Evaluates six one-day workshops which were conducted to assist teams of public school teachers and principals, involving both blacks and whites, in resolving problems relating to the desegregating of schools. It was recommended that findings of the behavioral sciences be incorporated into workshop design and that workshops be organized in ways to…

Describes the application of an organization development framework to an innovation effort at a New York community college which drew upon general systems theory and change methods of didactic teaching, training, survey feedback, consultation, and structural change over a period of two and one-half years. (Author/JM)

Job-hunting workshops at the University of Kentucky and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are discussed. These workshops are designed to help students plan careers and develop skills, such as interviewing, for obtaining specific jobs. (RP)

Results of a checklist to determine teacher needs and interests in elementary social studies programs are used to plan in-service workshops. (Author/KM)

Discusses a two-year sequence in computer studies offered by the Foreign Language Department at the State University College of New York at Cortland. (DD)

The First of a four part series to help bring teachers up to date on the changes taking place in the field of economics. (GB)

Describes the changes in a business department resulting from social changes which have led to an overall program improvement. (MU)

This project was undertaken to train teachers in more effective contingency management by extending the amount and kind of training. (Author)

Research was conducted to determine differences between groups of trainable mentally handicapped persons using the service of a sheltered workshop and groups which did not use the service, both of which were composed of persons who attended day school until they were 18 years of age. (GW)

Article attempts to explain some basic information about standardized tests-test jargon, facts on test construction, administration, use and abuse. (Author/RK)

The director of teacher education organizes and supervises the student teaching program; organizes and supervises new-teacher workshops and appropriate staff development activities for all personnel; and acts as liaison between the Fort Worth Independent School District and teacher education institutions. (Author/CB)

Describes an early childhood program for 120 disadvantaged students, ages three to five, developed by the Green County of Eutaw, Alabama, funded under Title III, E.S.E.A., and based on a three component model: community, inservice, and instruction. (JM)

A brief empathic communication training program, integrating shaping and feedback with modeling and experiential procedures is described here. (Author)