This manual provides a variety of Peace Corps trainers with a training model that deals with work-related frustrations of volunteers. Materials are designed specifically to address the need for training volunteers in the subtleties of working with host country bureaucracies and counterparts. Although intended for inservice training, the materials…

This manual contains 32 hours of training to provide Peace Corps trainees with background for their role as volunteers in the development of another country. Section 1 is a guide for trainers that provides an overview of the content and methodologies used in the manual and a collection of information on training techniques. Section 2 is a brief…

This manual is designed to provide Peace Corps staff with materials that can be used in the inservice training of volunteers. It addresses areas outside the realm of the volunteer's technical job assignment, areas that are directly related to a volunteer's effectiveness on the job. The manual assumes that inservice training will take place 6-12…

This manual is intended for use by Peace Corps staff members and/or trainers contracted to facilitate the close of service (COS) workshop, the purpose of which is to help volunteers make the transition from the host country back to the United States. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the COS workshop. Chapter 2 is a trainer reference. It helps the…

These eleven papers focus on the need for technology education (TE) to address technological problem solving from a more holistic and appropriate level--less high tech, more thoughtful, and using available resources. "Philosophical Rationale for Appropriate Technology (AT)" (Robert C. Wicklein, Charles J. Kachmar) discusses concerns and…