Based on the Screenwriting 434 graduate-level seminar at the University of California Los Angeles, this book guides readers/students through every step of the screenwriting process by putting them through the actual writing of an original script. Chapters in the book are: (1) Ideas; (2) The Two-Minute Movie; (3) Building Your Characters; (4) The…

This book provides information on over 590 Texas markets for writers. The book lists book publishers; magazines, journals, and newspapers which accept freelance articles; writers' groups and publishers' organizations; screenwriting/playwriting markets accepting scripts; daily, weekly, and minority newspapers which accept op-eds, book reviews, and…

An Ohio school district rewards teachers for pursuing graduate work directly related to teaching rather than to administration. (IRT)

The list of assistantships and fellowships is prepared annually by the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture. Information includes: nature of assistantship, number available, months of employment, amount of work expected, renumeration, type of program, source of funds, 1976 application deadline, and person to contact. (Author/MS)

A study examining 28 doctoral programs in schools of social work to compare PhD and DSW (Doctor of Social Work) requirements revealed "remarkable unanimity" in focus on research and knowledge building in contrast to an advanced practice oriented degree. The authors raise questions about future expansion of doctoral programs in light of the…

Contains suggestions for making graduate and inservice reading instruction relevant to modern-day teaching situations. (RB)

Investigates the relative effectiveness of three types of selectors (graduate students, principals, and college faculty) in selecting new graduate students for an educational administration program. Examines the usefulness of various pieces of information in predicting success both in the graduate program and in later administrative practice.…

Slightly more than half of nursing graduate programs are now admitting students whose baccalaureate degree is not in nursing. The institutions provide the students with learning experiences, enabling them to meet both admission and graduation criteria. (Author/BP)

The multi-trait-multimethod procedure was used to assess the validity of Spillberger's dual conception of anxiety and the interpretation of his scales in a graduate level, educational environment. (Author/KM)

Briefly reports on a Conference held in Washington, D.C. of the American Association of University Women in May 1974. Topics covered include: social factors and attitudes, support systems for graduate women students, admissions, counseling, financial support, and legal positions. (Author/PG)

Designed to provide easily accessible, comparative information on graduate programs and research in physics and in fields based upon the principles of physics, this directory contains descriptions of programs offered at institutions of higher learning in North America. The entries are organized geographically for institutions in the United States,…

This pamphlet takes a tested Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program from the recent past and relates it to today's circumstances and contexts. The MAT program recruits outstanding liberal arts graduates who have completed little or no undergraduate course work in education and places them in a graduate program that requires the successful…

Guidelines for research proposal preparation are presented to assist graduate students. The following components of educational research proposals are described: title page, introduction, methodology, schedule and budget, and bibliography or references. The introductory section enables the researcher to: define the study's purpose, review relevant…