This study examines the training needs of juvenile justice personnel regarding their work with youth who have disabilities, particularly learning disabilities. Proportionate stratified cluster sampling was used to survey juvenile detention and court services personnel statewide about previous training and confidence of knowledge in these areas. Findings indicate that less than two-thirds (62%) ...

Submarine escape training for submarine personnel has been conducted by the U. S. Navy since 1930. By 1957, more than 250,000 ascents had been recorded. Most casualties due to this traininginvolved extra-alveolar air and/or embolism, and those few casualties which have occurred had usually been recorded and reported. In view of this, several questions were asked, among them one concerning the i...

The growth of the humanitarian aid industry has led to the proliferation of relief programs and the rapid rise in the number of relief personnel working in the field. One major necessity in developing successful international programs is appropriately trained field personnel. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the educational practice and training methods for field workers by non-governm...

Military personnel are commonly afflicted by lower extremity overuse injuries [1, 2]. Overuse knee conditions are among the most common injuries during basic training [3]. Walking with heavy loads is an inevitable part of the military training, and during the twelve-weeks of basic training, the loaded running and walking distance could exceed 200 miles [1]. Therefore, military personnel have to...

Chinese technicians exposure to international education in the changing competitive environment of self, will continue to progress and development. Training high-skilled technician education, personnel training is the basic model. In 2004, the College of Education began to organize technicians to explore the practice of competency-based teaching system training model, through the investigation ...

Study specific training is an essential but often understated component of the study set up process for individual site personnel. One of the many challenges for the trial manager is to ensure study staff are appropriately trained without compromising rapid study start-up, quality of training, ethical compliance, GCP, running costs. A variety of training methods exist with different studies emp...