The main objective of the training research phase of the maintenance management study was to develop and test training methods suitable for highway maintenance supervisors. Supervisors were trained by one of five different methods (lecture, group discussion, programed instruction, programed workshops, audiovisual instruction). The report documents…

This guide to the development of line managers stresses the idea that the developmental process which any manager undergoes is the product of his own activity and should be treated as a continuous function. Major line functions, managerial attributes and characteristics, presupervisory selection, and preparation through trainee, temporary foremen,…

There has been a continuous improvement in the capabilities of business school graduates over the past 20 years. However, more "feedback" is needed to let business schools know how their graduates are doing in the marketplace. The demand for management talent will become increasingly greater for 4 main reasons: 1) corporations have doubled in size…

A project to demonstrate and evaluate some innovative programs utilizing volunteers in work with the handicapped and to provide data on the success of present programs is discussed. As part of the project, four pilot projects were undertaken to determine the feasibility and utility of certain approaches and to develop model training courses that…

This catalog lists and describes regularly scheduled training courses offered by the National Office Training Branch of the Internal Revenue Service. It also describes other courses available to National Office employees. The purpose of the catalog is to help supervisors identify training courses that will meet their employees needs. Employees…

This workbook for work supervisors is designed to be used in conjunction with the training manual. (Author)

The feasibility of using programed instruction materials for a session of a Management Training Conference conducted for first-level supervisory personnel of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation was studied. A programing format utilizing a series of gated segments, each preceded by a test item, was designed to accommodate the variability among…

The paper reports the validation of a test simulating supervisory situations as part of the final exam for an allied health supervision course. Statistical analysis indicated that the experimental group was much more likely to produce empathic responses than the control group in a similar test situation. (MF)

Discusses executives' behaviors that create both defensive and supportive climates for workers, indicating ways in which transactional analysis can be used to interpret these behaviors and their effects. (RL)

Addresses the dialectic between the "inner" and the "outer" learnings required for counselors to change their roles to becoming supervisors. Describes a course where "parallel process" issues between supervisor, trainee, and client were evident. The bias in the course was that all learning requires a change in…

Describes microcounseling and interaction analysis, provides a reationale for the "marriage" of these two successful innovations, and demonstrates how the combination can provide an objective and systematic technology for the development of effective interpersonal communication skills.

This paper suggests a philosophy of supervision, recurring issues, and potential problems relevant to the supervisor of a candidate seeking admission to NAFL (National Alliance of Family Life). Since courses of this nature are rare, this paper seeks to outline major steps in supervision. (Author)

This study reports the results of the formative evaluations of two computer-supported tools and the associated strategies for their use. Tools and strategies embedded in web-based courses can increase a supervisor's involvement in helping employees transfer learning onto the workplace. Issues relating to characteristics of the tools and strategies…

This paper describes Project Impact*Net, a model project for delivering training to paraeducators and teachers in light of requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. The project delivered four semester-length courses to instructional sites serving 69 participants in Delaware, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Utah. The Project Impact*Net delivery system…

Sexual activity in psychotherapeutic and supervisory relationships breaches counseling ethical standards, some state legal codes, and is perceived as unethical by a majority of mental health practitioners. Many therapists do experience sexual feelings for their clients and supervisees, and an alarming number act out these feelings with clients,…