This manual provides background information, program organization descriptions, and guidelines for preparing and reporting projects undertaken by students enrolled for the postgraduate diploma in curriculum development at the University of Nairobi, under the direction of the African Curriculum Organization (ACO). The ACO was established in 1976 by…

A literature review examined the research concerning adult development and graduate education. An initial literature review indicated that little research had been done. Three critiques were developed concerning the literature in adult development: dispersion of adult research literature throughout various disciplines, concentratlon on adult…

An experimental project at the University of Texas at Austin, which was designed to increase the participation of minorities and women in educational research and related work, is described. The project brings together individuals who are at the post-doctoral and pre-doctoral level to cooperatively work on research questions. The project model…

Recognizing the recent decrease in full-time enrollment in Canadian universities, this report focuses on aspects of the decline. It is noted that the decline has been almost exclusively in the fields of arts and sciences, with enrollment in professional programs (except education) growing. After a brief review of enrollment trends in the past two…

By the very nature of a comprehensive community college, a faculty member must be able to handle diverse instructional settings, i.e., teaching the math major, the vocational student for whom math is a requirement, and the developmental/remedial student. To do this effectively requires adequate pre-service and in-service educational opportunities.…

This study focuses on an evaluation of the graduate programs designed to prepare science educators at Temple University. An opinionnaire, which consists of 20 statements reflecting the Science Education faculty's positions on certain aims of the graduate program, was developed for this study. This opinionnaire was distributed to the faculty and to…

Program requirements for a master's degree in education at both publicly and privately supported institutions are compared. Requirements are revealed as similar in both types of institution with some slight differences in emphasis. Publicly supported institutions appear to have more stringent requirements in the areas of full-time residency…

This paper documents the development and implementation of a graduate class in education titled "Visual Literacy and the Film Image in Education." The class is the focal point of what will be a continuing effort in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin to facilitate the development of visual literacy skills in teachers and…

Field-responsive inservice education represents a program by which a college of education faculty goes into the field and forms collaborative relationships with individual schools, providing inservice training to teachers in the form of a graduate course, generally leading toward a master's degree. The university field team has access not only to…

In a study of masters program course work, questionnaires were sent to masters degree candidates in history at the University of New South Wales and at Macquaire University. Responses from 45 students were analyzed to determine who was attracted to the program and why, the expectations of the students, the organization of the program, and the…

The recent emergence of graduate education as a major issue in statewide planning and coordination is discussed, including involvements not only of institutions and state higher education agencies, but also legislatures and, in some states, even the executive branch. Most of the issues of mutual concern to the academic community and to government…

This feasibility report reflects the increasing demand for program accountability at the graduate level. The information presented is related to decision-making by policy makers and prospective graduate students. Included are the measurement instruments which were developed to sample 24 doctoral programs in chemistry and psychology and 25 in…

A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SCIENCE INFORMATION SPECIALISTS, SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, PREPARES GRADUATE- LEVEL STUDENTS FOR POSITIONS IN THE BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FIELD. EMPHASIZING ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE OF NONTRADITIONAL SYSTEMS AND…

DATA RELATIVE TO SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, BUDGETS, AND MANPOWER ARE REPORTED. THE REPORT SUMMARY INDICATES THAT EXPENDITURES FOR 1964 TOTALED 1.9 BILLION DOLLARS FOR SEPARATELY BUDGETED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R AND D), AND OF THIS UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ACCOUNTED FOR 68 PER CENT. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY ONE-HALF OF THE…

The requirements for the doctoral degree in English and the need for college English teachers are discussed. Three possible courses of action are considered--(1) to do nothing, (2) to adopt an intermediate degree, and (3) to transform the Ph.D. into a more suitable degree for contemporary conditions. The value of the intermediate degree is…