The history of Harvard Law School, a modern critique, and a proposed new model for American legal education are covered in this book by a Harvard Law graduate. Harvard Law School is called the "high citadel" of American legal education. Its admissions procedures, faculty selection, curriculum, teaching methods, and placement practices…

A study was conducted to determine how research by faculty members is responsive to uncertainty or inadequacy in the environment. The interrelationships among four variables were studied: perceived environmental uncertainty, complexity, boundary spanning activity, and environmental adequacy. It was proposed that the nature of the…

This study provides preliminary evidence as to the validity of measures derived from the "Tests of Scientific Thinking" (TST). The TST and the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) were compared with regard to their relationships to interests, self-appraisals, and accomplishments of students during their first year of graduate work in…

Thirty-eight research reports and summaries of projects studying law school admission and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) are presented. These research projects were supported by the Law School Admission Council between 1949 and 1969. A subject and an author index, for this and the following volume, covering 1970-1974, are also provided. The…

A comprehensive work experience model based on demonstrated competence in a business or office occupational area was developed for training or retraining vocational education teachers in Ohio. Developed to meet occupational certification requirements within pre-service and inservice professional courses, the model addresses the needs of…

The impact of receiving undergraduate student loans on attending graduate school was studied using the data base of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Information from a base-year survey conducted in spring 1972 and three followup surveys conducted in fall 1973, 1974, and 1976 was used. Approximately 20,000 students…

Using two highly comparable surveys of British and American college graduates seven years after graduation, an analysis of the cross-national predictors of occupational status attainment of the women graduates was developed to test differences in the structural and socialization effects of the two educational systems. Comparative path analyses…

Difficulties faced by the female graduate are considered. In an attempt to assess institutional discrimination against the female student, the following areas are examined: enrollment of men and women in different fields of study, matriculation and attrition rates, and biographical data. Literature is reviewed that considers the impact of the…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS DATA ON TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR THE 1,084 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (83.9 PERCENT OF THOSE QUERIED) RESPONDING TO AN INQUIRY ADDRESSED TO ALL INSTITUTIONS IN THE EDUCATION DIRECTORY, PART 3. ATTENTION IS PAID TO (1) QUALIFICATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, SEX, ACADEMIC STATUS, AND SOURCES OF NEW TEACHERS, (2) USES OF PART-TIME…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS REFERENCES TO GENERAL GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TO EDUCATION FOR THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL FIELDS--ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, DENTISTRY, ENGINEERING, LAW, LIBRARY SCIENCE, MEDICINE, NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, TEACHING, AND THEOLOGY. (HW)

PART OF A LARGER SURVEY OF EDUCATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (INCLUDING DIRECT COMMISSIONING OF AUXILIARY SPECIALISTS) AND PROVISIONS FOR SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT AND COLLATERAL TRAINING OF OFFICERS IN EACH OF THE ARMED SERVICES. PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS AND SKILL AREAS, NUMBERS OF ENROLLEES AND…

OREGON'S POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ANALYZED, AND A MASTER PLAN IS PROPOSED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF OREGON. BASES FOR THE STUDY INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND GOVERNMENT, AND STAFF REPORTS FROM A VARIETY OF AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND…

The nine Reactor Statics Modules are designed to introduce students to the use of numerical methods and digital computers for calculation of neutron flux distributions in space and energy which are needed to calculate criticality, power distribution, and fuel burnup for both slow neutron and fast neutron fission reactors. The last module, RS-9,…

This study was concerned with the need for and interest in both a preservice and graduate program for the training of teachers of pre- and early adolescents. The study also was concerned with identifying specific competencies for teachers in junior high or middle schools. Questionnaires were sent to middle and junior high school teachers and…

Studies concerning attributes of quality in higher education as defined in academic studies are reviewed. Separate reviews are presented for studies of quality at the graduate level, in professional programs, and at the undergraduate level. Academe's continuing attempts to quantify "quality" so as to measure it empirically rather than subjectively…