Data from a survey of 96 (of 534) flight training programs seem to indicate a high percentage include Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) training, which has high potential for accident prevention. However, these results are due more to social desirability bias. Only 38 use all 10 ADM topics; of the one textbook mentioning ADM, only 2% of the…

Expansion of air transportation and decreasing numbers seeking pilot training point to a shortage of qualified pilots. Ab initio training, in which candidates with no flight time are trained to air transport proficiency, could resolve the problem. (SK)

An ERIC search and key informant interviews were used to identify 26 journals that regularly publish aviation-related articles. The journals are in four categories: transportation management and economics, travel and tourism, aviation law, and interdisciplinary. (SK)

A survey of 101 college aviation faculty that received a 79% response indicated that 68.3% agree on the current need and 75.9% on the future need for a nonengineering doctoral program in aeronautical/aerospace sciences; 51% believe the Council on Aviation Accreditation would be more willing to accredit institutions with such programs. (SK)

Interviews with 85 of 163 trainees and 28 of 47 trainers in a British Employment Training program showed that, despite high participation rates, ethnic minorities had lower achievement of National Vocational Qualifications and lower employment rates. Despite the positive experience of new skill acquisition, such programs reinforce the experience…

A British study of teacher training and staff development needs concluded that there is an urgent need for training community education program coordinators; tutors working with adults with learning disabilities need a foundational training program; and providers should ensure that disability issues are addressed at all stages and levels of staff…

An adult educator's experience of delivering a paper via videoconferencing led to these conclusions: there is a danger that such technologies will be limited to those with technical skills and knowledge and to institutions able to have such facilities, and adult educators should be trained in the use of the Integrated Services Digital Network and…

Urban regeneration programs fail because they are largely short term, trickle-down does not work, different policy areas are not coordinated, community partnership involves tokenism, they are not targeted where most needed, and government funding is given with one hand while being taken away with the other. (SK)

Adult education is best provided in a service relationship based on partnership, in which both parties experience mutual benefits and feedback is seen as opportunity for growth. The quality of adult education service necessarily depends on the personal development of all staff. (SK)

Describes cultural studies as a framework for analysis and critique, not a political agenda. Shows how the author has used cultural studies as a way to get his students to write intelligent, reflective papers about topics that interest them. (SR)

Examines teaching practices against current theories of reading, writing, and critical thinking to explore how and why multiple classroom activities and deep immersions into literacy texts can give students the skills and knowledge they need to write effective papers, providing them also with a sense of connectedness to text that they might…

Describes a model for content writing called "Writing as Transformation," which focuses on three facets of writing to learn: writing as intuition, writing as metacognition, and writing as change agent. (SR)

Describes the successes and difficulties of a university-high school learning and writing program in which students engaged in real-time electronic conferences, conducted e-mail exchanges, and took part in several other forms of collaborative learning that demanded a great deal of writing on topics related to course readings and lectures. (SR)

Offers an overview of various online writing labs across the United States, showing how many writing centers are now making use of e-mail, MOOs (Multi-User Object Oriented environments), Gopher, and the World Wide Web to provide writing assistance to writers around the globe. Provides a list of e-mail addresses, gopher sites, and Web pages. (SR)

Outlines the benefits of writing center-writing across the curriculum programs in high schools. Notes the value of inservice workshops and collaboration. (SR)