Governance involving participation of a broad constituency including faculty, staff, and administrators is recommended for graduate dental education. The role of external influences such as government, professional agencies, consumer organizations, and regulatory bodies is discussed. The government role is expected to increase. (MSE)

The support of her husband, children, and friends was vital to the author when she embarked on graduate study and later into a career. This article is part of a theme issue on women and leadership. (SJL)

Schools of social work are committed to the education of minority groups. However, many such students are educationally disadvantaged because their undergraduate training has not prepared them to deal with educational procedures that are used in the profession's graduate schools. Means by which educators can solve this dilemma are suggested.…

Outlines similarities and differences in the nature, structure, operation, perspectives, and problems of six graduate programs in applied sociology: Wright State University, Kent State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland/Baltimore County, Drake University, and Washington State University. (DB)

Findings of a study indicate that home economics college faculty believe it important that colleagues have a comprehensive view of the field, that graduate students be provided an interdisciplinary orientation to home economics, and that experiences periodically bringing students together for study and dialogue provide meaningful ways to do this.…

Describes the rationale for planning, teaching, and subsequent revision of a course in health science information skills and media management practices presented as part of a curriculum in medical illustration training. (FM)

Describes a 24-month self-assessment of the Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (IDDE) graduate program at Syracuse University, which included reviews of training and educational needs, curriculum analyses, and critiques by past graduates. The rationale for change is discussed, as well as implications for the future. Five references…

Explores the skills used by instructional developers to comprehend unfamiliar content, discusses the nature and characteristics of disciplines, and presents self-reports of experienced developers. Ethnography is examined for heuristics on interviewing and questioning techniques for eliciting information. Eleven references are provided. (Author/BK)

There are specific skill areas which are not addressed in present masters degree programs which could be addressed in terms of developing an effective specialty area in rehabilitation counseling in the private sector. These areas include knowledge of workers compensation, basic concepts in insurance, and understanding of law. (CT)

This article describes a needs assessment strategy for assessing client interest in a graduate liberal arts degree for adults. It is recommended that, in planning a new off-campus graduate degree program for adults, attention should be given to assessing needs both externally and internally. (CT)

Reports research that utilized multidimensional scaling and related analytic procedures to validate the curricular goals of a graduate therapeutic recreation program. Data analysis includes the use of the two-dimensional KYST and PREFMAP spaces. (Author/JD)

This formal report from the Committee on Careers in Physiology of the American Physiological Society summarizes important aspects related to predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs and career opportunities in physiology. (CS)

A survey of counselor educators indicated that consultation topics and skills were taught to masters students in most of the reporting institutions. Professional role definitions of elementary/secondary school counselors continued to stress the importance of consultation skills. (JAC)

Problems confronted by the professoriate in higher education are discussed including: (1) the nature of higher education as a field of study, (2) the nature of the professoriate in higher education, and (3) the campus environment of higher education as a field of study. (Author/MLW)