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This paper discusses the concepts of Human Resources Development (HRD), andragogy (adult learning), and transfer of training as factors to be considered when designing training for special education teachers in rural schools. A critical question facing HRD professionals who design and deliver inservice training for special education teachers in rural schools is "What can be done to ensure that the skills learned and practiced during training will result in behavior changes once the trainees return to their classrooms?" Transfer of training may be a particularly challenging issue in rural schools because schools often are located in areas where access to educational agencies, and even trained teachers, is difficult for recent trainees. Transfer strategies recommended by HRD and staff development professionals are listed. Finally, some results are presented from a transfer of training survey that asked 44 rural Kentucky special education teachers to list factors that assisted them most in implementing their recent inservice training. This paper contains 28 references. (TES)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert