This study was conducted with the purpose of assessing the Master's program in Library and Information Science at Kuwait University as well as its further development, based on the insights and perceptions of employers, professionals, academics, and students. Three focus group interviews with 32 participants were conducted during spring 2006.…

Intended to aid theatre administrators as they attempt to exchange information, high school and college faculty members as they advise students on the availability of suitable programs, and students of theatre as they seek programs appropriate to their needs, this directory groups theatre programs by state and lists them alphabetically. Each entry…

A 10-year survey of 360 graduates (1979-1989) of an educational psychology and counseling program at a midwestern university was conducted. Of the 138 respondents, 94 had earned their master's degree, 4 had earned the educational specialist degree, and 40 had earned their doctorates. The findings revealed that trends in first employment positions…

Designed to provide easily accessible, comparative information on graduate programs and research in physics and in fields based upon the principles of physics, this directory contains descriptions of programs offered at institutions of higher learning in North America. The entries are organized geographically for institutions in the United States,…

Previous research on training for community psychology has failed to distinguish between the effects of different types of training programs or to address the viability of master's level training in community psychology. To explore the value of master's level training in non-clinical community psychology, 83 of 112 students who earned master's…

This source book provides the name, location, and breakdown of course offerings and credit hours needed to complete each of the 154 university masters programs in educational technology that responded to a survey conducted in 1980 by the International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Information is…

Outlines an M.B.A. communications course which includes source materials and content development frameworks for four different topic areas: (1) company, industry, and organization data; (2) management theory and organizational design; (3) crisis communication; and (4) issues management. (RAE)

Data collected by the University of Texas/Austin School of Social Work on the extent and structure of substantive specializations in master's level social work curricula indicate the continuation of a trend toward organization by both practice method and substantive focus. However, little indication of depth was found in existing specializations.…

The author found that most Masters of Public Administration programs require that students complete a single course in the budgeting and financial management area. She states that this course typically gives significant coverage to about a third of the financial management skills that practitioners surveyed deemed essential. (Author/CT)

Describes a small interdisciplinary master's program in mass communications. Considers the program in terms of graduate education in broadcasting. (PD)

This article contains standards and interpretation of the standards for graduate programs in physical education developed by the College and University Council of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (JMK)

This document describes business plan competitions sponsored by universities. The idea began in the early 1980s at the University of Texas when Masters in Business Administration (MBA) students created a friendly competitive activity along the lines of the law schools Moot Court competition. Later the competition became national, and then…

This paper will include critical information for administrators and faculty in higher education for developing an assessment model for an online degree program. Determining the assessment process for the program before offering courses will ensure a smooth transition into the online environment so that faculty and administrators will know that the…

This study explored the institutional characteristics associated with the conversion from college to university status. Since 1990, more than 120 public and private four-year colleges have changed their names and become universities. Of these, 105 were considered for this study. The first hypothesis, that less selective institutions were more…

In a recent reorganization, Purdue's chemistry department has added a new division: chemical education. Its faculty will work closely with members of Purdue's department of education on graduate programs for chemistry teachers and on research in chemical education. The master of science degree program in chemical education is highlighted.…