A simplified classroom exercise, the ring-toss exercise, was successful for the authors in communicating thoughts about setting realistic objectives and improving performance. (DS)

Charges that there are few studies linking training with observed organizational change. (DS)

Future training and development programs should stress need to improve and achieve conditions of productivity that can continue to have the United States compete in world markets. (DS)

Comparison of control and experiment groups using analysis of variance and "t tests, show no significant differences on either client-initiated to client-response talk ratio, or indirect to direct counselor-influence ratio. Trend toward indirect counselor influence and more client-initiated talk observed in experimental groups. (Author/CJ)

Institutionalization of training within the university seems to have been the key to professionalization, and those areas which first were regarded as graduate" subjects -- medicine, divinity, and law -- early came to be looked upon as professions. (Author)

The community general hospital can facilitate new learning by providing an accessible place for continuing physician education. (IR)

Within legislative, practice, and professional issues in school psychology, examples of action plans for hypothetical events are presented. These were produced by groups of conference participants to stimulate development of detailed plans for local, state and national use by school psychologists. Action plan resources and implementation and…

A study of the effects of ethnic background, education, age, employment history, current position, and length of time with Head Start on the training needs of Child Development Associate (CDA) trainees indicated that ethnic background alone was associated with differences in perceived training needs. The results have implications for future…