In the 1960's two major studies were highly critical of the status of business education. Since then most schools changed their operations, modifying curricula to provide for greater analytical and theoretical content, shifting toward the development of managerial skills. (MLW)

Discusses the growing need for professionally trained college career planning and placement staff and describes the master's degree program in student personnel services offered by the University of South Carolina. Course objectives and content are described including functional aspects of career development. (JAC)

In 1958, the United States Congress legislated the National Defense Education Act to educated U.S. citizens in languages and area studies in order that they might qualify for employment at universities and government agencies. By 1995, many of the area studies librarians were beginning to retire with few qualified librarians having the area…

The Instructional Systems Technology Distance Master of Science program is one of the first degrees of its kind to be offered at Indiana University. Other than an initial on-campus orientation, it can be completed entirely via the Internet. The first course for this program was offered Fall of 2000 with 18 students enrolled. This same semester, a…

This paper describes the professionally oriented Masters of Education degree program at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia (BC), Canada, a program that provides graduate education to cohorts of nontraditional adult learners using the idea of transformational learning. For the past several years, Simon Fraser University has offered a model…

This paper describes the development of the program in Educational Leadership/Administration at Florida State University (FSU). It outlines the importance of leadership skills for aspiring administrators and emphasizes the belief that the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for leadership in today's schools formally begin upon entry into a…

In order to determine the extent to which institutions offering Master's programs in education offer courses which are similar in emphases and content, and which develop similar research competencies in Master's candidates, the design and findings of a 1955 study of graduate schools in the Mid-Western U.S. are summarized. (Author/JM)

Discusses the development of and current graduate/undergraduate programs in chemical engineering at Clemson University (South Carolina). A list of chemical engineering faculty and their specialities is provided. Comments on the development of the university and its founder, Thomas Green Clemson, are also provided. (JN)

Chief student affairs officers (N=219) responded to a questionnaire assessing their views of graduate preparation programs in student personnel services. Results indicated chief student affairs officers are supportive of the programs and want to be involved in efforts to improve them. (RC)

A report recommending wholly separate graduate management schools not connected to undergraduate education suggests two national schools, one existing and one to be created. Related issues of program quality assurance and finance are discussed, and some aspects of the proposed plan are criticized. (MSE)

A study was done to: (1) classify competencies needed by training and development specialists in the field of professional education; (2) identify the competencies most important to a postsecondary education program; and (3) identify the backgrounds and personnel characteristics of training specialists. Recommendations were made for a broad-based…

The development and testing of an information mapped programed text on critical path method for an MBA elective at a British business school is described. The results show that information mapping gave satisfactory learning results when used as a self-instructional method under these circumstances. Five references are listed. (Author/CHC)

A study of the relationship between demographic variables and attitudes toward women's professional achievement among 343 students in a master's degree social work program and alumni is discussed. No significant differences between male and female attitudes were discovered; however, findings indicated that females had lower salary expectations.…

A questionnaire survey of recent MA in TESOL graduates indicates respondents' feelings that they were adequately prepared by their MA programs and that their jobs are satisfying. Age, education, and experience of respondents are displayed along with their ratings of the components of their MA programs. (PMJ)

This study examined the predictive validity of the 18 scales of the California Psychological Inventory and two scales of the Opinion Scale relative to success criteria in graduate school as measured by grades in individual courses, performance on the master's comprehensive examinations and graduate grade-point average. (Author/CTM)