Major issues that must be addressed by colleges and universities that offer Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs on a distance basis are discussed. Three distance MBAs programs currently in operation are also compared: those of Deakin University in Australia, the University of South Africa, and the University of Strathclyde in Great…

A proposed project at the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at the University of Tulsa would recruit and train speech-language pathologists for service to handicapped children and youth in rural settings. The project would address the shortage of speech-language pathologists in rural communities, the lack of training programs in…

Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. The topics of the 19 papers include the…

A guide to graduate management education, admissions, and careers is presented. Contents include a detailed overview of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree's background, nature, benefits, and selection factors; information about programs and schools prepared in chart form; and in-depth descriptions of more than 480 graduate…

A description is given of a five-year teacher education program that terminates with a Master of Arts degree and includes four undergraduate teaching laboratory experiences preparatory to the fifth, or professional, year. The program is competency based, and the emphasis is on a strong liberal arts undergraduate program, individually planned…

The Hofstra University program in applied research and evaluation in psychology is described as an example of one model for training evaluators. The training of psychologists with a specialization in evaluation research is reviewed, and the pros and cons of evaluation research training within psychology are discussed. Several potential benefits of…

This issue of the Multi-State Consortium on Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) newsletter presents an examination of Florida International University's efforts over two academic years to develop and implement performance-based curricula across all of its programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Efforts were aimed at…

The final report on a program to encourage industry-university interaction in the materials processing industries presents the findings of various proposed activities, establishes some conclusions, and provides suggestions and recommendations for extending the task to the actual design and conduct of the project. The background in which the…

This report summarizes plans for the programs of Gallaudet College, including all its constituent units, for the period 1973-82. Following a statement of mission and priorities for 5 and 10 years, program summaries are presented covering: planning and public service, undergraduate programs, student affairs, graduate school, precollege programs,…

Describes the environmental programs that evolved out of the school of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Discusses the organization of the school, the teaching approaches, research activities, the internship program, enrollment, and placement for students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. (TW)

Discusses the evolution of a set of research programs (dealing with the removal of liquid contaminants from surfaces) used to introduce graduate students to methods of design, evaluation, and modification within the context of a larger research program. Stresses the simultaneity and interaction of theoretical and experimental studies. (JM)

To increase the number of African American men with doctorates in the sciences, the "100 Black Men" group and the "National Consortium for Educational Access" have begun a fellowship program. The program provides $6,000 stipends annually for graduate study. There are currently 11 fellows in institutions across the United…

Discusses the restructuring of the graduate program to accommodate emerging fields in engineering. Notes half of the graduate degrees Cornell grants each year are M.Eng. degrees. Offers 12 specialties: aerospace, agriculture, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and nuclear engineering; computer science, engineering physics; geological…

The use of the Total Quality Management (TQM) approach by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Management approach to restructure the graduate school admissions process is described, and lessons learned from the venture are discussed. The resulting five-day admissions procedure now in place is outlined. (MSE)

Describes an innovative doctoral program at Wichita (Kansas) State University that prepares students to become expert educational leaders. The program integrates curriculum through an applied-inquiry, clinically oriented, field-based model. Student performance is judged according to theoretically grounded categories and based on multiple evidences…