The authors studied a longitudinal English intervention in a 70/30 (Spanish/ English) developmental bilingual education (DBE) program (n = 302) and compared this model with a typical-practice, 80/20, late-exit transitional bilingual education program (n = 187) in terms of students' language and literacy acquisition from kindergarten to second…

In order to effectively meet the needs of families, this paper argues that there is a need for people working in the arena of family support to incorporate theory and research into their practice and to engage in a process of reflective practice. An inter-disciplinary cyclical model of training for experienced family support practitioners is…

Since written reports are completed on most calls to which emergency medical technicians (EMTs) respond, report writing is an important part of their professional lives. Discourse analysis focused on how EMTs establish professional authority using specific rhetorical strategies when completing "run reports." One way of understanding the…

This directory/guide of New York acting coaches is intended for both beginning and veteran professional actors; it aims to help each individual thespian develop his or her acting skills with the best possible coach for that individual. The guide contains interviews with both the teachers and their students. It profiles 26 teachers, using their own…

National systems of journalism training are the result of an interplay of three dimensions: (1) the role and function of a society to its journalists; (2) the structures in the field of journalism (e.g., legal regulations, unions, journalism councils); and (3) the media system. Although similarities among countries can be found in particular…

The National Endowment for the Humanities Planning Project investigated if and how the graduate education and training of archives conservators could provide the nation with the well trained professionals who are urgently needed to care for the mass of paper documents and other artifacts that constitute the records of the nation's past. The…

A case study examined the process of preparing information for publication in an in-house newsletter for a large organization, focusing on the factors determining the amount of autonomy of public relations practitioners as professionals in organizations. The subject of the case study was a communication and advertising department of a "mixed…

For translators to gain acknowledgement and recognition, they must acquire a set of translation norms. Norms are specific to sociocultural context, and at the same time are inherently changeable. Translators need to be aware of these characteristics. Because no translation training program can impart to students the whole complex of translation…

This communication from one child education professional to another attempts to answer two questions. The first question deals with professional agreement on the content of early childhood training programs. The response indicates there is agreement that the recent trend towards formal academics for young children is based on a misconception…

This paper reviews the literature on the developmental stages of trainees and supervisors and how experience changes each of these groups. The assumption that trainees and supervisors learn and improve as they gain in experience does not explain how psychology trainees and supervisors change. The nature of this change leads to a number of…

This study examines the depictions of organizational life appearing in popular training films. The study argues that little cultural attention has been paid to Human Resource Development (HRD), which has become a multi-billion dollar industry shaping employees' behaviors, knowledge and values. In addition, this study extends the interpretive…

Professional Growth Committee at Northern Illinois University established programs of inservice training for professional and clerical staff in the division of student affairs. Changes in the division effected by this committee were improved morale, new programs with developmental impact on students, and a general advancement of professionalism in…

Describes a system for retraining tenured university faculty to fill positions in understaffed areas. (JG)

This article presents an approach for the preparation of studentactivities professionals; it deals with one instance in which a professional organization and an institution of higher education have applied the principles of competency-based education to provide training for student activities programming managers. (Author)

This investigation is particularly concerned with study habits and personality characteristics associated with underachievement and failure in professional training at the higher educational level. (Editor)