The document consists of three parts: (1) a report derived from the proceedings at the Atlanta Workshop for pupil personnel services; (2) a questionnaire designed to record reactions to pupil personnel services; and (3) a paper discussing the rationale for the workshop. The Atlanta Workshop report begins with implications for training, the…

Programs for the preparation of elementary school counselors are studied from two aspects: (1) their differentiation from secondary counselor programs; and (2) their comparison with the standards proposed by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. 225 counselor preparation programs participated in the study which surveyed: (1)…

The purpose of this six-week training institute was to orient selected black students to the nature and general procedures related to the methodology of educational research. The primary objectives of the program are as follows: (1) to enable the students to identify pertinent educational problems and to formulate appropriate questions for…

Volume II of a study of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) training program for higher education personnel indicates the first of a three-faceted approach to assess current training needs. The approach, a survey, employed two questionnaires: the Presidential Questionnaire, designed to elicit background data and judgments concerning…

Recounts a study designed to evaluate the impact of a systematic program of curricular and affective approaches to race relations training on the attitudes and behaviors of white people. Available from: International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers-The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey…

The findings of the study show that no good result can be achieved in the field of training farm women unless concrete examples are used in training techniques. (BP)

Seeing its role as one of stimulating, guiding, and coordinating training activities rather than providing central training facilities, three programs have been developed by the Air Transport and Travel Industry Training Board: (1) an occupational program, (2) a company program, and (3) an industry program. (MW)

The training manual and program described here are intended for trainers of teacher aides interested in acquiring skills in motivating aides to becomes more able assistants. This descriptive report provides information on the purposes and content of the program as well as activities and resources involved. A critique, history of development, and…

This document reports the executive summary of findings and recommendations of a study of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) Training Programs for higher education personnel. Findings indicate (1) the need for substantial training in American higher education, (2) the training demand is pervasive, (3) the demand for training is…

Training is a major component in the development of an organization and in helping it to deal with social, organizational, and technological change. Planning training activities or developing an inservice education program involves several steps: establishing goals for training, planning a training design with sequence and continuity, selecting…

This study was designed to determine whether a training program which focuses primarily on interpersonal relationships, communication and observation skills, and knowledge and understanding of both one's own behavior and that of others would increase the empathetic ability of psychiatric aides. Two studies were conducted. A pilot study was done to…

Volume IV of a study of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) training programs for higher education personnel presents the third of a three-faceted approach to assess current training needs. This document presents case studies of six diverse situations in American higher education in the early 1970s with particular emphasis on the…

The purpose of this publication is to provide information on the paramedical training of health care personnel in the military. For each military branch, the courses, with appropriate codes, are listed in a table. Objectives of providing this information are: (1) To stimulate the interest of nursing service administrators in tapping this manpower…

A description is given of the teaching approach used in a 40-week undergraduate training program combining the academic and the applied in preparation for graduate work or immediate employment. The program includes introduction, block placement, and practicum placement. (AV)