It is crucial to improve the management of nonprofit organizations, not only to make them more accountable, but to make them more effective in accomplishing their charitable goals. Two courses--an undergraduate course at the University of Denver and a graduate course at the University of Colorado at Denver--are described. (MLW)

At St. John's College campuses in New Mexico and Maryland, teachers and other professionals attending the Graduate Institute in Liberal Education explore new ways of understanding classical works in politics, literature, philosophy, and the sciences and discuss how these are relevant to their lives. (MJL)

This paper summarizes findings of studies about factors that encourage teacher education faculty to produce research throughout their careers. Steps schools of education can take to foster research interests in graduate students and young faculty members are suggested. (PP)

The developmental issues associated with advisor-advisee relationships in graduate education are discussed with a focus on the creation of developmental settings. The advisor's relationship with the student and the academic and professional setting, and the advisee's relationship with the advisor and the academic and larger community settings are…

The conscious use of descriptive and prescriptive social work theory to promote recognition of and sensitivity to ethnic diversity in social work encounters is advocated. A method for increasing such theoretical skills in first-year graduate students are discussed. (MSE)

Understanding the complex stratigraphic/structural relations produced during accretionary events is best achieved through "terrane analysis," wherein individual structural domains are discriminated and their geologic histories compared and analyzed for critical, paleogeographical significant information. Terrane analysis methodology,…

Investigated how graduates of reading programs in various universities perceived their preparation for their current positions and how they regarded their educational experiences. Concludes that most programs were viewed favorably. (FL)

Because publicized minimum criteria for graduate school admission are rarely sufficient to gain entrance to the school of one's choice, a study was undertaken to estimate the actual admission standards to graduate school. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores accounted for about twice as much variance as grade point average. (Author/MLW)

There is a sharp discrepancy between the number of nurses getting master's degrees focusing on advanced clinical practice and the availability of jobs in that area. If master's-prepared clinicians are not needed, graduate curricula must be evaluated in terms of the types of roles for which they are preparing students. (JOW)

Special education teacher preparation is analyzed in a small college, a medium-sized university, and a large doctoral-degree-granting university. A comparative profile of such programs is developed, using such information as definition, areas of programmation emphasis, diversity of faculty, curricular flexibility, faculty-student ratio, resources,…

Survey results indicate (1) steady growth of college and university theater departments doing "something" for children or offering courses in child drama; (2) once a department offers courses and productions, it tends to develop more comprehensive programs; and (3) increasingly, programs reflect the growing breadth and depth of the field. (PD)

This article describes the experience of Texas Tech University in its attempts to implement an interdisciplinary doctoral program in the fine arts. Results are presented of a survey taken of students graduating with a PhD in Fine Arts during the ten years the program has existed. (CJ)

Between 1960-1976, more EdD than PhD degrees were awarded in secondary reading, number of female recipients increased (degree tended to be PhD), dissertation topics varied by year and degree, EdD dissertations varied more in length, and more empirical research and sophisticated data analysis techniques were used in secondary dissertation research.…

Rigorous professional standards and review procedures, appropriateness of program goals and activities, and use of mutually reinforcing pedagogical strategies are seen as typical of experiential learning in established graduate education programs. Twelve programs using experiential learning in graduate and professional education are examined.…

Regular classroom teachers should be provided with inservice training for teaching handicapped students mainstreamed in their classes. Courses in teaching exceptional children should be required at undergraduate and graduate levels. States should require teachers to obtain competencies for teaching mainstreamed students and should appropriate…