A program to develop managers for academic and research libraries is reviewed through the eyes of eight participants. Former interns relate their experiences and impressions while in the program and its effect on their professional careers. (RAA)

Reviews the topics of the symposium covered in this issue of the "British Journal of Guidance and Counselling." The papers, focusing primarily on the United Kingdom, comment on the past, present, and future of counseling, guidance, and psychotherapy. Specific topics include the rise of psychoanalysis, the development of the counseling…

Provides the full text of the resolutions and standing committees' reports at the November, 1985 meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies. (JDH)

Presents a summary of the tape-recorded minutes of the thirty-first House of Delegates meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies which took place in Dallas, Texas, November 1987. (GEA)

Thirty colloquium participants, representing campus practitioners and external constituencies, examined the institutional advancement profession at a CASE conference and offered recommendations for its future course. Proposals for ethics, research and scholarship, and professional development are presented. (Author/MLW)

Summarizes the National Association for the Education of Young Children's efforts to address inadequate teacher compensation. The organization's plans for 1992-93, and its role in the Worthy Wages Coalition, are discussed. (BG)

In 1978 and 1979, the Texas Research and Development Center for Teacher Education initiated extended discussions, commissioned papers, and sponsored a conference on major topic areas that cut across the teacher education continuum. The planning processes, the conference and its formation, the final report, and national agenda are described. (JN)

Analytically describes the annual Educational Leadership Development Conference held at St. Peter's College, Oxford University. Highlights the venue, participants, program goals, activity structure, and learning processes, drawing from the literature in adult learning, andragogy, and transformational learning and using Cranston's process model as…

Outlines the development of thinking concerning equal educational opportunities as related to school finance. Discusses effective schools research and its implications for educational equity, school operation, and professional preparation and practice. The roles of individual schools and competent leadership should prevail over preoccupation with…

Basic training in the earth sciences, social sciences, and visual arts is discussed as essential for the education and training of government advisers on physical planning matters. Urban planning examples are presented that highlight the ecological factors, social influences, and aesthetic values which need to be considered when dealing with…

Presents proceedings of a teleconference forum of the Southern Association for College Student Affairs. The discussion centered on social changes affecting higher education, and particularly, the adult student. Perceived barriers to adult students and the response of colleges and society to these problems were also discussed. (JAC)

Presents abstracts of papers presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) held in Quebec on May 27-29, 2001. Topics include: professional development; librarian/library roles; information technology uses; virtual libraries; information seeking behavior; literacy; information retrieval;…

Presents proceedings from a conference cosponsored by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing and the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations. Twenty-four professionals developed goals to provide direction for the profession, identifying internal and external actions to move health education into a significant role…

Describes an institute held at Southwest Texas State University on the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution for social studies teachers to enhance their professional preparation. Notes major activities and teaching strategies of the program. Provides quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the effectiveness of the institute and a schedule of…

Summarizes proceedings from a 1995 conference in Georgia on the Health Education Profession in the 21st century. The 24 participants developed goals intended to provide direction for the profession, identify actions needed to move the profession into a significant role, and create an action plan to identify who will do what. (SM)