In 1982 almost half of all American doctoral degrees in engineering went to foreign students. The United States role in educating these students and several serious difficulties facing the American engineering education enterprise as it relates to foreign students are discussed. The need for national policy in this area is addressed. (JN)

Discusses three reasons for a master's degree in engineering technology. These include developing the body of knowledge unique to the field, providing continuing education for the practitioner through applied research, and providing advanced technical and pedagogical training for future engineering technology faculty. (JN)

Home economics graduates were surveyed to determine the relationships between preprofessional student activity and later education and professional affiliation, leadership, and recognition. Undergraduate participation and recognition were related to beginning graduate school but not to finishing it. Student leadership was a good predictor of later…

Describes a three-credit elective course at Notre Dame, Design of Environmental Health Control Systems, offered to senior civil engineering students and graduate students in health engineering. (CS)

The author discusses his belief that the emphasis on competency-based, outcome-oriented curricula serves two purposes: (1) it recruits students who also believe in this educational theory; and (2) it provides a framework within which "unlearning" and more significant personal learning can take place. (CT)

This paper identifies the teaching/learning strategy preferences of candidates for the degree of Master of Educational Administration offered by the Flinders University of South Australia. Results are examined in light of age-group differences and by interest in andragogical theory. (CT)

Issues in student assessment in specialized graduate social work programs are discussed, and a new assessment procedure at Ohio State are outlined. The procedure focused on preparing the student for the assessment and moved away from traditional comprehensive examinations. Students' ratings of the relevance of courses for their specialties are…

Discusses the particular problems female faculty members encounter in a mentor relationship. Concludes that having a female mentor is not necessarily in the best interests of female graduate students. Suggests that these students seek out good, nonexploitative male faculty mentors. (PD)

A graduate program for dance was designed by San Diego State University (California). Its organizational structure, guest artist program, financing methods, and its perceived success are described. (CJ)

Announces the directive of President Carter to the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education to review science and engineering education policies at the secondary and university levels. The study is based on the concern that these policies are inadequate for preserving the nation's strength. (Author/SA)

Describes the Personal Career Development Plan for graduate students which aims for the production of a program of graduate study that develops an articulated set of professional competencies that the graduate faculty consider for approval. (CT)

Presents practical ideas and suggestions for teacher educators, supervisors, and classroom teachers that can assist industrial arts in realizing its potential as an integral part of the public school curriculum. (CT)

Adult education practitioners ranked 30 knowledge and 37 skill statements that had been ranked by adult education professors in an earlier study. Results indicated that professors are addressing needs of importance to practitioners, but that more input from practitioners is needed for curriculum development. (SK)

The Harvard Law School is in the process of fashioning a multilayered program in law teaching for American lawyers who are candidates for the LL.M. degree. The Program on Preparing for Law Teaching is described and its objectives are outlined. (MLW)

Traditional graduate school admissions indices were used to predict performance on a screening examination called the Master's Comprehensive (MACOMP). The major finding was the similarity of prediction of MACOMP performance for clinical and experimental psychology students. (Author/GK)