Education, training, and employment are addressed in 33 papers from a 1984 conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia. Papers are grouped in the main categories of professional education and the influence of industry, course development for vocationalism, teachers and teaching, learners and learning, higher degree study of graduates, review and evaluation, and preparation for a post-industrial society. Paper titles and authors include: "Representation of the Professions in Curriculum Development" (A. P. Prosser)); "Enhancing Vocational Relevance through Co-operation between Sectors: A Country College Initiative" (E. Brooks); "Joint Industry and Educationist Development of a Tertiary-Level Course for Mid-Managers in the Mining Industry" (R. Francis, C. Burns); "Middle Level Technical Training by External Study: A Case Study" (P. Clark); "Staff Development and the Socialization of Incoming Academic Staff" (E. de Rome, D. Boud); "Evidences of Humanistic Education in Vocationally Oriented and Other Australian University Departments" (J. Genn); "Students' Understanding of Science Concepts" (E. Hegarty); "An Appropriate Curriculum for Part-Time Students" (R. Landbeck); "The Education, Training and Employment of Postgraduates" (P. Nightingale); "Evaluation and the Pursuit of Excellence" (I. Thomas); "What Are Superior University Teachers' Strengths in Teaching?" (I. Moses); and "A Model for a Comprehensive Approach to the Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness" (R. Iredale). (SW)