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Reilly, Richard R.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1981
Studied the effects of realistic job previews (RJPs) with candidates (N=842) for telephone service representative. Two types of preview, a film and job visit, were used. Results showed no significant differences between RJP candidates and control candidates with respect to job acceptance, expectations, job commitment, and turnover. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Expectation, Films
Castle, Thomas J.; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1981
Instructional development projects in Medical Terminology and Orientation to Hearing Aids are reviewed to demonstrate the procedural steps used and the interactive dynamics employed by development teams at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Six references are provided. (MER)
Descriptors: Deafness, Formative Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Hearing Aids

Hill, Janette R.; Hannafin, Michael J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1997
Examines strategies used by adult learners in an open-ended hypermedia information system. Findings indicated: (1) a variety of strategies are used by learners; (2) self-reported knowledge appears to affect the strategies used; and (3) perceptions of disorientation and perceived self-efficacy influence strategies used. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Processes, Hypermedia, Information Systems
Saraceni, Luisa; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
Four teachers from Norway, Italy, and Hungary have found ways to actively prepare their students for overseas exchanges, using student correspondence, discussion of current events, exercises in formulating questions, and student language skill development projects to elevate the visit above superficial tourism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Education, French

Snyder, Dave – College and University, 1989
Techniques and considerations in hiring support staff for student service programs are presented in the form of checklists, with some explanation provided. The hiring process is divided into three phases: (1) preparation, (2) interview, and (3) orientation, training, and evaluation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Employment Interviews, Higher Education, Job Analysis

Guth, David – Peabody Journal of Education, 1990
Article discusses research on orientation and mobility (O&M) for individuals with visual impairments, examining constant, variable, and absolute error (descriptive statistics that quantify fundamentally different characteristics of distributions of spatially directed behavior). It illustrates the statistics with examples, noting their…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Orientation

Blalock, Ginger – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
The article reviews the use of paraprofessionals in special education programs and offers specific guidance on hiring (including preemployment orientation, vocational assessment, and interviewing); training and supervision (including roles and responsibilities, the importance of regular cooperative planning, and enhancing job status); and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Job Skills

Ziv, L.; And Others – Journal of Professional Nursing, 1990
The study evaluated the work performance of the first seven graduate classes (total N=107) of the Hadassah Nursing School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Interviews with head nurses at the graduates' workplaces were conducted. The absorption strategies of accepting the graduates were questioned as were the ways in which the graduates were…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum Development, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys

Barth, Roland S. – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1993
Models presented by four Florida school systems that have attempted to link teacher evaluation, teachers' professional development, school improvement offer intriguing possibilities for educational change. Their conversation has raised number of questions about what should be evaluated and in what ways. Need for teachers to be able to take risks…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives

Wiener, William R.; Siffermann, Eileen – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2000
This article addresses the development of an orientation and mobility (O&M) certification examination by Division Nine of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. It describes the collection of data that establishes the relative importance of the competencies necessary for O&M. (Contains eight…
Descriptors: Blindness, Certification, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)

Cavalier, Jamie C.; Klein, James D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1998
Investigates the effect of implementing cooperative versus individual learning and orienting activities during computer-based instruction (CBI). Results indicated that students who received instructional objectives performed significantly better on posttests than students who received either advance organizers or no orienting activities. Learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Independent Study

Beck, Susan Gilbert – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Discusses recommendations for designing or redesigning library buildings for easy navigability. Signage, maps, collection arrangements, and placement of emergency exits must take into account observed traffic patterns, spatial or objective orientations of individual patrons, and patrons with disabilities. Contains 63 references. (BEW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Facility Improvement, Furniture Arrangement
Wallace, Marie L. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
This paper presents a program for counseling students enrolled in an online charter school located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The author presents a review of the process to establish an online school in Nevada and a unique model for delivery of services that combines face-to-face instruction and online education. The author describes the development of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Outreach Programs, School Counseling, Computer Mediated Communication
Powers, Donald E. – 1992
Surveys were conducted of two multi-state samples of educators, who provided ratings of the importance of two preliminary versions of the classroom performance assessment criteria being developed for The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers(TM). One sample, with 114 respondents, was chosen primarily on the basis of its…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Criteria, Ethnicity
Kitavi, Mwaya Wa; Westhuizen, Philip C. van der – 1996
Beginning principals in developing countries face drastically different problems than do their counterparts in developed countries. This paper presents findings of a study that surveyed Kenyan secondary school principals about the challenges they encountered. The questionnaire was sent to 200 secondary school principals--100 beginning and 100…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Developing Nations, Educational Administration, Educational Finance