This paper provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program, a collaborative program that brings together clusters of doctoral and partner undergraduate institutions to plan programs that introduce graduate students to faculty life in a variety of campus environments. It discusses what new faculty…

This paper discusses the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program and its effects on the graduate students that have participated in it, and has some suggestions for graduate students wishing to create a PFF program at their own schools. The PFF program was initiated in 1994 to bring together clusters of colleges and universities to plan programs…

This bibliography is intended to be a survey of interagency collaborative literature, with a focus on programs for children (especially children with emotional disabilities) and their families. The bibliography is divided into chapters covering the following areas: (1) writings describing actual collaborative efforts by agencies, on both the local…

The author analyzes the experience of education towards the future as it is formalized in courses for post-graduate study at The School of Future Studies, Rome; as it is seen by young people, undergraduates, and high school students; and as a continuous transformation, acquiring characteristics of lifelong education. (Author/AJ)

Intended primarily to serve as a catalyst for further discussion, this report presents recommendations for the development of graduate level emphases in adult reading/literacy and postsecondary reading/learning (initially at the doctoral level and later at the master's level) that function within the mission of the graduate program offered by the…

This monograph describes seven training programs at the graduate level that integrate research on child development and the formulation and implementation of policies affecting children and families. The major purpose of the descriptions is to illustrate the range as well as the commonalities among the elements of training programs in child…

This case study describes the evolution of a Master's program in community psychology from its inception in 1976 through 1984. Yin's (1978) discussion of the critical events in the routinization of innovations and his emphasis on passages and cycles are used to analyze the development of the Master's program in community psychology at Indiana…

Noise-related training programs were reviewed in nine degree-granting institutions in seven states. These programs represent a sample, only, of the various programs available nationwide. The enrollment profile and average number of graduates by degree level for the past three years are given, as well as the apparent enrollment trends by degree…

This document, which reports a conference on planning a curriculum for adult education, directs attention to areas of study covered in a major field, contributions of fields such as psychology and sociology to the education of an adult leader, research competencies adult educators should have and the kind of research they should produce, the…

This report describes the attempts of five university geography departments -- at Clark University and the Universities of Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, and California at Berkeley -- to explore ways for incorporating teaching preparation into the programs of their docutoral students. The Objective of the project was to propagate among geographers the…

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

Described is a proposed graduate program to train nursery school, kindergarten, and primary grade educational personnel in a pluralistic social context for the purpose of reducing the number of children in need of special educational services. Program assumptions include causes of behavior such as the interaction of the internalized sets of…

Details are provided about the Audiographic Learning Facility, a pilot system for remote conversational instruction and learning developed by the School of Information and Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. The report describes how learning materials, stored and reproduced in the form of a graphically supported…

The drug counseling program at the University of Iowa is an interdisciplinary program to train masters degree counselors. Fifteen students are admitted each year in the Division of Counselor Education to enroll in a M.A. program in School Counseling, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, or College Student Personnel. The curriculum is…

Describes the graduate programs in environmental communications that have evolved at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Outlines the options for both masters and doctoral degrees. Lists theses done in the areas of media, audience attitudes toward environmental issues, and case studies of environmental conflicts. (TW)