Describes an environmental education workshop for 36 inservice secondary teachers and an evaluation of related student learning. Data indicate student learning was influenced by the treatment. (SL)

A case study to determine whether the recognition of being selected for a training program and the satisfactory completion of it result in increased job satisfaction using 56 first-line supervisors from a textile company. (WL)

This report is a presentation of summaries from the 2002 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Best Practices Conference. The conference features 75 presenters from each of New Jersey's 19 community colleges. The 2002 conference was a large success with 250 members from New Jersey's Community College family attending the event. The goal of the…

This issue of "Special Edition" contains the following articles: (1) Message from the Assistant Commissioner (Joseph Fisher); (2) Inclusion: Success in the Classroom (Benton McDonough); (3) Mid-Tennessee (Allison Davey); (4) West Tennessee (Larry Greer); (5) East Tennessee (Robert Winstead); (6) Excellence in Teaching (Paul Ayers and…

This bill was presented before the Congress of the United States of America to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. One section in the amendment focuses on improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies, and covers the activities and applications of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC). This document…

The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the nation's economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. The economic census furnishes an important part of the framework for such composite measures as the gross domestic product estimates,…

Report on an innovative training program for child welfare workers designed to improve performance in empathy and concreteness. The program, based on association exercises and dyadic interchange with peer and trainer feedback produced promising results. (Author/CS)

The Illinois Corrections Project for Law-Focused Education, which brings law-focused curriculum into corrections institutions, was initiated in 1973 with a summer institute and includes programs in nine particpating institutions. (JH)

Reports the results of a study relating to the effectiveness of the 1972 National Science Foundation summer institute at Ball State University. Participating teachers were motivated to increase, in their own teaching, the level of emphasis given to 45 of 55 instructional topics stressed in the institute. (JR)

A practical approach to the improvement of medical information systems in small hospitals is described. This plan combines the training of library managers through a preceptorship experience with the loan of a demonstration collection of basic books and indexes to the journal literature and a vigorous on-site consultation program. (5 references)…

Outlines the history of continuing education in nursing from the earliest activities sponsored by alumnae associations through its necessity as a condition for the relicensure of nurses and other health professionals. (Author/RK)

Three years of experience with summer workshops led the authors to summarize the development of an effective program and to conclude that this approach to teacher training carries the seeds of long-term success for inservice education as well as for need curricular implementation. (JB)