Registered and unregistered family day care providers were questioned regarding their "traditional" (less professionalized) and "modernized" (more professionalized) characteristics as described in Wattenberg's (1977) study of certified family day care providers. Data showed that unregistered providers had significantly less experience than…

Although there appear to be only minor differences between clinical, counseling, and school psychology disciplines, doctoral training typically involves application to a doctoral specialty training program in one of these separate fields. Perhaps the American Psychological Association (APA) has focused too much on existing differences and not…

A comparison is made between the training and practice of school psychology in the U.S. and in Ontario, Canada. Results of a questionnaire completed by practicing school psychologists in the two countries are compared in terms of demographic data, 25 skill variables, and six role functions. It was found that, despite many differences in training…

This is a discussion of the future of translation as a profession. The following are discussed: the quantitative growth of translation; the growth of translation as a technical profession; the influence of this growth on the future of translation training; the influence of translation on Canadian French; machine translation; and the future role of…

In India, training colleges prepare teachers for high schools and training schools prepare the primary school teacher. Presents approaches made to relate colleges and schools of education to the true working school situatio n. (PG)

Speeches given at the Symposium on Instructional Technologists, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Los Angeles, February 6, 1969).

Reprinted from "New Generation . Research supported by Public Health Service Grant HD-02257 and General Research Support Grant FR-05666-02 from the National Institutes of Health.

The proceedings of the First World Conference on Engineering Education focus on future directions, case studies, and unique high-impact programs. The report contains the following: (1) a list of summary statements on ideas, trends and observations; (2) summaries of the 16 sessions in which salient points are noted; and (3) the complete text of…

These proceedings of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) meeting on the education of research library personnel contain the following papers: The Conant Report and Its Implications for Academic and Research Libraries, by Ralph W. Conant; Library Education--State-of-the-Art, by Robert O. Stueart; Professional Education and Training--A New…

The issue of certification is a crucial one for psychologists. The advantages of such certification might seem to be a sanctioned status in the community, a specific set of courses for students leading to a specific title, and possibly an edge in a highly competitive job market. But the sort of training implied by certification implies learning a…

Professional journalists need to be encouraged in their quest for objectivity if the news media are to be saved from degenerating into political journals and propaganda organs. Sociologist Karl Mannheim's theory of relationalism could be the basis for an improved approach to journalistic practice and should be required reading for journalism…

This report describes the activities of the UNISIST program, the component of the Unesco General Information Program which is concerned with education and training for information professionals and users of information services in developing nations. It focuses on five fields: (1) the coordination of educational and training activities; (2) the…