United Nations and international matters. (ND)

It was concluded, from this study, that the short-term training was enough to train the teachers to use an instrument for assessment, but not enough to bring about behavior change. (RC)

The main factor in reading instruction is the teacher. (JH)

This article describes two group leadership development workshops. The pattern of group development which characterized the workshops is outlined. Major reactions of participants to the workshop experience are summarized. Several suggestions are made for the improvement of similar workshops in the future. (Author)

A series of workshops sponsored by the All India Association for Christian Higher Education, in which 170 teachers from 45 colleges participated, revealed that creative and often ingenious uses of evaluation methods are being used in India today. Some of the ways that teachers are using objective tests to improve their teaching are discussed. (LBH)