The only graduate program in the United States devoted entirely to tribal management is designed to educate and prepare students for employment with Indian tribes and organizations and with federal and state agencies. The highly academically structured 34-hour program addresses concerns often ignored in corporate management and public…

The theme of the 1971 meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States is graduate education in the 1970s: a response to change. The discussions offered include nontraditional graduate programs by Elizabeth R. Foster and Edwin L. Lively; on developing a national philosophy for graduate education by Robert F. Kruh, Donald W. Taylor,…

The job of the 4-H extension agent involves fairly complex levels of performance. The curriculum for the extension agent program should produce youth workers who have the ability to perform competently and who possess the basic concepts and values required to function effectively. Performance objectives were written for each competency considered…

Characteristics of postdoctoral students at Canadian universities are discussed and issues related to the training of postdoctoral students in Canada are explored. A survey conducted in 1972 indicated that there were 2,272 postdoctorals and research associates in the university sector. About 1,000 of these postdoctoral students were in mathematics…

The role of professional associations in facilitating minority access to graduate and professional education is addressed. Information on minority applications, financial aid, recruitment, and support activities was requested from 29 associations; 16 responded. The general posture of the associations appears to be limited to expressions of support…

Data on the progress of the woman M.D. from admission to medical school and through practice are presented in summaries of four papers on the topic. In "Women in Academic Medicine," Judith Braslow argues that the medical school interview is particularly difficult for women and that there is a need for greater representation of women on medical…

This document consists of six separate items: (1) a description of graduate courses in English education at Youngstown State University; (2) an outline for a summer workshop on the teaching of writing; (3) the welcoming letter sent to workshop participants, which includes the list of required readings; (4) a summary of workshop participants'…

The manual for the development of general practice residency programs in dentistry is designed to be used in three regional workshops to train individuals representing institutions who wish to develop such programs. The first of three major sections in the manual reviews the historical background of general practice residency programs. In the…

This is the report of a workshop to provide women scientists with an opportunity to learn from each other and to gain support, encouragement, and practical knowledge that could assist them in pursuing their careers. Participation data are summarized according to institutional affiliations, areas of study, and each person's academic status. Data…

The main purpose of this paper is to outline the ways educational administrators are prepared in Australia. Universities and Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs) provide the formal preparation programs in educational administration. An analysis is made of the types of programs generally offered and the role of the universities and the CAEs. The…

DESPITE RENEWED INTEREST IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING, THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IS THE WEAKEST LINK IN A CHAIN OF INSTRUCTION EXTENDING FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH THE POST-DOCTORAL LEVEL. IMPROVEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IS IN PART CONTINGENT UPON A REAPPRAISAL BY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ITS…

REPORTED ARE THE SEMINAR PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE WHICH INVESTIGATED THE FIELD OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COURSE AND DIRECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY AT THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY LEVEL. THE CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS HELD AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DURING 1963-64 GAVE PARTICIPATING FACULTY MEMBERS AN…

The 1961 Federal government report "summarizes the historical origins of segregation as well as the major developments in the progress of desegregation of public education." For more up-to-date information on this report, see UD 008112. (NH)

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 is the 1975 National Science Foundation (NSF) annual survey of total graduate and postdoctoral enrollment in science and engineering in the United States. Data elements collected from 7,664 departments of 354 Ph.D. granting institutions include: (1) enrollment status (full and part-time); (2) level of study (first year and beyond first year);…