Article gives history of development of the university department, emphasizes its value to the teaching profession, questions its value to the undergraduate student, to applied research, to long time planning; and resource allocation. (IR)

Describes findings from a comprehensive study of American Dental Association-recognized dental specialties, including specialty practice and the practice environment, membership in specialty organizations, requirements and trends in board certification, advances in research and technology, and trends in advanced specialty education. (EV)

A profile of the 305 accounting chairholders in the United States in 1992 shows that rapid increase took place in the 1980s and early 1990s. Areas of specialization have broadened to include auditing, taxation, systems/computers, and international accounting. (JOW)

Most of the 285 Ohio extension agents (94% response) participating in agent specialization were moderately satisfied; they preferred to receive training through state/district conferences and formal classes. Greatest educational needs were balancing specialization with other program responsibilities and ensuring meaningful content. (SK)

Interviews with 80 practitioners and 372 survey responses were used to examine the professional approach to problem solving. Although specialist knowledge is important, improvisation is a key factor. Professional practice appears to be a combination of applied knowledge and reflection. (SK)

Professional psychology is facing a looming crisis. On one hand, there is an oversupply of clinical psychologists--a group generally facing decreasing salaries and growing competition. On the other hand, there is a shortage of school psychologists--a group experiencing increasing salaries and expanded role opportunities. Unfortunately, though,…

I explore the emergence of science and scientific method as political constructs in the 19th century and argue that the associated rhetoric continues to have significant consequences for contemporary school science education. It allows science to be promoted as a coherent curriculum component and fosters an untenable but enduring notion of a…

This article enquires about why some countries have specialised their further education provision more than others, focusing on three types of specialisation: by subject, by geographical area and by age group. The article proposes an analytical framework to understand the drivers for further education provider specialisation, based on four…

Advantages and disadvantages of "specializing" in one sport at the secondary school level are discussed. (MJB)

The author argues that specialization belongs in graduate nursing curricula at the doctoral level, in programs offering the doctor of science in nursing (DSN) degree. She states that all doctoral nursing programs should offer this degree. (CH)

The academic discipline of physical education never materialized into an identifiable set of laws or theories. It has been more convenient to dabble in the parent disciplines raising the question of whether graduate programs in physical education are so fragmented that extermination is the most appealing managerial alternative. (MT)

Subjected sequences of violent and nonviolent offenses to log-linear analyses of the stabilities and magnitudes of their transition probabilities. Results were seen to support previous research in which nonviolent criminality emerged as more fundamental than violence in potential for pattern development. (LLL)

Hirst's notion of liberal education is very popular because of its emphasis on developing personal autonomy. However, specialized education need not be confining if we accept the idea of a common moral outlook; such training does not exclude interest in other areas. (IS)

Educators discuss the pros and cons of a double major for music students. (RM)