Some of these books are listed on the Suggested
Reading page and you can order them directly from this site through Amazon.com.
Check out the other suggested books and email me with any resources you have
found helpful to you in training, non-profit management, leadership, and
spiritual nurturing. I would love to share your ideas with others.
Cooper, Susan & Heenan, Cathy, Preparing, Designing & Leading
Workshops (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1980).
Loughary, John W. & Hopson, Barrie, Producing Workshops, Seminars
& Short Courses: A Trainer's Handbook. (New York: Cambridge, 1979).
Knowles, Malcom. The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species. Houston:
Gulf, 1984.
Incisive and thought provoking, this book reveals what is wrong with
commonly accepted methods of teaching adults. Knowles presents concepts
for developing meaningful adult learning programs, with a discussion of
their application to the HRD (Human Resource development) field and to the
role of training in organization development. Kolb, David A. Experiential Learning: Experiencing as the Source of
Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1984.
Kolb describes the process of experiential leaning and present a model
based on research in psychology, philosophy and physiology. Kolb's thesis
is that learning from experience is the major process for human development.
Also included are a classification and analysis of individual learning
styles and knowledge structures in academic disciplines, profession and
careers as well as application of experieintial learning to education, work
and adult development. McLagan. Patricia A. Helping Others Learn: Designing Programs for
Adults. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1978.
McLagan provides practical techniques for improving learning experiences.
She focuses on motivation and the ideal climate for learning, personal differences
in information processing, and learning application and transfer. McLagan
identifies four possible kind of learning outcomes new knowledge,
understanding, or awareness; new skill or behavior patterns; new attitudes,
values, or priorities; and creative ideas. Concise and to the point, this
self-study manual has built-in exercises within the text so that readers
can easily analyze and improve their training sessions and courses. Davies, Ivor. Instructional Technique. New York: McGraw Hill,
1980.
Davies provides expert guidance in instruction methods, lesson planning,
instructional settings, verbal and nonverbal communication, and question
and discussion techniques. He includes practical examples from business,
government and non-profit organizations.
Eitington, Julius E. The Winning Trainer: Winning Ways to Involve
People in Learning. Houston: Gulf, 1984.
This is a practical and comprehensive guide to involve learners fully
and actively in the learning process. It is an encyclopedia of techniques,
exercises, and work sheet for participative learning, including role-plays,
case studies, games, brainstorming, small-group techniques, puzzles, instruments,
problem-solving techniques, team building, film/video, lecturing, fantasy
and visualization, and participative evaluation methods. Eitington discusses
how and when to use these methods, how to design and construct training
activities to fit the situation and how to promote retention of learning
and transfer back to the job situation. |
