Contrasts two images of policymaking and their implications for the goals, content, and methods of graduate programs in child development. Reviews potential roles of child development specialists, curricular considerations, and the importance of field-experience. Recommends a pluralistic approach combining disciplinary and professional emphases…

A rationale is developed for the use of competency-based professionally oriented undergraduate education, with examples cited from the literature. The Theory-Practice Curriculum Model proposed is described in terms of its characteristics and advantages for the nontraditional student population. (Author/MSE)

This paper examines the area of management training and its importance in developing joint training programs for librarians, documentalists, archivists, and other information specialists. Following introductory materials which provide background and discuss constraints on generalizing management ideas, the paper comprises sections on: basic…