Reviews the rapid development of primary education in Nigeria and contends that such rapid development has kept the number of untrained teachers in Nigerian primary schools at a substantial level. Examines the causes of and possible solutions to this problem. (BSR)

Assessed impact of short-term university training program for increasing social service professionals' (N=90) ability to work with families and develop linkages with informal support network of the elderly. Found that respondent's level of comfort increased significantly and that 29 percent of participants indicated changes occurred in agency…

Describes strategies that a political science career counselor has pursued in creating a counseling center for undergraduate students within an academic department of political science. (BSR)

Describes International Reading Association members' activities, on behalf of reading professionals, involving national accreditation, state program approval, state licensure, and national certification. (RS)

Project Neighborcare (Lafayette, Indiana), the Family Day Care Project (Washtenaw County, Michigan), and Golden House (Alameda, California) offer training for family day care providers on working with disabled children. The programs feature instruction in dealing with emotional and behavioral problems and working with both disabled and nondisabled…

A study assessing teacher workshops in central Missouri revealed little teacher involvement in planning and implementation of in-service programs for teachers. While teachers' views of the most important topics coincided with those offered in workshops, teachers also had additional ideas for topics not offered. Only half the teachers studied found…

This examination of the activities of the Council for Educational Technology that support the improvement of learning focuses on support for: using new techniques; training educational technologists; the development and use of resources; access to information; and the work of administrators, providers, and policy makers. (LRW)

While many businesses no longer recruit liberal arts graduates as aggressively as they once did, those graduates who really want a job in business generally get one eventually, and become assets in management through their flexibility and developed cognitive skills. (MSE)

Discusses the potential for human development, intraregional, and international cooperation in environmental and natural resource management in Southeast Asia (ASEAN). Identifies the current and future needs for environmental professionals in this region. Reviews management training options, pointing out the constraints facing environmental…

Discussed are two main concerns of Zoltan Kodaly, the developer of the Kodaly method of teaching music: the caliber of musical training and how professional musicians are trained. Kodaly felt strongly that only the best musicians should be teaching in the schools. (RM)

The immediate future of human services and information technology is examined. Changes in professional training will incorporate high skill levels in the use and application of information technology, while changes in the problems people experience are addressed in four areas: intellect intensive society; human services; sex bias technology; and…

Describes a graduate level course on the philosophy and techniques of teaching chemical engineering. Course topics include lecturing methods, test construction and grading, homework assignments, laboratory instructional methods, and methods of individual tutoring. All topics were approached using a variety of instructional strategies. (JN)

All U.S. internal medicine residency programs were surveyed in 1981-82 to obtain quantitative information on specific program features, formal teaching conferences, supervision of residents, and evaluation of residents in ambulatory care. (Author/MLW)

Discussion of the distinction between a trained teacher who teaches basic education and a gentlemanly scholar who teaches higher moral theories concludes that all education is moral and that teachers should be treated as professionals rather than amateurs. (ND)

The author contends that a researcher should be a member of every school staff to enable teachers to make the classroom the site of active research. (GW)