Expansion of a combined software and on-site training program for people with disabilities and their families who lack usual prerequisites fpr success in computer-based learning; expansion to result in empirically validated commercial product

On Indian reservations, there is a significant need for direct care staff for persons with disabilities and chronic health conditions and a lack of trained personnel. The purpose of this study is to determine feasibility of delivering computer-integrated training in a remote community without the… More

Expansion of a combined software and on-site training program for people with disabilities and their families who lack usual prerequisites fpr success in computer-based learning; expansion to result in empirically validated commercial product

There is a shortage of personnel in rural counties adequately trained to provide direct care services to persons with disabilities and chronic health conditions. The purpose of this study is to learn whether computer-integrated training can adequately teach job skills to participants with less than… More

The technical problem to be addressed is how to apply instructional technology to develop both computer skills and vocational skills for the significant proportion of the reservation workforce that is chronically unemployed. A successful Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of a training… More

Tribal Leaders with Character is a web-based course designed to address the problem of the hundreds of millions of dollars lost through ethical violations in tribal organizations. The technical question is whether a web-based course can cause an increase in ethical behavior of participants limited… More

The Department of the Interior alone appropriates over $2 billion dollars each year for the Operation of Indian Programs. This figure does not include billions of dollars that come into each reservation through grant funds from other agencies, private philanthropy, the $14.1 billion brought in from… More