Graduate programs are lagging behind in developing courses to prepare psychologists to function with expertise in forensic (law-related) matters. Paradoxically, the courts are now finding increasing use for the forensic psychologist, while current journals express wide skepticism about the quality of available expertise. (Author/RLV)

Discusses the challenges involved in meeting the standards established by the American Counseling Association's Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs for teaching principles, theories, leadership skills, and group counseling methods for effective group practice. Presents a model involving two courses allowing…

Presents a reaction to Cooper and Gottlieb's (this issue) article titled, "Ethical Issues with Managed Care: Challenges Facing Counseling Psychology." Expands on the issue of informed consent as a process. Echoes the concern that there is too little research in the area and that professional preparation remains inadequate. (Contains 19…

There is an increasing awareness of the importance of curricular issues in the educational undertaking. The curriculum, which in all its definitions contains as a common denominator the organization of educational opportunities that schools provide for their pupils, demands and needs some specific type of professional educators. Such professionals…

Describes the evolution of managed care and reviews basic biomedical ethics and ethical decision-making models. Examines specific ethical issues and offers suggestions for practice, research, and education and training. Concludes with a research agenda, a review of projected general trends in health care delivery, and a discussion of counseling…

Presents overview of special issue on teaching and learning in librarianship and information work, which focuses on future needs of professional education; theoretical bases for curriculum development and research; trends in British and German library schools; and past achievements and future plans of the International Federation of Library…

Noting the rapid increase in the training needs of industry, this paper argues that speech communication graduates with a strong background in organizational communication can meet those needs. Following a brief discussion of the need for university speech communication departments to develop communication training courses, the paper identifies…

Two articles discuss information professions in Africa. Highlights include the training of personnel at the middle level; library schools at the University of Ibadan and the University of Botswana; curriculum recommendations; and a review of 87 articles published between 1985 and 1989 that investigate areas of research in the information…

Resumes of 321 ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work are provided. (These contract and grant awards are administered by the U. S. Office of Education's Division of Research and Demonstration and Office of Career Education.) The publication is organized into three sections. Section 1 includes…

This volume, the fourth of a five-volume series, contains three onsite case studies of organization development (OD) selected from a sample of 76 school districts. The purpose of the case studies was to analyze in detail different types of OD programs and their use. Each case study represents a different OD focus: case study A involves a survey…