The State plans for professional staff development and training presented in this publication are those developed over a two-year period by eight Southeastern states participating in a cooperative regional project. The plans are indicative of the progress toward building institutionalized systems for training adult basic education personnel within…

Authoritarianism is a negative factor in learning as well as a social problem. If teachers can be trained to counter authoritarianism, they can begin to break the vicious circle of people growing up in an authoritarian culture, becoming authoritarian themselves, and molding their institutions and overall behaviors in an authoritarian fashion. This…

Included in this second annual report on the Southern Rural Development Center's (SRDC) 1974-75 plan of work are data re: orientation visits; regional workshops; technical consultants; liaison with regional agencies and organizations; information dissemination; annual evaluation; functional networks in the areas of land use issues, citizen…

This second volume of a two-volume final report contains appendixes to Volume I, the description and findings of a 3-year research and demonstration project in which the Utah State University Manpower Development Service (MDS) was established to provide technical assistance to private and public agency employers for improving personnel systems,…

This document describes the involvement of the Individually Guided Education/Secondary Project (IGE/S) with a Wisconsin middle school from March 1975 to June 1976. The guiding purpose was to conceptualize and implement a change process that would aid schools to become IGE places of learning. A sequence of change operations was followed and the…

Speeches and discussions are transcribed in this report, which also includes a listing of the American Technical Education Association (ATEA) committee members, exhibitors, officers, and directory of speakers. Speeches covered "Human Resource Development" by Gene Rutledge; "The Impact of Technical Education on Economic…

The culmination of a 1975-76 Washington project aimed at providing American Indians with a model business management training program (post secondary level), this report includes: (1) an overview of the project's purpose/approach (development of a training program to provide interface between the socioeconomic phenomena of the Indian Community and…

The educational needs of working women and the educational programs which are open to them are discussed in this report. The conference focused on working women as a new student group. Conference participants from higher education, labor unions, and industry exchanged ideas. Topics discussed include outreach on the part of educational institutions…

Covering the Burlington school district's career education project for its first year from July 1975 through June 1976, the report describes a secondary program career education program emphasizing a combination of career clusters with student development plans. A sample population of 300 students from grades 7, 9, and 11 kept career folders and…

Describes the experiences of teachers participating in writing-across-the-curriculum workshops and the successful implementation of interdisciplinary teaching methods at La Salle University. Concludes that the program has not only improved the use of writing in all disciplines but has contributed to global transformations in teaching practices.…

A method for integrating theory and practice in English as a second language teacher training is outlined. The model's steps include videotaping a teaching session; review and discussion of the videotape; evaluation of the lesson's most and least effective elements; and studying theoretical issues brought up through study of the tape. (CB)

Important factors in assessing performance of handicapped individuals in transitional, supported employment include secondary school vocational performance, assessment and placement, resources for supported employment, and on-the-job performance, and the social ecology of the workplace. (CB)

Five articles are presented. They examine computer literacy inservice activities, some considerations for supervising student teachers, a suggested methods course syllabus, course/curriculum development, a design for keyboarding/formatting, and a technique for updating the records management curriculum. (CT)

First proposed in the fall of l98l, Pittsburgh's Schenley High School Teacher Center opened in the fall of 1983 with a comprehensive visiting teachers continuing education program involving contact with both resident and replacement teachers. To ensure full realization of its potential, the center uses a databased program to monitor its own…

This report examines the outcomes of a workshop held at the National Science Foundation on August 15-16, 2005. Forty-six participants, representing academia, industry, government agencies, professional associations, and special projects met to: (1) discuss how geospatial technology training at two-year colleges can address workforce needs; and…